Disney XD Slates Final-Season Premiere of Star Wars Rebels

The fourth and final season of the Emmy-nominated animated series Star Wars Rebels has been scheduled to premiere next month on Disney XD and the Disney XD app.

The hour-long episode will air on Monday, October 16, at 12:30 a.m., 3 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. In the final season, the Ghost crew joins the growing Rebel Alliance, struggling to unite against the Galactic Empire. However, when a new Imperial threat arises on Lothal, Ezra leads the crew back to his home world to defeat the oppressive forces of the Empire under the command of Grand Admiral Thrawn.

The returning voice cast includes Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, David Oyelowo as Kallus, Forest Whitaker as Saw Gerrera and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn. Warwick Davis joins the cast this season as Rukh, Admiral Thrawn’s deadly assassin. Star Wars Rebels was created by Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Academy Award nominee Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past) and Emmy nominee Carrie Beck. The Lucasfilm Animation production is executive produced by Filoni and Kinberg, and co-executive produced by Emmy nominee Henry Gilroy.

Prior to the premiere of season four, fans can catch all of the Star Wars Rebels episodes from seasons one through three. The episodes will be available on the Disney XD app beginning September 28.