Star Wars: Rebels Coming Fall, 2014

According to a press release, “‘Star Wars Rebels’ takes place in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape.”  The hour-long pilot will premiere on the Disney channel, with the series airing on Disney XD. Dave Filoni (the Clones Wars animated series), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class, Sherlock Holmes) and Greg Weisman (Young Justice and The Spectacular Spider-Man) are Executive Producers on the series.