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Star Wars fans have a yet another reason to be excited for this year’s celebration of “May the 4th” as Disney+ has released the trailer, images, and key art for Lucasfilm’s upcoming original animated series, “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire”. You can check out the trailer above!

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Courtesy of Disney+

This new series is a follow up to the very popular 2022 animated series, “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi”. It will launch exclusively on Disney+ on May 4 with all six episodes.

Here is the synopsis for “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” that was released by Disney+:

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.

Morgan Elsbeth in a scene from “STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE”, exclusively on Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.

The talented voice cast includes Diana Lee Inosanto (Morgan Elsbeth), Meredith Salenger (Barriss Offee), Rya Kihlstedt (Lyn aka Fourth Sister), Wing T. Chao (Wing), Lars Mikkelsen (Thrawn), Jason Isaacs (Grand Inquisitor) and Matthew Wood (General Grievous).

General Grievous in a scene from “STAR WARS: TALES OF THE EMPIRE”, exclusively on Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.

Dave Filoni created the series and is the supervising director. He is also an executive producer along with Athena Yvette Portillo and Carrie Beck. Josh Rimes serves as co-executive producer and Alex Spotswood is the senior producer.