Recently, the “Star Wars” franchise released a new animated anthology series called “Tales of the Jedi” created by Dave Filoni (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”). The series takes viewers back in time to relive major events in the Star Wars universe, unexpectedly answering questions that had been unanswered in previous projects.

“Tales of the Jedi” is a nostalgic jump back into the Skywalker saga that hit Disney+ on Oct. 26 with six episodes. The “Star Wars” franchise has been dipping its feet back into the prequels over the past couple of years after fans begged for a more complete story following the trilogy’s conclusion. In 2008, “The Clone Wars” movie made its debut, giving a new look at what happened in between “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith” and was a massive hit. The success then led to a series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2009 through 2013 and gained many new and young fans as a result. The series had unique and mesmerizing animation and it improved as the seasons progressed. After it came to an end, Netflix released 11 more episodes titled “The Lost Missions” Episodes that were not aired on television.

Over time, fans begged Filoni to bring back the fan-favorite series and in the summer of 2018, it was announced that the series would be returning for a final season. A major hit, the animation was top-tier and gave the fans the proper ending they had been waiting for. Disney+ then released “The Bad Batch” which was a spinoff series that circled around five clones who did not follow order 66 which did well enough for it to be renewed for a second season, airing in 2023.

The newest project “Tales of the Jedi” circles around the backstory of the fan-favorite characters Count Dooku, who is voiced by Corey Burton (“The Book of Boba Fett”), and Ashoka Tano who is voiced by Ashley Eckstein (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”). Both voice actors were the original ones from “The Clone Wars” and many other original characters and voice actors from the series return as well. The Dooku origin story is done extremely well, showing how his morals for turning to the dark side can almost be justified even with the bad intentions that he displays throughout the episodes. The Ashoka backstory gives viewers a look at how she became a Jedi, how powerful she truly became throughout the years of training under Anakin Skywalker and the route she took after leaving the Jedi order at the end of the fifth season of “The Clone Wars.” The series also brings back Liam Neeson (“Taken”) to voice Qui-Gon Jinn, who he portrayed in “The Phantom Menace,” as well as Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World”) to voice the character Yaddle. 

Overall the series is a delightful experience and gives viewers great insight into the untold history of the “Star Wars” universe.

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