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5. Star Wars: Rebels

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The early days of the rebellion against the Empire have always been of great interest to fans of Star Wars. When Star Wars was introduced to the world in A New Hope, the Rebels were well into their fight. Details about how the they started their fight back against the Emperor's regime were scarce at best. Star Wars: Rebels changed that.

Set well before the events of A New Hope, Rebels follows a cell of freedom fighters as they take on the Empire on a small scale. Their team consists of two Jedi, a Mandalorian, one of the last Lesat, a Twi'lek pilot and an incredibly surly C1 droid. This team eventually finds themselves swept up into the larger Rebellion as the series goes on.

Like The Clone Wars, Rebels is filled with fantastic characters and engaging stories. It also plays directly off The Clone Wars, featuring several main and side characters from the previous animated Star Wars series.

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