{"id":17902,"date":"2023-02-13T15:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=17902"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:11:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:11:32","slug":"disney-disney-junior-to-premiere-star-wars-young-jedi-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2023\/02\/13\/disney-disney-junior-to-premiere-star-wars-young-jedi-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ & Disney Junior to Premiere “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DISNEY+ AND DISNEY JUNIOR ANNOUNCE RELEASE DATE, ADDITIONAL KEY CAST,  AND NEW IMAGES FOR \u201cSTAR WARS<\/em>: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStar Wars: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d Premieres on Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Disney+, Disney Junior, and Lucasfilm has announced that\u00a0\u201cStar Wars<\/em>: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d<\/strong> will premiere on Disney+ and Disney Junior (DStv channel 309) on May 4, 2023<\/strong>.\u00a0Set during The High Republic era, the animated series follows Jedi younglings as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need, and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney+ and Lucasfilm also released two stills from the series, which include Master Yoda, Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, and Nubs, and their friends Nash and RJ-83 on planet Tenoo. The second image shows Lys, Kai, and Nubs during a training sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n

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(L-R): Jedi Younglings: Lys Solay (voiced by Juliet Donenfeld), Kai Brightstar (voiced by Jamaal Avery Jr.) and Nubs (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) in a scene during a training sequence from “STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES” exclusively on Disney+ and Disney Junior. \u00a92023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Produced by Lucasfilm for Disney+ and Disney Junior,\u00a0\u201cStar Wars<\/em>: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d\u00a0is executive produced by Lucasfilm\u2019s James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, and Josh Rimes.\u00a0Michael Olson (\u201cPuppy Dog Pals\u201d) is showrunner and executive producer; Elliot M. Bour (\u201cElena of Avalor\u201d) is supervising director and co-producer; Jeannine Hodson (\u201cPuppy Dog Pals\u201d) is producer; and Lamont Magee (\u201cBlack Lightning\u201d) is consulting producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Star Wars<\/em>\u2019transcends generations; fans of all ages deeply connect with its imaginative worlds, mythic stories, and unique characters,\u201d says\u00a0James\u00a0Waugh, \u201cStar Wars<\/em>: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d executive producer and Senior Vice President Franchise Content & Strategy at Lucasfilm.\u00a0\u201cWhen developing\u00a0\u2018Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures<\/em>,\u2019the first\u2018Star Wars<\/em>\u2019\u00a0series created for preschoolers,\u00a0<\/em>the creative team never stopped thinking about how this show may be a \u2018youngling\u2019s\u2019 first step into\u00a0a larger world\u00a0<\/em>and their first time experiencing the limitless potential of the\u00a0\u2018Star Wars<\/em>\u2019galaxy.\u00a0The show\u2019s characters, tone, and the life lessons woven throughout each episode were written just for them, and our talented team was committed to honoring the cinematic legacy while staying true to the expectations of parents for the youngest of audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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(L-R): Master Yoda (voiced by Piotr Michael) with Jedi Younglings, Kai Brightstar (voiced by Jamaal Avery Jr.), Lys Solay (voiced by Juliet Donenfeld) and Nubs (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) and their friends Nash Durango (voiced by Emma Berman), and RJ-83 (voiced by Jonathan Lipow) on planet Tenoo, in a scene from “STAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES” exclusively on Disney+ and Disney Junior. \u00a92023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Alyssa Sapire, Senior Vice President, Development, Series, Strategy, Disney Junior: \u201cOur collaboration with Lucasfilm on this series is an amazing opportunity to introduce this universally cherished franchise to a younger generation. As an early entry point into \u2018Star Wars<\/em>,\u2019 we have created a series with exciting new and familiar characters and storylines that highlight the values of compassion, teamwork, and friendship, which are important elements for all of our Disney Junior programming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStar Wars<\/em>: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d\u00a0stars\u00a0Jamaal Avery, Jr. as Kai Brightstar, Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay, Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, Emma Berman as Nash Durango, Jonathan Lipow as RJ-83, and Piotr Michael as Master Yoda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStar Wars<\/em>: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d will debut on Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DISNEY+ AND DISNEY JUNIOR ANNOUNCE RELEASE DATE, ADDITIONAL KEY CAST,  AND NEW IMAGES FOR \u201cSTAR WARS: YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES\u201d \u201cStar Wars: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d Premieres on Disney+ and Disney Junior on May 4 Disney+, Disney Junior, and Lucasfilm has announced that\u00a0\u201cStar Wars: Young Jedi Adventures\u201d will premiere on Disney+ and Disney Junior (DStv channel 309) on… Continue reading Disney+ & Disney Junior to Premiere “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,10],"tags":[255,263],"class_list":["post-17902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","category-television","tag-disney-junior","tag-disney-2","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17902\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}