LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A new animated series of shorts, LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises is premiering on Disney XD, and will kick off with the episode "Poe to the Rescue". The shorts will feature all of the heroes and villains from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Resistance Rises will take place prior to the First Order's attack on Jakku, and will feature all-new stories starring Han Solo, Finn, Rey, Max Kanata and more. The first episode, "Poe to the Rescue", focuses on the the resistance pilot coming to the aid of Admiral Ackbar (*not a trap), who is being held captive by Captain Phasma (*possibly a trap). The episode will also feature Kylo Ren, C-3PO, and BB-8.

Series details

• Title: LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2016-02-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Disney XD
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 6 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 13045
• TVDB ID: 307675

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-02-15; final listed air date 2016-05-04; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.