# New Star Wars series announced: Resistance **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 26, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170 "2018-04-26T16:26:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/1 "2018-04-26T16:26:33Z")
[From Disney:](https://d23.com/just-announced-get-ready-high-flying-fun-new-animated-series-star-wars-resistance/?share_token=964f1cbc8d) > [@](#): > > Production has begun on Star Wars Resistance, the high-flying new animated series exploring the uncharted timeframe prior to Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Premiering this fall on Disney Channel in the U.S. and, thereafter, on Disney XD and around the world, the newest adventure series introduces viewers to a soon-to-be fan favorite new character. > > Star Wars fans, meet Kazuda Xiono—a young pilot recruited by the Resistance and tasked with a top-secret mission to spy on the growing threat of the First Order. Xiono will be joined by the adorable BB-8 and adventure alongside ace pilots and colorful new characters, and the new series will include appearances by fan favorites, including Poe Dameron and Captain Phasma, voiced by actors Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie, respectively. > > … > > The new series is close to Filoni’s heart. He explains, “The idea for Star Wars Resistance came out of my interest in World War II aircraft and fighter pilots. My grandfather was a pilot and my uncle flew and restored planes, so that’s been a big influence on me. There’s a long history of high-speed racing in Star Wars, and I think we’ve captured that sense of excitement in an anime-inspired style, which is something the entire team has been wanting to do for a long time.” Looking forward to this! I suspect everyone complaining about Snoke’s lack of a backstory were complaining prematurely. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/2 "2018-04-26T16:50:22Z")
Where are these hordes of Phasma fans hiding? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/3 "2018-04-26T17:20:05Z")
Whoo-hoo! I got my wish! [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847693) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/4 "2018-04-26T17:29:36Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Whoo-hoo! I got my wish! [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=847693) I hope I get some of my wish too (from post 2 of your link) regarding a young Kylo Ren/Snoke/the KoR/Luke. ---
**Author:** ![jkirkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@jkirkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkirkman)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/5 "2018-04-27T15:53:13Z")
> [@Grey](#): > > Where are these hordes of Phasma fans hiding? In the “Game of Thrones” threads. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/6 "2018-04-27T16:14:38Z")
I like the evocative poster (see link in OP). If you take the fighter flying to the right, and imagine it instead as a fighter flying to the left, it very much evokes the look of WWII fighters. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/7 "2018-04-27T16:45:25Z")
> [@](#): > > the newest adventure series introduces viewers to a soon-to-be fan favorite new character. Funny, they said the same thing about Jar Jar. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-star-wars-series-announced-resistance/813170/8 "2018-10-07T14:06:13Z")
Bump. Resistance debuts tonight at 10pm on Disney. I’ll admit, the trailers have done little to get me very excited. But I’m still looking forward to checking it out.