Tales of the Jedi, also known as Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, is an American animated anthology series created by Dave Filoni. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, exploring different Jedi characters from the prequel trilogy era. The series was produced by Lucasfilm Animation, with Charles Murray as head writer and Filoni as supervising director, for the streaming service Disney+.
Filoni began writing the series while working on the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, and revealed the first official details about it in May 2022. The series' first season consists of six episodes split into two "paths", one following the character Ahsoka Tano and the other depicting the character Count Dooku. Ashley Eckstein, Corey Burton, Janina Gavankar, Micheál Richardson, TC Carson, Ian McDiarmid, Liam Neeson, Bryce Dallas Howard, Phil LaMarr, Clancy Brown, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, and Dee Bradley Baker provide voices for the series.
The first season of Tales of the Jedi was released on Disney+ on October 26, 2022. It received critical acclaim, with praise towards its animation, writing and musical score. A second season was announced in April 2023, which is set to be released in 2024.
Premise
Each episode of Tales of the Jedi tells a short story featuring Jedi from the Star Wars prequel trilogy era. The six episodes featured in the series' first season are split into two "paths": the first following Ahsoka Tano across various points in her life, and the other depicting a young Count Dooku before his fall to the dark side of the Force.
Cast and characters
Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
Corey Burton as Count Dooku: A former Jedi who became disillusioned with the Jedi Order and fell to the dark side. Burton additionally voices an Armed Villager Janina Gavankar as Pav-ti Tano: Ahsoka Tano's mother. TC Carson as Mace Windu Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn: Dooku's former Jedi apprentice. Micheál Richardson as a young Qui-Gon Jinn Bryce Dallas Howard as Yaddle: A female member of Yoda's species and a member of the Jedi Council. Ian McDiarmid as Darth Sidious: The Dark Lord of the Sith who became Count Dooku's Sith Master. Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker: Ahsoka Tano's Jedi Master. James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi: Anakin Skywalker's Jedi Master. Phil LaMarr as Bail Organa: Senator from Alderaan. Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, Jesse, and clone troopers. Clancy Brown as an Inquisitor. Mark Rolston as Senator Dagonet Josh Keaton as Senator Dagonet's son. Sunil Malhotra as Nak-il Toks Olagundoye as Gantika Brian George as Ki-Adi-Mundi Flo Di Re as Jocasta Nu Terrell Tilford as Semage Theo Rossi as Senator Larik Andrew Kishino as Guard and Hanel Noshir Dalal as Villager Vanessa Marshall as Village Elder David Shaughnessy as Old Man Bryton James as Village Brother Dana Davis as Village Sister Meg Marchand as Jedi Temple Archive Voice
Yoda, Plo Koon, Tera Sinube, Saesee Tiin, Caleb Dume, Depa Billaba, and Mon Mothma appear in non-speaking cameos.
Episodes
Production
Development
While traveling to work on the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, Dave Filoni began writing short stories about different Jedi characters from the franchise's prequel trilogy era. Carrie Beck, senior vice president of development and production at Lucasfilm, asked if Filoni wanted to turn these into a series, which he compared to her "find[ing] the money" for a revival of his animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars on the streaming service Disney+.
In December 2021, the logo for Tales of the Jedi was included on holiday gifts for Lucasfilm employees alongside logos for upcoming film and television projects at the studio. This was also the name of an unrelated comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics in the 1990s.
Lucasfilm confirmed the project in April 2022 when the company announced the schedule for Star Wars Celebration, with Filoni set to discuss the animated anthology series in a dedicated panel. This was held at the end of May, and revealed that the series consists of six episodes, five of which are written by Filoni and the other by The Clone Wars writer Charles Murray along with Élan Murray. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long. Filoni also serves as creator, supervising director, and executive producer, with Athena Yvette Portillo and Beck also executive producers.
In April 2023, during Star Wars Celebration London, Filoni announced that the series would receive a second season, which will be released in 2024.