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Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures 2023
AnimatedChildren'sScience fiction
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is a 2023 American animated children's television series that debuted on Disney+ and aired on Disney Jr.. It belongs to the Star Wars universe and depicts younglings training to become Jedi Knights during the High Republic era, which occurs centuries before the main Star Wars movies. The show is made by Lucasfilm Animation and Wild Canary Animation, with Michael Olson serving as showrunner and Elliot Bour as supervising director. This marks the first full-length animated Star Wars series aimed at younger viewers.
The voice cast includes Jamaal Avery Jr., JeCobi Swain, Ja'Siah Young, Emma Berman, Juliet Donenfeld, Dee Bradley Baker, Jonathan Lipow, and Piotr Michael. The project was announced in May 2022, with Olson and Bour already involved. Character casting details were revealed in February 2023. Before the series launch, six shorts appeared on YouTube and later became available on Disney+.
The show premiered on May 4, 2023 and received favorable reviews from critics who noted its engaging introduction to Star Wars for young audiences. Season two launched on August 14, 2024, followed by the third and final season released on December 8, 2025.
Cast
- Emma BermanNash Durango: a pilot who is friends with Kai and the other younglings
- Juliet DonenfeldLys Solay
- Dee Bradley BakerNubs
- Jonathan LipowRJ-83
- Piotr MichaelYoda
- Nasim PedradZia Zanna
- Trey Diaz MurphyCyrus Vuundir / Taborr Val Dorn
- Marcus ScribnerBell Zettifar
- Justine LeeLina Soh
- Liam O'BrienEstala Maru
- Gunnar SizemoreWes Vinik
- Mason WertheimerRek Minuu
- April WinchellDotti
Crew
- Director
- Eden Riegel
- Developer
- Michael Olson, Shellie Kvilvang-O'Brien, Lamont Magee, James Waugh, Josh Rimes
- Executive producer
- James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, Josh Rimes, Michael Olson
- Music
- Matthew Margeson
Details
- Production
- Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm Animation, Wild Canary Animation
- Network
- Disney Jr., Disney+
