Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is an animatedStar Wars series focused for preschoolers, grade schoolers, and their families. It is set during theHigh Republic Era.^[1] It released onYouTube with shorts onMarch 27,2023^[4] and released onDisney Junior, Disney+, Disney Channel, and Disney XD onMay 4, 2023.^[6] Thefirst season was released in three further batches onAugust 2,November 8, 2023 andFebruary 14,2024.^[2][13][10]

In 2024, the series was renewed for asecond season, with shorts on August 2, the first half released onAugust 14,^[14] and the second half onMarch 19,2025.^[15] In 2025, the series was renewed for athird season,^[3] which is expected to release all seven episodes onDecember 8, 2025.^[11]

Official description[]

Set 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.^[16]

Development[]

The show was pitched toLucasfilm byMichael Olson with development beginning in2019.^[17]

OnMay 27,2022, duringCelebration Anaheim, the series was announced. It was set during the High Republic era and would focus on a group of Jedi younglings training to beJedi Knights.Young Jedi Adventures would be the first animated Star Wars series aimed at preschoolers, early grade schoolers, and their families.^[1]

OnFebruary 9,2023,Jamaal Avery Jr.,Juliet Donenfeld,Dee Bradley Baker,Emma Berman,Jonathan Lipow, andPiotr Michael were confirmed as key cast members.StarWars.com also announced that the series would premiere onMay 4, 2023.^[6]

Production[]

Young Jedi Adventures was produced by Lucasfilm in collaboration withWild Canary,^[7] as well asICON Creative Studio^[8] for Disney+, Disney Junior, and Disney Channel. The series' executive producers includedJames Waugh,Jacqui Lopez, andJosh Rimes. The show runner was Michael Olson, who also served as executive producer.Elliot M. Bour served as co-producer and supervising director. Other producers includedJeannine Hodson andLamont Magee.^[6] The animated series was initially produced under the name "Big Wheel."^[7]

Lucasfilm continued their collaboration with Wild Canary to produce the series'second season. Waugh, Lopez and Rimes continued as executive producers while Olson continued as show runner and executive producer. Bour continued as supervising director and co-executive producer.Lamont Magee joined as consulting producer while Icon Creative provided production services for the series.^[14]

Actors recorded their lines for the series' episodes remotely, with screenwriters and directors stitching the disparate voice performances together. During an interview withStarWars.com,Dee Bradley Baker likened his character Nubs, who doesn't speakGalactic Basic Standard (English), to a pre-lingual child or even a dog. Baker recorded multiple options for his characters' lines. Nubs' friends Kai Brightstar and Lys Solay also reinforced what their friend was saying during dialogues, with Baker likening their relationship to that betweenHan Solo andChewbacca. Due to the show's pre-school target audience, sub-titles for Nubs was ruled out by the showrunners.^[18]

Marketing‡[]

A promotional image depicting several characters includingYoda,Kai Brightstar, andNash Durango was unveiled at the D23 Expo 2022 onSeptember 10, 2022.^[19]

The series' first official trailer was released atCelebration Europe onApril 10, 2023.^[20]

OnMay 18, 2023,This Week! in Star Wars hostKristin Baver interviewed cast membersJamaal Avery Jr. andJuliet Donenfeld, who voicedKai Brightstar andLys Solay respectively.^[21]

OnJuly 13, Baver interviewedEmma Berman andTrey Murphy, who voicedNash Durango andTaborr Val Dorn, respectively. The video also announced the release of six further new episodes commencingAugust 2, 2023.^[22]

Release and reception[]

Three promotional shorts were released on YouTube onMarch 27, 2023. Three additional shorts were released over the following weeks leading up toApril 26, 2023. These six shorts were subsequently released on Disney+ on April 26.^[23]

OnApril 8, 2023, the first two episodes of the series were screened at theYoung Jedi Adventures panel at Celebration Europe.^[5]

The first seven episodes were released on Disney+ on May 4, 2023.^[24] The seven episodes were also released on a weekly basis on Disney Junior between May 4 andJune 9.^[25]

OnJuly 13, 2023, Lucasfilm, Disney+ and Disney Junior announced that six more episodes would be released simultaneously on Disney+ and Disney Junior on August 2. More episodes will be released in 2023, bringing thefirst season to a total of 25 episodes.^[2]

OnAugust 18, 2023,StarWars.com announced that a third batch of episodes would be released on Disney+ and Disney Junior onNovember 8, including aLife Day special set on theWookiee homeworld ofKashyyyk. In addition, further Season One episodes are scheduled to be released in2024.^[13]

OnJanuary 11, 2024, StarWars.com announced that a fourth batch of episodes would be released on Disney+ and Disney Junior onFebruary 14. These upcoming episodes would include a wilderness training exercise onTenoo, trips to bothBlack Spire Outpost onBatuu andStarlight Beacon, and a climatic showdown with the antagonistic Taborr Val Dorn.Marcus Scribner,Justine Lee andLiam O'Brien were also confirmed as new cast members, playingBell Zettifar,Lina Soh andEstala Maru respectively.Jecobi Swain was also confirmed as voicingKai Brightstar alongsideJamaal Avery Jr.^[10]

OnJune 14, 2024, StarWars.com announced that the first half of thesecond season would be released on Disney+ and Disney Junior onAugust 14, with shorts onAugust 2. The second half is expected to be released in2025. A tie-in a digital series calledStar Wars: Fun with Nubs was also released on June 14. JediPadawanWes Vinik portrayed byGunnar Sizemore and theastromech droidR0-M1 were announced as new characters.^[14]

OnJanuary 31, 2025, StarWars.com announced that the second half of the second season would be released on Disney+ and Disney Junior onMarch 19. These upcoming episodes would have storylines involving the Jedi younglings joining forces with PrinceCyrus Vuundir to defend his homeworld from pirates, the younglings andNash Durango teaming up to save MasterYoda, and an adultPooba namedZeephoz. In addition, further episodes ofFun with Nubs were released in February and March 2025.^[15]

Athird season was announced atCelebration Japan,^[26] which is set to release on December 8, 2025.^[11] The droidsBeepers,Dozer,Gigi,Dotti and the droid builder and tinkererRek Minuu were introduced as new characters.^[26] Nubs also appeared at the Kids Corner during Celebration Japan.^[26] Season Three will consist of seven episodes.^[11]

Reception‡[]

OnDecember 16, 2023,Young Jedi Adventures won twoEmmy Awards for "Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program" and "Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program." The series was also nominated for three other Emmy awards including "Outstanding Pre–School Animated Series," "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for an Animated Program," and "Outstanding Main Title."^[27]

OnNovember 18,2025, the series was nominated for four Emmy Awards: "Outstanding Voice Performer in a Preschool Program" (Dee Bradley Baker, "Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series" ("The Battle of Tenoo"), "Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Series" ("The Battle of Tenoo") and "Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program" ("The Battle of Tenoo").^[28][29]

Media[]

Seasons[]

Season	Logo	Episodes	First airdate	Last airdate
1		6 shorts 25 episodes	March 27,2023(Shorts)[4] April 8, 2023(Celebration Europe)[5] May 4, 2023(Disney+)[24]	March 15,2024[30]
2		6 shorts 23 episodes	August 2,2024(Shorts)[14] August 14, 2024(Series)[14]	March 19,2025[15]
3		7 episodes[11]	December 8,2025[11]	December 8, 2025[11]

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Season One Shorts:1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 1(1/2) ·2(1/2) ·3(1/2) ·4(1/2) ·5(1/2) ·6(1/2) ·7(1/2) 8(1/2) ·9(1/2) ·10(1/2) ·11(1/2) ·12(1/2) ·13(1/2) 14(1/2) ·15(1/2) ·16(1/2) ·17(1/2) ·18(1/2) ·19(1/2) 20(1/2) ·21(1/2) ·22(1/2) ·23(1/2) ·24(1/2) ·25 Season Two Shorts:1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 1(1/2) ·2(1/2) ·3(1/2) ·4(1/2) ·5(1/2) ·6(1/2) ·7(1/2) 8(1/2) ·9(1/2) ·10(1/2) ·11(1/2) ·12 ·13(1/2) ·14(1/2) 15(1/2) ·16(1/2) ·17(1/2) ·18(1/2) ·19(1/2) ·20(1/2) 21(1/2) ·22(1/2) ·23 Season Three Adaptations The Young Jedi ·Yoda’s Mission ·Get Well, Nubs! Snowy Mountain Rescue ·The Jellyfruit Pursuit The Charhound Chase ·The Harvest Feast Fun with Nubs 1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 ·7 ·8 ·9 ·10 ·11 ·12 13 ·14 ·15 ·16 ·17 ·18 ·19 ·20 Comics "Sky Parade Rescue" · "Scavenger Hunt" "The Trees of Kashyyyk" Collections: Young Jedi Adventures—The Training Sessions Related media Galactic Training ·Jedi Training Pop-Up Peekaboo! "Tenoo Treasures" My First Comic Reader:1 ·2 ·3 ·4 ·5 ·6 German audio dramas:1 ·2
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Phase I: Light of the Jedi ·Phase II: Quest of the Jedi ·Phase III: Trials of the Jedi Cross-phase media Tales of Light and Life ·Character Encyclopedia ·The Lightsaber Collection Unknown phase The Broken Blade Promotional material The High Republic Show ·Characters of Related media The Vow of Silver Dawn ·Young Jedi Adventures ·The Acolyte ·Eclipse Phase I media ·Phase II media ·Phase III media
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