New episodes of the Lucasfilm animation series will premiere on Cartoon Network in the autumn following its theatrical release on 15 August, across the US. The series will be rerun on TNT later.

Lucas said, "I felt there were a lot more Star Wars stories left to tell. I was eager to start telling some of them through animation and, at the same time, push the art of animation forward."

Lucasfilm has produced more than 30 new episodes of the series. They will premiere weekly on Turner's networks.