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This article contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld."

"Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld" is the latest entry in an animated anthology series composed of mini-episodes that more deeply explore the backgrounds of some of our favorite "Star Wars" characters. Sometimes, it bridges gaps, while at other times, it reveals secrets. The first season, "Tales of the Jedi," provided us with more insight into Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and Count Dooku (Corey Burton). The second season, "Tales of the Empire," similarly gave us a closer look at Barris Offee (Meredith Salenger) and Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto).

In that same vein, "Tales of the Underworld" brings Asajj Ventress (Nika Futterman) and Cad Bane (Burton) into focus. Asajj is a curious character at the moment, as she has had a very interesting gap in her history that hasn't exactly been explained until now. The canonical 2015 novel "Star Wars: Dark Disciple,...

Disney+ just dropped the galaxy-sized bomb with the trailer, key art, and trailer stills for Lucasfilm’s latest animated adventure, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. Ah, yes, we Empire and Sith fans get a cool anthology series, too!

This is the next chapter following the incredibly captivating Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi from 2022, and it's set to launch on the most fitting day for any Star Wars release - May the Fourth (be with you). Imagine, all six episodes ready to binge on Star Wars Day - what a blessing.

Diving into Tales of the Empire, we’re promised an epic exploration of the Galactic Empire like never before, through the eyes of two warriors, the incredible Morgan Elsbeth we've seen in Ahsoka and Barriss Offee, whose lives take wildly different paths amidst the Empire's reign. The storyline hints at a plethora of themes involving vengeance, survival, and...

A new issue of Star Wars Insider is almost here, with the next installment arriving on December 10, 2024 in the US and Canada and on January 9, 2025 in the UK. This issue focuses on the latest Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, celebrates a legendary Star Wars actor and voice actor, looks at a major anniversary, and more.

Let's preview Star Wars Insider #229!

Let's Wedge this in here

There are several interviews in the issue. The first is with Denis Lawson, who plays Wedge Antilles in the Star Wars franchise, including voicing the character in Star Wars: Visions. Lawson sits down to look back on his career in a galaxy far, far away. The second interview is with Dee Bradley Baker, one of the most beloved voice actors in the universe. As he has voiced a plethora of characters, including all of the clone troopers in animation, he shares his process of making each one unique.

A trickle is becoming a flood for Bluesky, the social media company that has seen spectacular growth since the presidential election. On Tuesday, the microblogging platform hit 20 million users, after averaging 1 million new users per day over the past five days.

According to a Nov. 13 post by Bluesky CEO Jay Graber, the site had 6 million users in late August, nearly 11 million in late October and hit 15 million users on Nov. 15. It added another 5 million users in just five days, with the explosive growth seen since Nov. 5, the day of the election, accelerating.

Bluesky has been one of the main beneficiaries of millions of users leaving Elon Musk’s X, as the site formerly known as Twitter descends into a mess of bots, extreme content, crypto scams, ads, pornography, racism, transphobia and misinformation.

Hollywood has been quick to adopt Bluesky, particularly with the entertainment industry’s aversion to the political views of Musk,...

Call it a blue wave. A host of actors, directors, musicians, journalists and other prominent people are dumping X (formerly Twitter) and flocking to social media platform Bluesky.

In the past week, an increasing number of bold-faced names have announced that they plan to post less on X, or leave the platform altogether, citing myriad issues with the social media company, including far right content, hate speech, transphobia, racism, harassment, pornography, crypto scams, bots and the political views of owner Elon Musk, the billionaire oligarch who is a vocal supporter and financial backer of Donald Trump.

Musk’s ownership of X and his updates to content moderation on the platform have been pushing brands and media groups closer and closer to the exit. This week, The Guardian media group announced that it will stop posting on X, describing the site as a “toxic media platform.” On Nov. 4, the Berlin Film...

Exclusive: Patton Oswalt has joined Oscar-qualified short film Sardinia as executive producer, along with his wife, actress Meredith Salenger.

The dark satirical short, written and directed by Paul Kowalski (Paper Tiger), stars Philip Ettinger as a deeply serious man battling a deadly laughing plague alongside Emmy winner Martha Plimpton. Olek Krupa, Breeda Wool and Sorel Carradine also star.

“Sardinia takes less than twenty minutes of your life to watch, but then takes up days and weeks of your brain-space when you’re done. It’s that rich, that stinging, that deep,” Oswalt said in a statement. “What Paul Kowalski does, with equal measures of hilarity and horror, is show the world go quickly off-kilter—and the subsequent ‘correction’ to ‘normality’ makes this worse. If this sounds familiar, keep in...

So many stars stepped out to attend The BAFTA TV Tea Party presented by Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic, BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions and Fiji Water on Saturday (September 14) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The event was hosted at The Maybourne Beverly Hills and was attended by more than 70 celebrities.

Since it was such a star-studded event, we pulled together photos so that you could easily scroll to see who was there and what they were wearing!

Head inside to see all the pictures…

Keep scrolling to see photos of all of the attendees…

John Bradley

Mychal-Bella Bowman

Tracy Ifeachor

Mayan Lopez

Bowen Yang

Emily Hampshire

Walton Goggins

Nava Mau

Fyi: Nava is wearing Roberto Cavalli.

D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai

Jessica Gunning

Katie Aselton

Mark Duplass

Jonathan Pryce

Sherry Cola

Fyi: Sherry is wearing Harbison Studio.

Jodie Foster with wife Alexandra Hedison

Carrie Coon

Chris Perfetti

Jimmy Akingbola

Joshua Jackson

Da’Vine...

New month, new horror recommendations from Deep Cuts Rising. This installment features five selections reflecting the month of August 2024.

Regardless of how they came to be here, or what they’re about, these past movies can generally be considered overlooked, forgotten or unknown.

This month’s offerings include a horror take on a classic fairy tale, a creature-feature, and more.

Dead Kids (1981)

Dead Kids a.k.a. Strange Behavior (1981)

Directed by Michael Laughlin.

While College Colors Day (August 30) is a time to be proud of your alma mater, the students and faculty of Galesburg University likely feel less spirited after the events of Dead Kids. In this sci-fi/horror chiller, college experiments on a Midwestern community’s young people result in murder. Several, in fact. The guinea pigs’ homicidal impulses amount to a few rather creepy sequences in this “bad science” slasher.

Dead Kids, also known as Strange Behavior, is...

"I lit the fuse, and now we watch Wheeler burn..." Uh oh! This sounds dangerous. Signature Ent. in the UK has revealed an official trailer for an indie dark comedy called The Prank, the second feature film directed by Maureen Bharoocha. This originally premiered back in 2022 at the SXSW Film Festival that year, and it also showed at the 2023 Santa Barbara Film Festival, but has never been released in the US. A bit strange. Ben and his slacker friend Tanner decide to play a prank on their high school physics teacher Mrs. Wheeler. When she fails the entire class after someone cheats on a test, they teach the demanding instructor a lesson by falsely accusing her of murder on social media. Of course, it ends up spinning wildly out of control. What will happen next? The film stars Egot winner Rita Moreno, with Connor Kalopsis, Ramona Young, Keith David, Kate Flannery,...

Is Baylan Skoll in Any Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Episodes? Morgan's Mercenary Explained - Main Image

Is Baylan Skoll in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire? Considering he had been instrumental in Morgan Elsbeth's escape and in finding Grand Admiral Thrawn, Star Wars fans surmised we'd also get a glimpse of him in the animated series. So, did he make a cameo?

Content Spoilers: This article includes spoilers for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, so proceed with caution.

Who is Baylan Skoll? Meet the Villain From Ahsoka

Dave Filoni promised Star Wars fans that Tales of the Empire would get to highlight two interesting characters choosing their destined paths: Morgan Elsbeth (played by Diana Lee Inosanto) and Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger).

With the involvement of Grand Admiral Thrawn, fans couldn't help but question if we'll get to see Baylan Skoll in one of the Tales of the Empire episodes.

Warning! This post contains Spoilers for Tales of the Empire episode 1, "Path of Fear"

Star Wars reestablishes how fearsome General Grievous truly is with his new Tales of the Empire appearance. Grievous's terrifying massacre showcases his lethal combat skills with no desire for a cowardly retreat. Tales of the Empire brings back the truly fearsome Grievous with nods to his brutal past from the 2D Clone Wars micro-series.

Star Wars has finally remembered to truly fear General Grievous 19 years after Revenge of the Sith thanks to Tales of the Empire. Making a horrifying appearance in the new series' very first episode, Star Wars has recaptured what truly made Grievous such a frightening villain (despite his canonical cowardice). Featuring nods to his very first Star Wars appearance even before Revenge of the Sith, General Grievous is the embodiment of fear for a very important reason.

In celebration of Star Wars Day...

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for Star Wars: Tales of The Empire Episodes 4, 5 and 6.] The subject of Barriss Offee’s (voiced by Meredith Salenger) whereabouts after the fall of the Republic has long been a debated subject among Star Wars fans. Some thought she’d managed to escape prison and saved Grogu… which turned out not to be the case. Some thought she’d show up in Ahsoka as an antagonist for her former friend to battle… which turned out not to be the case. Others, still, hypothesized that the disgraced former Jedi might’ve become an Inquisitor… and they were right. But Tales of the Empire proved that turning to the Dark Side was only part of Barriss’ story. As of the end of the final episode, we’re left conflicted about Barriss—and, again, we’re not sure whether she survived. Let’s break it down. Disney+ Did Barriss Offee Die? That’s the...

There will be spoilers for "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire," so beware.

First introduced in the limited "Obi-Wan Kenobi" TV series that debuted in 2002 on Disney+, the Fourth Sister was an early member of the Inquisitorius and helped hunt down Jedi for many years during the Dark Times. Little is known about her past, other than that she was once a Jedi who turned to the dark side and the safety of the Empire after the events of Order 66. A humanoid with greenish skin and head tails, the Fourth Sister remains largely a mystery. Thanks to the new "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire" animated shorts, we have some more details about her and her past -- and also many hints about her future.

The other "villain" that features in these stories is Barriss Offee, the young Mirialan Padawan who framed Ahsoka Tano for murder in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Disney+ made a unique release choice for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, dropping the show in every territory at midnight local time. The release coincided perfectly with Star Wars Day, sparking confusion and speculation about whether it was intentional or a coding error. While this format may not be used for major shows, it provides Disney+ with a new release option for special occasions like Star Wars Day.

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire's release has completely changed Disney+, in the strangest possible way. May 4 is officially Star Wars Day, and Disney+ has gotten in on the act.Today, Lucasfilm Animation released the six-part TV show Tales of the Empire, exploring the Dark Times of the Empire's reign. These six animated shorts focus in on Diana Lee Inosanto's Morgan Elsbeth and Meredith Salenger's Barriss Offee, characters from Ahsoka and Star Wars: The Clone Wars respectively.

Disney...

This article contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire."

The fate of the fallen Jedi Barriss Offee (voiced by Meredith Salenger) has been an enduring mystery after "The Clone Wars" season 5 finale, and the green Mirialan's tumultuous history made her ripe for a continued story in the "Star Wars" universe. Disgruntled by the Jedi Order's involvement in the Clone Wars, the then-padawan bombed the Jedi Temple and framed her bestie Ahsoka Tano (voiced by Ashley Eckstein). Said treachery instigated Ahsoka's departure from the Jedi Order, highlighting the spread of disillusionment within the Order.

As the supervising director of "Clone Wars," Dave Filoni nearly killed off Barriss, but then he cut the scene where she commits a suicide bombing in her Republic jail cell. Considering the lengths Filoni went to keep a secret of "Star Wars Rebels" from the crew, a league of Barriss Truthers saw her as...

Warning! This post contains Spoilers for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire episodes 1-3

Morgan Elsbeth's dark path and secret role in Star Wars Rebels is explored in Tales of the Empire episodes 1-3. The reveal that Morgan Elsbeth created the Tie Defender designs explains her alliance with Grand Admiral Thrawn. The Tie Defender program and Elsbeth's operations on Corvus are key plot points in Tales of the Empire, providing an exciting new context for her character and backstory.

Star Wars has just retconned a major Ahsoka villain into the events of Star Wars Rebels thanks to the new Tales of the Empire show. With Lucasfilm having released all six episodes on Star Wars Day 2024, Tales of the Empire reveals the never-before-seen origins of Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) and finally reveals the ultimate fate of Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger) after The Clone Wars. To that end, the new...

Warning! This post contains Spoilers for Tales of the Empire episodes 1-6

Tales of the Empire is a new Star Wars show on Disney+. Released in celebration of Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) all 6 episodes are available to stream. The series explores the tragic origins of Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth and the fate of the rogue Jedi Barriss Offee. Episodes delve into dark paths, Imperial alliances, and Inquisitor recruitment, revealing major character fates and exciting new conflicts.

Star Wars has released the new Tales of the Empire show on Disney+. Celebrating Star Wars Day 2024 in epic fashion, all six episodes of the new animated series were released at once by Lucasfilm, allowing fans of the galaxy far, far away to binge the entire series as part of their May the Fourth festivities. As a result, Screen Rant has created a comprehensive episode guide for the new Tales of the Empire series.

A turn to the Dark Side is teased in a new Star Wars: Tales of the Empire trailer as a Nightsister rises and a Jedi Padawan falls. Morgan embraces the Dark Side, while Barriss faces challenges as an Inquisitor in the trailer. Six new episodes release on Disney+ on May 4th, with familiar faces like Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader.

Darkness rises in the latest trailer for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, as a Nightsister becomes a warlord and a Jedi Padawan falls from the light. Following on from 2022's Tales of the Jedi, the six-episode anthology series will explore the untold stories of two of the Galaxy Far Far Away's most influential individuals, as fallen Padawan Bariss Offee and Nightsister survivor Morgan Elsbeth take center stage. Diane Lee Inosanto and Meredith Salenger reprise their respective roles, while Jason Isaacs, Lars Mikkelsen, Rya Kihlstedt, and Dee Bradley Baker are also set to return.

Plot: A six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.

Review: While fans have been somewhat divided over the live-action offerings in the Disney era of Star Wars, we can all agree that the animated projects have been fantastic. From the revival of The Clone Wars to the spin-off The Bad Batch and the unique anthology Visions, animated Star Wars is stronger than ever. Following the 2022 series Tales of the Jedi, the latest series again gives us a bite-sized limited series focusing on secondary characters in the Star Wars canon. Tales of the Empire sounds like it would focus...

Star Wars Tales of the Empire: Did Barriss Offee Become an Inquisitor? - Main Image

Did Barriss Offee Become an Inquisitor? This is one of the questions that fans are wondering in anticipation of the release of the upcoming Star Wars series Tales of the Empire.

The character was last seen in the fifth season finale of The Clone Wars where she was imprisoned because of her involvement in the bombing of the Jedi Temple.

Let's explore the character's journey in the upcoming series below.

Also Read: Did Barriss Offee Survive Order 66? How She's Alive in Tales of the Empire

Did Barriss Offee Become an Inquisitor?

The final three episodes of Tales of the Empire will deal with the aftermath of Barriss' imprisonment in the fifth season finale of The Clone Wars.

The Fourth Sister will offer Barriss a choice that could change the trajectory of her life: join the...

Did Barriss Offee Survive Order 66? How She's Alive in Tales of the Empire - Main Image

Did Barriss Offee Survive Order 66? This is one of the questions that fans have been wondering ever since it was revealed that the character is set to return in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire.

Following her last appearance in The Clone Wars, the character has not resurfaced again in any of the Star Wars series and fans will now finally be able to find out her next chapter.

Let's explore the character's journey below.

Also Read: Clone Wars Arcs You Must Watch before Star Wars: Tales of the Empire

Did Barriss Offee Survive Order 66?

While Barriss Offee perished during Order 66 in the Star Wars Legends canon, the character did survive the events in the official canon.

George Lucas was planning to include the character during the Order 66 sequence in Revenge of the Sith,...

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“Size matters not,” Yoda once told us. And so, while Tales Of The Empire — the second anthology of canonical Star Wars animated shorts, following the 2022 collection Tales Of The Jedi — consists of just six bite-sized instalments, running between 10 and 15 minutes each, it’s not to be overlooked. This is short, powerful, punchy storytelling in the Star Wars galaxy, hooking onto under-explored characters and offering narrative morsels that thread together decades of disparate threads.

Last time, the focus was on the fall of Count Dooku and pivotal moments in the life of Ahsoka Tano. Here, the first three episodes are devoted to Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) — the Beskar-spear-swinging Magistrate first introduced in The Mandalorian Season 2, later revealed as a former Dathomir witch intent on heralding the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn in Ahsoka – as she loses everything, and finds new purpose in the embrace of the Empire.

From “Star Wars” to The Beatles and The Beach Boys, everything old is new again this month at Disney+! The streamer is feeling nostalgic and is getting ready for several major premieres this May, including the remaster of the infamous 1969 Beatles documentary “Let It Be” and the premieres of new documentaries on The Beach Boys and visionary Jim Henson.

Disney+’s biggest premiere this month, though, is an international affair: the long-awaited new season of “Doctor Who,” starring Ncuti Gatwa as the recently regenerated Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as his interdimensional companion Ruby Sunday.

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How Long Are the Episodes in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire? Schedule Explored - Main Image

As The Bad Batch season 3 comes to a close, Star Wars fans can expect a brand-new six-episode animated series on Disney Plus. Here is how long the episodes are in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire.

Tales of the Empire Official Episode Runtime Revealed

The story of the Clone Force 99 escaping the Empire while protecting Omega has come to an end for now. This brings the animated universe of Star Wars to introduce a new storyline about the galaxy's biggest threat: Tales of the Empire.

The Bad Batch ended its run within three seasons at an average runtime of 40-51 minutes per episode. Considering that Tales of the Empire is shorter in comparison, the episodes are potentially less than an hour's runtime.

Since Tales of the Empire is Dave Filoni's highly anticipated...

The choices Barriss Offee made during the Clone Wars are the same ones that drive her in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, to various degrees.

In a conversation with StarWars.com, actor Meredith Salenger spoke about getting the chance to revisit Barriss' story after more than a decade and why her prior crimes, however heinous, make her no less empathic. "I think Barriss has been struggling with wanting to do the right thing and then truly going about it in the worst way. She was trying to fight to stop this violent military operation, and yet she used violence to make her point," the Star Wars: The Clone Wars star reflected, adding, "Being thrown in jail gave her ample opportunity to sit and stew on her emotions and that's where we find her at the beginning of Tales of the Empire."

Related 10 Stories Star Wars Should Explore After Tales...

The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, now streaming on Disney+.

2022's Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi offered fans a look at two characters who were at once products of the Jedi Order's beliefs and victims of its hubris. Great Jedi Knights like Anakin Skywalker taught Ahsoka Tano, yet walked away from the Jedi Order when the institution failed to be there in her greatest time of need; Count Dooku, who died a ruthless Sith Lord, was once a respectable Jedi Master swayed to the Dark Side by the Galactic Republic's ongoing corruption and a genuine desire to fight it when the Jedi themselves wouldn't. It was a brief yet fun anthology experiment, exploring how similar tragedies could influence people yet walk very different paths depending on how their ideals were tested. Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is the funhouse mirror version of Tales of the Jedi.

A new Star Wars show, Tales of the Empire, reveals Barriss Offee as an Order 66 survivor turned Inquisitor, linking to previous series like Tales of the Jedi. A clip confirms that Lyn, formerly known as the Fourth Sister, is another Jedi survivor turned Inquisitor who visits Barriss Offee in prison. Tales of the Empire will show Barriss Offee's journey post-Clone Wars, along with the return of iconic characters like Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader.

A new Star Wars: Tales of the Empire clip unveils the identity of another Order 66 survivor who became an Inquisitor. The upcoming anthology series will show what happened to Jedi Barriss Offee after The Clone Wars and how she became an Inquisitor.

In the clip shared by Star Wars on X (formerly Twitter), an imprisoned Barriss is visited by a former Jedi named Lyn. This character first appeared in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series as an Inquisitor known as the Fourth Sister,...

A beloved character from Star Wars: The Clone Wars is about to return in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, and Disney+ has released a new look at the anthology series that confirms how Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger) has found a new place for herself in the galaxy far, far away. The character was introduced in The Clone Wars, but she was never seen again after a storyline that also involved Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) made Barriss stop trusting the Jedi Order. After moving away from the Temple, it looks like Barriss used her Force-related abilities to take a darker path.

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire will bring the tale of Morgan Elsbeth full circle.

Per Collider, Diana Lee Inosanto spoke at Calgary Expo 2024 about getting the chance to voice her Ahsoka villain in Disney's upcoming anthology series and pull back the curtain on the Imperial Magistrate's tragic origin. During the interview, she acknowledged the "unique" manner in which Elsbeth's past was revealed, being "a new character that started off in live-action, so, in many ways, I felt that this character might have been still evolving. Things were kind of spoon-fed." She also praised showrunner Dave Filoni for the ideas he brought to Elsbeth's story and connecting them to other Star Wars media, noting, "his fingerprint is all over this. To go into Morgan Elsbeth's backstory, you're going to see more of the history that he would have wanted the world to know. It will make sense when it...

Disney+ has become a big contender in the streaming world since its launch back in 2019. With its extensive library of classic Disney films, as well as its Marvel and Star Wars IP, the streaming platform could rightfully serve as a one-stop shop for many families. Given the numerous animated offerings the streaming service has available, its certainly a go-to destination for many households. That being said, next month has nothing but new and returning animated series headed to the streaming service, as well as a classic series adults will certainly love.

As May looms closer, it should be no surprise that Disney+ will have a new Star Wars offering, which children, as well as parents, will surely enjoy. Two other shows returning to the platform will likely only appeal to children. Parents hoping to watch either one with their kids will certainly find them amusing as well, given their ties to popular Disney brands.

Tales of the Empire sees Barriss Offee return to Star Wars for the first time since the end of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. After being introduced as a Jedi Padawan and friend of Ahsoka Tano, Barriss ended up a villain on The Clone Wars, attacking the Jedi Temple and framing Ahsoka. Fans have speculated that Barriss may meet her demise in Tales of the Empire at the hands of Darth Vader, but the theory begs the question if Anakin Skywalker still bears a grudge.

The upcoming Star Wars series Tales of the Empire is about to lift the veil on two of Star Wars' most enigmatic villains. Following in the footsteps of previous animated anthology series, Tales of the Jedi, Tales of the Empire -- debuting on May 4, 2024 -- will see key moments play out in the lives of Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee. Elsbeth was first introduced in The Mandalorian,...

Tales of the Empire focuses on Ahsoka Tano's adversaries, Lady Morgan and Barriss Offee, in 6 new shorts. Ahsoka's creator, Dave Filoni, continues to enrich her story in the Star Wars universe through animation. The series features Lady Morgan as a Nightsister survivor and Barriss as an Imperial Inquisitor trainee.

Star Wars has just announced the upcoming series of shorts called Tales of the Empire, which won’t feature Ahsoka Tano but is still about her. Tales of the Empire will be replacing Tales of the Jedi season 2, and will tell the stories of Diana Lee Inosanto's Lady Morgan Elsbeth and Meredith Salenger's Barriss Offee in six shorts. Much of Lucasfilm’s animation has revolved around Tano in the past, with her being one of the main characters of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and her triumphant return in Star Wars Rebels.

Tales of the Jedi season 1 had...

The official trailer for the animated shorts Star Wars: Tales of the Empire dropped and features a cameo by none other than Darth Vader. All six episodes will be available to stream and binge-watch on Star Wars Day: May the 4th. This is the second installment after Tales of the Jedi. Fans can look forward to the return of familiar characters like General Grevious, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Morgan Elsbeth.

“May the 4th be with you!” Yes, Star Wars Day just got more exciting, because the official trailer for the animated shorts, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, has dropped, which fans can watch above. And the footage, which features a cameo by Darth Vader himself, reveals a glimpse at the six original shorts that will all drop Saturday, May 4 on Disney+. Check out the synopsis for Tales of the Empire below:

“Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is a...

The Star Wars universe on Disney+ is expanding once again. The new Star Wars: Tales of the Empire series is coming to the streaming service and is made in the style of the popular Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi series (returning for a second season later this year). New details for the series, key art, and a trailer have been released.

The six episodes, Starring Diana Lee Inosanto, Meredith Salenger, Rya Kihlstedt, Wing T. Chao, Lars Mikkelsen, Jason Isaacs, and Matthew Wood, will show the path taken by two different people in the Galactic Empire.

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Disney+ Unveils Trailer for “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire”

A month away from its debut, the new Disney+ and Lucasfilm animated shorts series “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” has received its first trailer and key art.

The second installment of “Tales” series, following the critically acclaimed 2022 series “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi,” the Dave Filoni-created “Tales of the Empire” travels deep inside the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on separate paths and in different eras: young Morgan Elsbeth, who is navigating “the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance,” and former Jedi Barriss Offee, who is doing “what she must do to survive a rapidly changing galaxy.

Watch the trailer for “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire” below:

The voice cast of the six-episode series is led by Diana Lee Inosanto (Morgan Elsbeth), Meredith Salenger (Barriss Offee), Rya Kihlstedt (Lyn aka...

"You cannot stop what has begun." Disney+ has revealed the main official trailer for a new animated Star Wars series called Tales of the Empire, officially the follow-up second season of the Tales of the Jedi series from 2022. This is a continuation but with an entirely different focus. Tales of the Empire is also split into two arcs - with one following Morgan Elsbeth (voiced by Diana Lee Inosanto) and the other following former Jedi Barriss Offee (voiced by Meredith Salenger). The new series will launch on Star Wars Day, May 4th, coming soon, featuring six episodes in total to enjoy. The talented voice cast for Tales of the Empire includes Diana Lee Inosanto, Meredith Salenger, Rya Kihlstedt, Wing T. Chao (Wing), Lars Mikkelsen (Thrawn), Jason Isaacs (Grand Inquisitor), & Matthew Wood (General Grievous). This looks pretty damn good! Same style as the Tales of the Jedi and Clone Wars series before it,...

"Tales of the Empire" replaces "Tales of the Jedi" in a thrilling change for viewers and fans alike. The engaging trailer confirms characters Barriss Offee and Morgan Elsbeth as central to the series. The anthology will delve into backstories of significant "Star Wars" characters, promising compelling connections.

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is an anthology series set during the Dark Times of the Empire's reign. In 2022, Lucasfilm released a stunning animated anthology series that celebrated two classic characters from the prequel trilogy era - Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. Tales of the Jedi was warmly received, and it didn't take Lucasfilm long to confirm season 2 was on its way.

But there was a twist in the tale; in April 2024, Lucasfilm delighted viewers by revealing Tales of the Jedi season 2 had become Tales of the Empire. The Tales of the Empire trailer revealed the format would be the same, with...

Disney+ has released the trailer for Lucasfilm’s upcoming, original animated series ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Empire.’

The new series, which is the second instalment of the ‘Tales’ series, stylistically follows 2022’s critically acclaimed ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.’

The show is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.

The voice cast includes Diana Lee Inosanto (Morgan Elsbeth), Meredith Salenger (Barriss Offee), Rya Kihlstedt (Lyn aka Fourth Sister), Wing T. Chao (Wing), Lars Mikkelsen (Thrawn), Jason Isaacs (Grand Inquisitor) and Matthew Wood (General Grievous).

Dave Filoni created the series and is the supervising director. He...

A scene from “Star Wars: Tales Of The Empire”, exclusively on Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & . All Rights Reserved. Brace yourselves to descend into the dark side of the Star Wars universe with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. On May 4th (Star Wars Day), this thrilling animated series launches exclusively on Disney+. Following the acclaimed Tales of the Jedi it vows to unleash an equally captivating adventure. Follow two warriors, Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee, on a six-episode journey into the heart of the Galactic Empire. Experience the complexities of the Imperial world and the fateful choices that shape their destinies. With a talented voice cast, including Diana Lee Inosanto, Meredith Salenger, Rya Kihlstedt, and Jason Isaacs, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire promises to deliver a rich and immersive experience.

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A second season of Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi was first announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023, and fans have since been eager to see which characters this season’s installments would be about. Would we see more stories from Ahsoka and Count Dooku, or different characters entirely? Nearly a year after it was first announced, we have a first look at the new season, now named Tales of the Empire.

Tales of the Empire will focus on the stories of The Mandalorian and Ahsoka’s Lady Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) and, to the delight of many, former Jedi Padawan Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger), who was last seen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

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Ahsoka left Marrok's true identity a mystery, because he was just a resurrected corpse. Tales of the Empire will finally reveal his true history. This show presents a chance to make up for Marrok's disappointing role in Ahsoka and delve into his origin story for fans.

The Ahsoka Disney+ TV show introduced the mysterious Imperial Inquisitor named Marrok, and Star Wars: Tales of the Empire will essentially serve as his origin story. Viewers were thrilled when the first Ahsoka trailers showed Anakin Skywalker's Padawan locked in combat with an Imperial Inquisitor called Marrok. Naturally, it didn't take long for audiences to begin speculating about who he could be. In the end, though, all those theories were disproven.

Shockingly, the Marrok of Ahsoka was in fact a reanimated corpse - resurrected through the use of Lady Morgan Elsbeth's Nightsister magick. It was initially unclear whether Marrok had ever existed in the first place,...

As Yoda himself once said, "Always two there are, no more, no less… A master and an apprentice." That might now apply to animated anthologies that tie into other in-universe Star Wars stories, because following 2022's Tales Of The Jedi, we now have its dark twin, Tales Of The Empire. Check out the trailer for the new series:

Created and written once again by Dave Filoni (who also serves as supervising director), this, as the title might lead you to believe, features stories from the point of view of the Galactic Empire. We follow two warriors on divergent paths in different eras. One, Morgan Elsbeth channels the loss of everything and everyone she loves into a seething anger that offers the Imperial forces (especially Lars Mikkelsen's Thrawn) something they can exploit.

There is also former Jedi Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger) who is forced to do whatever it takes to survive a rapidly changing galaxy.

Wait, what month is this? Well before May 4 spoils Star Wars fans with news, trailers, and teases for exciting things coming to a galaxy far, far away, Disney+ is here to share the debut trailer for Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, a six-episode follow-up to Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi—all six episodes of the upcoming series premiere exclusively on Disney+ on May 4, 2024.

According to Lucasfilms’ official press release, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire “is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.”

The talented voice cast includes Diana Lee Inosanto (Morgan Elsbeth), Meredith Salenger...

There are two sides to every story, but nothing is ever really black and white, good versus evil, or even Jedi versus Empire.

Disney+ animated series “Star Wars: Tales of the Empire,” the follow-up to 2022’s “Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi,” centers on the rise of the Galactic Empire. The six-episode show follows two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras: After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, per the official synopsis, while former Jedi Barriss Offee (Meredith Salenger) does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.

The voice cast also includes Rya Kihlstedt (Lyn aka Fourth Sister), Wing T. Chao (Wing), Lars Mikkelsen (Thrawn), Jason Isaacs (Grand Inquisitor), and Matthew Wood (General Grievous).

“Ahsoka” showrunner and Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni created the series...

Lucasfilm has revealed the first teaser trailer for "Star Wars: Tales of the Empire." Though not exactly a season 2, per se, this serves as a follow-up to 2022's acclaimed "Tales of the Jedi." That show was a series of animated shorts that focused on two interwoven tales of Jedi at crucial times in their development, namely Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku before he fell to the dark side. Similarly, this new series will be focusing on two different figures within the Empire: Morgan Elsbeth and former Jedi Barriss Offee. Check it out for yourself above.

This trailer offers a lot for hardcore "Star Wars" fans to dig into. We're going to be learning a lot more about Morgan Elsbeth, who fans of "Ahsoka" will be familiar with. We're also going to get more of Grand Admiral Thrawn in his younger years. Meanwhile, "Clone Wars" and prequel fans are going to dive deeper with Barriss Offee,...

Today, Disney+ released the trailer and key art for Lucasfilm’s upcoming original animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Empire.

The new series, which is the second installment of the Tales series, stylistically follows 2022’s critically acclaimed Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi.

Tales of the Empire launches exclusively on Disney+ on Star Wars Day, May 4, with all six episodes.

Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras.

After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of vengeance, while former Jedi Barriss Offee does what she must to survive a rapidly changing galaxy. The choices they make will define their destinies.

The voice cast includes Diana Lee Inosanto (Morgan Elsbeth), Meredith Salenger (Barriss Offee), Rya Kihlstedt (Lyn aka Fourth Sister), Wing T. Chao...

Star Wars: Tale of the Jedi will very soon be getting its follow-up series, and better yet for fans of the franchise, a new trailer reveals a look at the upcoming show. Featuring the same style of animation from the 2022 series, the new series also has a similar title, dubbed Star Wars: Tales of the Empire.

The series will debut on Disney+ on Star Wars Day, which falls on May 4, with all six episodes dropping simultaneously. Watch the new trailer below.

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The new series, per the synopsis, is a "six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire through the eyes of two warriors on divergent paths, set during different eras. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth navigates the...

Exclusive: Iconic Events has taken domestic rights to The Prank, a dark comedy starring Egot winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story), Connor Kalopsis (Outmatched) and Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever), from Xrm Media and Sneak Preview Entertainment.

Directed by Maureen Bharoocha (Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin), the SXSW 2022 crowd pleaser will hit approximately 200 screens on March 15. Myriad Pictures is selling international rights at EFM.

The film scripted by Rebecca Flinn-White (Period’s Big Adventure) and Zak White (Creepshow) follows Ben (Kalopsis), who is your typical high-school overachiever. He’s organized, careful, goal-oriented and extremely dedicated to school. His best friend, Tanner (Young), couldn’t be more opposite. She is a lackadaisical, messy, slacker, who lives in the moment. They aren’t popular, but they don’t seem to care that much because they have each other.

Ben has a stern, mean and cruel physics teacher, Mrs. Wheeler (Moreno). She...

So many stars stepped out to attend The Art of Elysium’s 25th Anniversary Heaven Gala at The Wiltern on Saturday night (January 6) in Los Angeles.

The event, which comes at the beginning of awards season had more than 30 celebs on the guestlist. That includes Joe Manganiello, who returned to the red carpet with his new girlfriend Caitlin O’Connor.

Since there were so many stars on the guestlist, we pulled together photos for you to easily scroll. That way you can see who was there and what they were wearing!

Head inside to see all of the photos from the event…

Keep scrolling to see photos of every star who attended the The Art of Elysium’s Heaven Gala…

Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor

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Actor Matthew Perry, who passed away at the age of 54 at his Los Angeles home, has received tributes from Hollywood and beyond after his sudden death. As news of the ‘Friends’ star’s death circulated, many from within and outside of the entertainment community shared memories of the five-time Emmy nominee, reports People magazine.

Morgan Fairchild, Perry’s on-screen mother in Friends, expressed her devastation at the news, writing on X (formerly known as Twitter): “I’m heartbroken about the untimely death of my ‘son’, Matthew Perry. The loss of such a brilliant young actor is a shock. I’m sending love & condolences to his friends & family, especially his dad, John Bennett Perry, who I worked with on Flamingo Road & Falcon Crest. #RIPMatthew.”

In a message shared on her Instagram Story, Rumer Willis — whose father Bruce Willis starred in ‘The Whole Nine Yards’ alongside Perry — wrote: “I’m so...