Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises

Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
Genre	Star Wars Animation Action/comedy Shorts
Starring	Lex Lang Anthony Daniels Matthew Wood Ellen Dubin Trevor Devall Grey Griffin Billy Dee Williams Arif S. Kinchen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Production companies	Lucasfilm Lego M2Film
Original release
Network	Disney XD
Release	February 15 (2016-02-15) – May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)

Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises is a five-episode Lego Star Wars short form computer-animated series that debuted on Disney XD on February 15, 2016. A comedic prequel to the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens , it focuses on the exploits of Star Wars characters from that film, as well as legacy characters. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Characters

The first episode, "Poe to the Rescue", features characters Poe Dameron, C-3PO, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, Admiral Ackbar and BB-8. Later episodes include Han Solo, Chewbacca, Maz Kanata, Lando Calrissian, Rey, Unkar Plutt, and Finn.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original release date	Length
1	"Poe to the Rescue" [5] [6] [7]	February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)	6:47
After retrieving a marooned C-3PO, Poe Dameron and BB-8 take him to help rescue a captive Admiral Ackbar from Captain Phasma and Kylo Ren.
2	"The Trouble with Rathtars" [8]	April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)	3:39
While trying to manage the rathtars running loose on their ship, Han Solo and Chewbacca find themselves in the path of a First Order TIE fighter.
3	"Hunting for Han" [9]	April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)	4:41
At Maz Kanata'a castle, various shady characters are hunting the elusive Han Solo. Special Guest Star: Lando Calrissian.
4	"Rey Strikes Back" [10]	April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)	4:41
Unkar Plutt sends his men to steal Rey's tank speeder.
5	"Attack of the Conscience" [11]	May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)	4:41
After Captain Phasma puts him on active duty, Stormtrooper FN-2187 starts to doubt the motives of the First Order.

Cast

• Dee Bradley Baker as Unkar Plutt
• Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
• Trevor Devall as Admiral Ackbar
• Ellen Dubin as Captain Phasma ^[12]
• Grey Griffin as Maz Kanata
• Arif S. Kinchen as Finn ^[13]
• Lex Lang as Poe Dameron ^[14]
• Helen Sadler as Rey
• James Arnold Taylor as Bala-Tik
• Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
• Matthew Wood as Kylo Ren

References

1. Li, Shirley (February 12, 2016). "The Force Awakens characters to appear in new LEGO Star Wars series". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 23, 2016.
2. "LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises to Debut on Disney XD February 15". Oh My Disney. February 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
3. Watercutter, Angela (February 12, 2016). "This New Animated Lego Star Wars Short Looks Legit". Wired . Retrieved April 25, 2016.
4. Whitbrook, James (February 12, 2016). "Poe Dameron Stages a Daring Rescue in the First The Force Awakens Lego Short". io9 . Retrieved April 25, 2016.
5. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'Poe to the Rescue'". Disney XD. Archived from the original on 2016-07-08. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
6. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'Poe to the Rescue'". StarWars.com . Retrieved June 28, 2016.
7. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'Poe to the Rescue'". Lego.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
8. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'The Trouble with Rathtars'". Disney XD. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
9. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'Hunting for Han'". Disney XD. Archived from the original on July 10, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
10. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'Rey Strikes Back'". Disney XD. Archived from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
11. "Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises: 'Attack of the Conscience'". Disney XD. Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
12. Ellen Dubin [@EllenDubinActor] (March 16, 2016). "In case you heard a familiar voice, I am #CaptainPhasma in #StarWarsTheResistanceRises on @DisneyXD" (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2016– via Twitter.
13. Arif S. Kinchen [@arifskinchen] (May 5, 2016). "Did YOU see "Attack Of The Conscience" for @LEGO @StarWars : The Resistance Rises" last night? I played #FINN" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2016– via Twitter.
14. "Animation". lexlang.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

External links

• Official website
• LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises on Wookieepedia , a Star Wars wiki
• Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises at IMDb