An Inside Man

Ezra and Kanan return to Lothal to scout the Imperial factory there, intending to destroy it. With the help of a local resistance cell led by Azadi, they manage to infiltrate the factory disguised as workers in order to gain intelligence on a new weapon the Empire is developing. However, Thrawn is also present in the factory and locks it down, suspecting rebel spies are sabotaging the vehicles being made there. Ezra, Kanan, and Chopper manage to steal the weapon data, and are assisted by Kallus, who reveals that he is Fulcrum. The three manage to escape the factory in stolen walkers and get the data to the rebels. After analyzing the data, they discover that Thrawn is developing a new type of TIE Fighter: the TIE Defender, which unlike other TIE Fighters, comes equipped with shields. Thrawn deduces that the rebels could not have retrieved the data without help from the inside. However, instead of hunting for the spy, Thrawn decides to wait, intending to use the spy against the rebels.

Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, C1-10P, Zeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, The Inquisito, Agent Kallus, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Lando Calrissian, Boba Fett

This animated television series is set during the nineteen-year time-span between the films Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. During this period, the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape.

The series was previewed with four shorts in August 2014 and a full-length film pilot episode premiered on Disney Channel on October 3, 2014.

A second season was green-lit in 2014.

On November 30, 2015, Star Wars Rebels was renewed for a third season, which will premiere in 2016.