Star Wars Tales
Star Wars Tales is a Disney+ animated anthology of short films produced by Lucasfilm Animation and created by Dave Filoni, made up of three six-episode volumes: Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022), Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024), and Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (2025), for 18 episodes in total1. Each volume follows two characters from different sides of the Star Wars galaxy in a pair of short, visually driven stories. The name is shared with a Dark Horse comic anthology series of the same title published from 1999 to 2005, which is a separate work2.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated anthology of six shorts per volume; 18 episodes across three volumes1 |
| Volumes | Tales of the Jedi (October 26, 2022), Tales of the Empire (May 4, 2024), Tales of the Underworld (May 4, 2025)1 |
| Creator | Dave Filoni, supervising director and executive producer3 |
| Production company | Lucasfilm Animation1 |
| Composer | Kevin Kiner1 |
| Rating | TV-PG (Tales of the Underworld)4 |
| Namesake comic | Star Wars Tales, Dark Horse Comics, 1999–2005, 24 issues2 |
Spoilers
Format and premise
The anthology is built as a strand of short-form volumes rather than a continuing series. Filoni described the first volume as "two paths and two choices": a 6-part animated short series in which three episodes follow Ahsoka Tano and three follow Count Dooku, tracing their divergent courses within the Jedi Order5.
Tone poems. Filoni called the shorts "tone poems", stories with minimal dialogue told through visuals, and cited the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and George Lucas as inspirations; voice actor Janina Gavankar described them as "so minimalistic, and so quiet, and reserved"5. Each volume pairs two characters, one story thread each.
Volumes
Tales of the Jedi premiered on Disney+ on October 26, 2022, as the first volume1. Its six shorts give three episodes each to Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku5. The premiere episode, "Life and Death", depicts the birth of Ahsoka and introduces her mother Pav-ti, voiced by Janina Gavankar; Liam Neeson, together with his son, returns to voice Qui-Gon Jinn5.
Tales of the Empire debuted on May 4, 2024, as a follow-up to Tales of the Jedi. Unlike its predecessor, it focuses on the rise of two villainous characters: the fallen Padawan Barriss Offee and the Nightsister Morgan Elsbeth3.
Tales of the Underworld premiered on May 4, 2025, rated TV-PG and set in the Reign of the Empire era. Its six episodes follow two iconic villains: former assassin and bounty hunter Asajj Ventress, who is given a new chance at life and must go on the run with an unexpected new ally, and outlaw Cad Bane, who faces his past when he confronts an old friend now serving as a Marshal on the opposite side of the law4.
Production
Dave Filoni created the series and serves as supervising director and executive producer; on Tales of the Empire his fellow executive producers are Athena Yvette Portillo and Carrie Beck, with Josh Rimes as co-executive producer and Alex Spotswood as senior producer3. The series is produced by Lucasfilm Animation1.
The credited writers across the strand include Dave Filoni, Charles Murray, Élan Murray, and Matt Michnovetz; directors include Charles Murray, Nathaniel Villanueva, and Saul Ruiz; the music is composed by Kevin Kiner. Voice actors include Ashley Eckstein, Corey Burton, Diana Lee Inosanto, Meredith Salenger, and Nika Futterman, alongside Liam Neeson and Janina Gavankar1 • 5.
By the numbers
The strand comprises three volumes and 18 episodes, released on October 26, 2022, May 4, 2024, and May 4, 20251. Tales of the Underworld carries a TV-PG rating4.
What has changed since 2023
What began as a single 2022 volume has become a recurring anthology strand. Tales of the Empire followed in May 20243, Tales of the Underworld in May 20254, and shortly after the Underworld release Disney+ created a branded "Star Wars Tales" collection uniting the three series on its service1 • 6. The collection page confirms that "Star Wars Tales" now functions as the umbrella title for the anthology on Disney+6.
Relation to the Dark Horse comic
The title was used earlier for an unrelated comic anthology. Star Wars Tales was published by Dark Horse Comics from 1999 to 2005 in 24 issues, and is now listed by Marvel2. The comic ran from September 29, 1999 to July 13, 2005; stories in issues #1–20 were retroactively labeled "Infinities", placing them outside Star Wars continuity, while those in issues #21–24 were considered within continuity unless labeled otherwise, and the series was collected into six trade paperbacks of four issues each7. The Disney+ anthology and the comic are distinct works that share a name.
References
- Star Wars Tales (television series), starwars.run
- Star Wars Tales (1999–2005), Marvel Comics series page
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, Lucasfilm.com
- Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, StarWars.com
- SWCA 2022: 5 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Panel, StarWars.com
- Star Wars Tales Movies and Shows, Disney+
- Star Wars Tales, CartoonWiki
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Adapted and franchise screen series › Space and science-fiction franchise television
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 21, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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