Just when you thought theStar Warsuniverse couldn’t bring any more legacy characters back for another round, they’re doing it again. During a panel dedicated to the galaxy far, far away’s newest animated series,Tales of the Jedi, it was revealed thatLiam Neesonwill return as Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi Master he portrayed inThe Phantom Menace, the first of theStar Warsprequel films.
The news was revealed during a panel dedicated entirely to the new series, featuringStar WarsmagnateDave Filonidiscussing the series. According to reports from the panel, Neeson is set to voice Qui-Gon for a single episode in the anthology series, which tells stories from across generations of Jedi. Neeson’s son is also set to voice a younger version of Qui-Gon, as part of the series is set to center around Qui-Gon’s time as a padawan under Count Dooku, the Jedi would eventually sour and become a Sith.
Ahsoka Tano is also set to be a major feature of the series, which is unsurprising, given her status as a fan-favorite character in theStar Warsuniverse. Reports from the panel say that some episodes will deal with Ahsoka’s mother, and the first full, fifteen-minute episode was even screened at the panel, though the rest of the world won’t get to see the final product until much later on.
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The series is set to premiere sometime this fall, though no exact release date has been announced as of yet. The animated series joins a number of others inStar Wars’ growing repertoire of fan favorites, includingThe Clone Wars, Rebels, andThe Bad Batch, which has a second season coming sometime soon. Animation has become a staple ofStar Warscontent since long before shows likeThe Mandalorianpremiered, and it looks like Disney is continuing to hedge its bets on the success of its animated stories, which only continue to grow in size and scope.
Massive amounts of other news have also come out of Star Wars Celebration this weekend, including first looks at bothAhsokaand thethird seasonofThe Mandalorian, as well as release dates and trailers for shows likeAndorand other Lucasfilm projects likeWillow. There’s still a whole day of the convention left, so who knows what galactic mysteries might reveal themselves while there’s still time left?
