<P> Nelvana, the animation studio that had animated the animated segment of the Holiday Special was hired to create two animated series . Star Wars: Droids (1985--1986), which aired for one season on ABC, follows the adventures of the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2, 15 years before A New Hope . Its sister series Ewoks (1985--1987) explores the adventures of the Ewoks before Return of the Jedi and the Ewok movies . </P> <P> After the release of Attack of the Clones, Cartoon Network animated and aired the micro-series Star Wars: Clone Wars from 2003 to weeks before the 2005 release of Revenge of the Sith, as the series was set between those films . It won the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program in 2004 and 2005 . </P> <P> Lucas decided to invest in creating his own animation company, Lucasfilm Animation, and used it to create his first in - house Star Wars CGI - animated series . Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008--2014) was introduced through a animated film of the same name, and set within the same time period as the previous Clone Wars series . While all previous television works were reassigned to the Legends brand in 2014, Lucasfilm accepted The Clone Wars and its originating film as part of the canon . All series released after would also be part of the canon . In 2014, Disney XD began airing Star Wars Rebels, the next CGI - animated series . Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, it followed a band of rebels as they fight the Empire, and helped close some arcs introduced in The Clone Wars . The 2D animated micro-series Star Wars Forces of Destiny debuted in 2017, focusing on the female characters of the franchise . The animated series Star Wars Resistance will debut in fall 2018, be more anime - inspired, and focus on Resistance pilot Kazuda Zioni in the time between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens . </P> <P> Since 2005, when Lucas announced plans for a television series set between the prequel and original trilogies, the television project has been in varying stages of development at Lucasfilm Producer Rick McCallum revealed the working title, Star Wars: Underworld, in 2012, and said in 2013 that 50 scripts had been written . He called the project "The most provocative, the most bold and daring material that we've ever done ." The proposed series explores criminal and political power struggles in the decades prior to A New Hope, and as of December 2015 was still in development at Lucasfilm . In November 2017, Bob Iger discussed the development of a Star Wars series for Disney's upcoming digital streaming service, due to launch in 2019 . It is unknown if the series would be based on the Star Wars Underworld scripts or if it would follow an entirely new idea . </P>

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