<P> Star Wars Rebels is an American 3D CGI animated television series produced by Lucasfilm and Lucasfilm Animation . Beginning fourteen years after Revenge of the Sith and five years before A New Hope, Rebels takes place during an era when the Galactic Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy . Imperial forces are hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights while a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking form . </P> <P> The series was previewed throughout August 2014 with a set of shorts introducing the main characters before the television film pilot episode premiered on Disney Channel on October 3, 2014 . The regular series premiered on Disney XD on October 13, 2014 . The second season started on June 20, 2015, and the third season premiered on September 24, 2016 . As of November 6, 2017, 72 episodes of Star Wars Rebels have aired . The two - part season three finale aired on March 25, 2017 . On March 31, it was announced that the show would return for a fourth season . On April 15, executive producer Dave Filoni announced that the fourth season would also be the final season . On September 2, 2017, a second trailer for season four was released during a panel at Fan Expo in Canada, and the date for the season's premiere was announced as October 16, 2017 . </P> <P> Season 4 premiered on October 16, 2017, with the two - part episode "Heroes of Mandalore", and continued to air until November 13, 2017 . The series picked up on February 19, 2018, after a winter break . Disney XD then proceeded to release two episodes a week until March 5, 2018, when the final two episodes of the series aired . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Shorts </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 11, 2014 (2014 - 08 - 11) </Td> <Td> September 1, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 01) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 15 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 3, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 03) </Td> <Td> March 2, 2015 (2015 - 03 - 02) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 20, 2015 (2015 - 06 - 20) </Td> <Td> March 30, 2016 (2016 - 03 - 30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 24, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 24) </Td> <Td> March 25, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 16, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 16) </Td> <Td> March 5, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 05) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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