How Star Wars Rebels Completely Revitalized the Franchise for the Disney Era – IGN

It’s now been ten years since Star Wars Rebels first premiered on Disney XD. As one of the first major projects to debut as part of Disney’s revamped Star Wars timeline, it’s safe to say the series ushered in a whole new era for Star Wars. And even a decade later, it remains one of the best examples of how to expand and enrich the Skywalker Saga.To celebrate this anniversary, let’s take a look back at the game-changing storylines and new ideas that helped Rebels reinvigorate Star Wars at a pivotal time for the franchise.Every Upcoming Star Wars Movie and TV ShowWarning: this article contains full spoilers for Star Wars Rebels!Kanan Jarrus: Learning How to TeachRebels may be a followup to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but it quickly proved to be a very different beast. Not only is the series set during the period between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, it’s one that maintains its focus on a single, core cast, rather than repeatedly jumping from one batch of characters to…