We had heard that the much-anticipated new animated series Star Wars Rebels would debut in October, but now the official premiere date has been revealed. The special one-hour premiere event, called Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, will first air on Disney Channel on Friday, October 3rd - but fans will actually be able to watch it even earlier if they are a verified user on WATCHDisneyXD.com and the WATCH Disney XD app beginning Monday, September 29th.

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Regular half hour episodes will then begin airing in the show's regular timeslot on Monday, October 13th at 9:00pm on Disney XD. As Disney and Lucasfilm note, the series will air in 34 languages across 163 countries in over 400 million households.The premiere of Star Wars Rebels was shown last month at San Diego Comic-Con, to very positive response, including from IGN writer Amy Ratcliffe . Star Wars Rebels comes from executive producers Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Greg Weisman (The Spectacular Spider-Man) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past), with Filoni, Kinberg and Lucasfilm's Carrie Beck listed as the show's creators.Rebels is set five years before the events of the original Star Wars film, A New Hope. The designs in the series are heavily influenced by original Star Wars trilogy concept artist Ralph McQuarrie.The voice cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr. as Kanan, Vanessa Marshall as Hera, Steve Blum as Zeb, Tiya Sircar as Sabine, Taylor Gray as Ezra, David Oyelowo as Agent Kallus and Jason Isaacs as the Inquisitor.The one-hour premiere is also getting a quick DVD release. Below is the full schedule for Star Wars Rebels.MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29· "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" one-hour movie will be available to verified users on WATCHDisneyXD.com and the WATCH Disney XD app for smartphones and tablets. It will also be available on Disney Channel SVOD.FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3· Premiere telecast of the one-hour movie "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" (9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4· "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" will be available on Disney XD VOD and for purchase through Apple iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and Google Play.MONDAY, OCTOBER 6· "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) premieres on Disney XD.MONDAY, OCTOBER 13· "Star Wars Rebels" (9:00 p.m., ET/PT) series premieres on Disney XD.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14· "Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion" will be available to own on DVD in retailers nationwide. The DVD includes the movie, a free Ghost 3D model ship, four "Star Wars Rebels" shorts, plus a never-before-seen piece that takes you deeper into the world of "Star Wars Rebels" and the upcoming season.