Awhile back, Billy Dee Williams let slip that he would be reprising his iconic Star Wars role as Lando Calrissian for Star Wars Rebels . Today, that report was made official.

Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Rebels

EW.com confirmed the news with a behind-the-scenes video featuring Williams himself, alongside executive producer Dave Filoni and others. (The video is not embeddable yet, but you can watch it.) Official StarWars.com contributor Tim Veekhoven also tweeted an image (above) of Lando's new look on the show.Given that Rebels takes place between Episodes III and IV, Lando will be seen as a younger, less experienced (but just as charming) version of himself. "He's still working on all of his moves, all of his strategies," Filoni said.

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In Williams' first episode, premiering on Disney XD January 19, Zeb loses Chopper to Lando in a game of cards, and the Ghost crew makes a dangerous run to get their droid buddy back. However, when Lando hatches a plan to trade Hera for secret cargo, "the crew gets far more than it bargained for."

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