Throughout September, IGN is featuring the best TV coming your way in the 2018-2019 season . Today we're visiting a galaxy far, far away for a look at Star Wars Resistance , the latest animated effort from Star Wars Rebels creator Dave Filoni. Resistance follows Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono (Christopher Sean), "a young pilot recruited by the Resistance for a top-secret mission to spy on the growing threat of the First Order." The new series premieres Sunday, Oct. 7 on Disney Channel.

Following in the footsteps of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Resistance aims to fill in a period of time that remains unexplored in the franchise's main saga - taking place before the events of The Force Awakens to offer insight into the inner workings of the Resistance and its scrappy band of rebel pilots and spies.

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While many Star Wars fans will likely be lured by the promise of learning more about Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie) in the time before they crossed paths with Rey and Finn, the series rests on the shoulders of a wide-eyed new recruit, Kaz, who is tasked by Poe and BB-8 to go undercover on the Colossus, a massive aircraft re-fueling platform on an outer rim water planet.And much like Rebels began through the eyes of scrappy orphan Ezra Bridger but quickly expanded to include a host of equally lovable characters, it's safe to assume that Kaz will soon need to rely on the other inhabitants of the Colossus - including Poe's old friend Yeager and his repair shop crew, Tam, Neeku, and their droid, Bucket - if he hopes to evade the First Order and maintain his cover.We've got an exclusive sneak peek at a scene from the hourlong Star Wars Resistance premiere below, in which Kaz meets his match in Yeager's resident mechanic, Tam. It's either the start of a bitter rivalry, or a beautiful friendship.In addition to Filoni, Athena Portillo, Justin Ridge, and Brandon Auman serve as executive producers on the series, with Amy Beth Christenson as art director.Star Wars Resistance premieres Sunday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW, and Disney Channel VOD, with two additional episodes available on the same day via DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD. Subsequent episodes will also roll out on Disney XD and globally on Disney Channels Worldwide following the US debut.