Resistance begins six months before the Battle of Starkiller Base, and eventually crosses over with the events of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. You get to know the patrons, you get to know the people, and you introduce new characters…and it's all about their way of life.
Executive producer Justin Ridge elaborated: "It was a concept Dave came up with: he wanted to have a show that went more into 'How is the First Order gathering materials? What is the First Order doing before The Force Awakens?' It grew from that initial seed." For the show's setting, Filoni was also inspired by the sitcom Cheers executive producer Athena Yvette Portillo explained this to : "He said, 'I want a show that takes place in one set that you go to constantly.
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In the announcement of the series, Filoni noted that the series would capture the sense of excitement around high-speed racing, which Star Wars had depicted in many stories over the years. The inspiration for the series was Filoni's interest in World War II aircraft and fighter pilots, with his grandfather's time as a pilot during the war being a particular influence on him. Star Wars Resistance was created by Dave Filoni, head of Lucasfilm Animation who led the creative team on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. So that's fun." ―Dave Filoni on his involvement with the series Ī promotional banner released with the announcement of Star Wars Resistance on I created and set it in motion, but I've given that to other people to raise up, people that I've worked with a long time, who I think deserve the opportunity to tell stories and I think it's exciting, and I give them my thoughts and notes – I was just doing that this morning, like George would give me. " So right now, Resistance is a bit different, in that I'm not on that day-to-day. So eventually our events in the show will parallel what happens in the movie." Development In that episode, executive producer Justin Ridge let slip that Star Wars Resistance takes place six months before the events of The Force Awakens, revealing: "Because this series takes place six months before The Force Awakens we have a lot of connective tissue to what we see in the movie. Slashfilm reported Novemthat a more specific timeline was revealed in episode 1.6 of Resistance Rewind. It centers on the character of Kazuda Xiono, a young pilot in General Leia Organa's Resistance who is tasked with spying on the growing threat of the First Order. The series is set between the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, in a time when the Resistance is still learning about the growing threat of the First Order. How do people who are maybe not as connected with the Force, or at least they don't think they are, how did they respond to these threats? What do we do in the meantime when there isn't really a war going on?" ―Justin Ridge " We wanted to give a slice of life in a part of the galaxy that wasn't about the Jedi.