Following the season premiere date announcement as part of Disney TV Animation’s slate presentation at Annecy, fans of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures learned today that they will also get a fresh series of shorts inspired by the action, and can already tune in to a brand-new 2D shorts starring the fierce blue furball, Nubs. The first half of SW:YJA Season 2 of the show arrives on Disney+ and Disney Junior on Wednesday, August 14 (second half in 2025); the shorts drop on these platforms August 2.
Synopsis: Set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, during the High Republic era, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures follows Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay and Nubs as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way.
Season 2 follows the younglings as they continue their training and embark on even bigger missions across the galaxy. Helping to lead the younglings on these missions is Master Zia’s new Padawan, Wes Vinik, and his astromech R0-M1. As they continue their training and grow in the ways of the Force, the young Jedi will travel to new planets with new and old friends and encounter adversaries like The Ganguls, who are growing in their pirate ranks…
The series stars JeCobi Swain as Kai Brightstar, Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay, Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, Emma Berman as Nash Durango, Trey Murphy as Taborr/Cyrus Vuundir, Nasim Pedrad as Master Zia Zanna, Gunnar Sizemore as Wes Vinik and Piotr Michael as Master Yoda.
Produced by Lucasfilm in collaboration with Wild Canary for Disney+ and Disney Junior, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is executive produced by Lucasfilm’s James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes. Michael Olson is showrunner and executive producer; Elliot M. Bour is supervising director and co-executive producer; and Lamont Magee is consulting producer. Production services by Icon Creative Studios.
The brand-new, 2D-animated digital series, entitled Fun with Nubs, is now available on StarWarsKids.com and Youtube.com/StarWarsKids. The series follows the comedic misadventures of Nubs and RJ-83, as they take on tasks across Tenoo.
Four of the one-minute shorts are available to watch now.
