▁created , ▁developed , ▁and ▁executive ▁produced ▁Star ▁Wars ▁Reb els , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁became ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Lucas film ▁An imation . ▁Fil oni ▁said ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁an ime ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁grand father ' s ▁experiences ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁By ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Pol ygon ▁Pictures ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁animation ▁production ▁company . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Fil oni ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁work ▁as ▁directly ▁on ▁Res istance ▁in ▁a ▁day - to - day ▁capacity ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁on ▁previous ▁projects ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Cl one ▁Wars ▁rev ival . ▁However , ▁he ▁provided ▁direction ▁and ▁notes ▁to ▁the ▁story ▁team , ▁a ▁role ▁he ▁compared ▁to ▁George ▁Lucas ' ▁input ▁on ▁The ▁Cl one ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁series ▁announ cement , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Oscar ▁Isaac ▁and ▁G wend oline ▁Christ ie ▁would ▁repr ise ▁their ▁roles ▁as ▁Po e ▁D amer on ▁and ▁Captain ▁Ph asma , ▁respectively . ▁They ▁are ▁joined ▁by ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Se an , ▁Bobby ▁Mo yn ih an , ▁Su zie ▁Mc Gr ath , ▁Scott ▁Lawrence , ▁My r na ▁Vel as co , ▁Josh ▁Br ener , ▁Donald ▁F aison , ▁and ▁Jim ▁R ash . ▁General ▁Le ia ▁Or g ana , ▁Ky lo ▁Ren ▁and ▁ ▁have ▁appeared