LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Season One is the first season of the animated television series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. The season consisted of thirteen 22-minute long episodes that aired on Disney XD between June 20 and August 29, 2016.[3]
Production[]
The first season of The Freemaker Adventures was created by Bill Motz and Bob Roth, who conceptualized the story as the adventures of a scavenging family between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The series drew on characters and plot elements from both the Star Wars Original and Prequel trilogies.[4] The first season was jointly produced by the LEGO Group, Lucasfilm, and Wil Film.[2]
The first season was directed by Michael Hegner, Jens Møller, Martin Skov, Frederik Budolph-Larsen, and Per Risager.[5] Meanwhile, illustrator and art director Doug Chiang and LEGO Lead Model Designer Erik Varszegi worked on designing the show's objects and structures.[4][8] Veteran Lucasfilm sound editor Matthew Wood served as the show's sound designer and also voiced the B1-series battle droid character R0-GR ("Roger"). The first season's music score was composed by Michael Kramer, who drew inspiration from John Williams.[4]
Release[]
The Freemaker Adventures' first season was distributed by The Walt Disney Company through its digital cable and satellite television channel Disney XD.[2] StarWars.com also released three promotional trailers in the early half of 2016 to promote the series.[9][10][11] Beginning with "A Hero Discovered," the first four episodes were released between June 20 and June 23, 2016 on Disney XD along with several other platforms including Video on Demand and the Disney XD app on computers, phones, and other devices.[10]
After the fifth episode "Peril on Kashyyyk" debuted on June 27, the series took a two-week hiatus until the release of "Crossing Paths" on July 11, 2016. The series than ran until the premiere of its thirteenth episode "Return of the Kyber Saber" on August 29.[3] On December 6, the first season was released in the form of two-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets entitled LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Complete Season One. The complete first season collection also included several bonus items including promotional clips, the one-minute Freemaker Salvage and Repair video, behind the scenes footage, and interviews with cast members.[1]
Episodes[]
| Episode | Image | Title | Original Airdate | Prod. # |
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| 01 | 
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"A Hero Discovered" | June 20, 2016[3] | 101 |
| 02 | 
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"The Mines of Graballa" | June 21, 2016[3] | 102 |
| 03 | 
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"Zander's Joyride" | June 22, 2016[3] | 103 |
| 04 | 
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"The Lost Treasure of Cloud City" | June 23, 2016[3] | 104 |
| 05 | 
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"Peril on Kashyyyk" | June 27, 2016[3] | 105 |
| 06 | 
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"Crossing Paths" | July 11, 2016[3] | 106 |
| 07 | 
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"Race on Tatooine" | July 18, 2016[3] | 107 |
| 08 | 
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"The Test" | July 25, 2016[3] | 108 |
| 09 | 
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"The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase" | August 1, 2016[3] | 109 |
| 10 | 
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"The Maker of Zoh" | August 8, 2016[3] | 110 |
| 11 | 
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"Showdown on Hoth" | August 15, 2016[3] | 111 |
| 12 | 
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"Duel of Destiny" | August 22, 2016[3] | 112 |
| 13 | 
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"Return of the Kyber Saber" | August 29, 2016[3] | 113 |
Sources[]
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Complete Season One Coming to Blu-ray and DVD on StarWars.com (backup link)- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Animated Series Coming to Disney XD This Summer on StarWars.com (backup link)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemakers Adventures premieres June 20 on Disney XD on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SWCE 2016: LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Interview | Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Behind the Scenes with LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures schedule
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Complete Season One Coming to Blu-ray and DVD on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Animated Series Coming to Disney XD This Summer on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures schedule
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 SWCE 2016: LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Full Cast & Crew at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Animated Series Coming to Disney XD This Summer on StarWars.com (backup link) places LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively. "Return of the Kyber Saber" takes place twenty-three years after the formation of the Galactic Empire, which occurred in 19 BBY according to Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, meaning that "Return of the Kyber Saber" and all subsequent episodes in Season Two take place in 4 ABY, while any previous episodes take place between 3 ABY and 4 ABY.
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Freemakers Adventures Season 2 coming This Summer on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Designing the Freemaker Garage from LEGO Star Wars Freemaker Adventures on LEGO's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Lego Freemaker Adventures | Announcement Trailer | Lego 3D on the dreamnailz YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemakers Adventures premieres June 20 on Disney XD on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Full Trailer (Official) on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
