Video Librarian Reviews
This animated spin-off of the recent Star Wars movies follows the adventures of Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono (voiced by Christopher Sean), a pilot in the New Republic who is recruited by legendary fighter pilot Poe Dameron to spy for the Rebellion on The Platform—a refueling station on an oceanic planet. Kaz can be cocky and headstrong and even a little reckless—he is essentially a teenager tossed into an outpost filled with mechanics, merchants, hotshot pilots, pirates, criminals, and spies—but he is also loyal to the friends he makes and he risks his own mission to protect them when Storm Troopers begin to take over the station. The series was created for the Disney XD cable channel and often humorously focuses on adventures and friendships, although it becomes more dramatic as the danger escalates. The animation style is simple and clean yet expressive and smooth and the show features a big orchestral score and movie sound effects. Oscar Isaac, who plays Poe in the live-action Star Wars movies, reprises his role here as a voice actor in a handful of episodes. The storytelling is ambitious, balancing standalone episodes with a story arc that develops over the course of the entire season and characters and relationships that evolve over time. Given the Star Wars connection and high quality of the production, this may interest older viewers as well. Compiling all 21 episodes from the 2018-19 debut season, extras include episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and bonus shorts. Recommended. Aud: P. (S. Axmaker). Copyright Video Librarian Reviews 2018.