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SWITCHING SIDES

Star Wars Resistance is back, and the stakes have never been higher for
the inhabitants of the fueling station-turned-starship Colossus. As the story
moves towards its series fi nale, Insider spoke to the cast and crew to fi nd

out if Kazuda Xiono and Tam Ryvora can ever find common ground?

W O R D S : TA R A B E N N E T T

ne of the great joys of Star McGrath), along with support from assorted
O Wars Resistance, the Saturn droids, exotic species, rowdy locals, and the
hottest of hot-shot space racers. Together, they
Award-winning Lucasfi lm
animated series airing on the
have revealed themselves as the diverse and
Disney Channel, is that it dedicated grass roots of the Resistance, many of
has provided audiences with whom may go unsung in the grand lore of good
exciting new stories that unfold around the versus evil, but are extremely important to the
peripheries of events depicted in Star Wars: The story, and equally relatable to the audience.
Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017), We see ourselves in their struggle against the
while placing the focus on aspects of life in the First Order.

Resistance movement against the First Order With the second, and final, season currently
that we’ve never seen before. on air, Insider sat down with executive producers
Along with occasional cameos from movie Athena Portillo, Justin Ridge, and Brandon
stalwarts General Leia, Poe Dameron, and Auman to discover what these 19 episodes of
Captain Phasma, Season One of Resistance animated Star Wars drama hold in store for the
served up a vibrant new cast of everyday residents of the space-born Colossus, and spoke
heroes lead by hapless but determined Kazuda to actors Christopher Sean and Suzie McGrath
‘Kaz’ Xiono (played by Christopher Sean), and about the big decisions their characters face as
frustrated would-be pilot Tam Ryvora (Suzie the story unfolds.

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