Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights (TV series)

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights, also known as Young Jedi Knights: The Animated Series (Star Wars YJK for short), is an animated television series based on the  by  and his wife. Developed by, , and , and produced by and Lucasfilm Television Animation, in association with  (only in Canada), the series originally aired on the  from June 1, 1996 to December 1, 2000, for a total of five seasons comprising 85 episodes. It focuses on the Jedi training of and Jaina Solo, the twin children of  and. The series begins 23 years ABY (After the ), when the twins are fourteen years old.

Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights was the third series in the after Dark Empire and X-Wing, and it uses the same animation style as , with  returned as an character animation designer. Like its predecessors, it was a ratings success and received widespread universal acclaim from audiences and critics alike for its characters, cultural references, art direction, soundtrack, humor, and themes. These include concepts rarely touched on in youth entertainment, including war, genocide, imperialism, totalitarianism, indoctrination and free choice. It won five, four , a , a , and a. The show is regarded by several critics as one of the greatest animated television series of all time. Its success led to it being lead off as their production of micro-series in 2003, produced by Tartakovsky, on.