News

First Episode Of New ‘Star Wars’ Web Series Brings Big View Count To Rey’s Adventures

The first episode of the Star Wars: Forces of Destiny web series arrived on July 3, and if you want to know why Disney chose to create a digital companion piece centered around its star franchise’s female characters, look no further than the traffic it received. At the time of this post, Forces of Destiny’s premiere clip has pulled in more than 600,000 views across just two days of activity.

The clip in question features Rey, the protagonist of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, who is voiced in Forces of Destiny by her on-screen portrayer Daisy Ridley. In an action-packed sequence, Rey and the adorable droid BB-8 fend off a monstrous enemy in the desert. It’s quick, lightweight stuff that will serve as a nice appetizer for Star Wars

fans — particularly the younger ones — ahead of this December’s release of the eighth episodic entry in the Star Wars film canon.

Subscribe to get the latest creator news

Subscribe

All eight episodes of Forces of Destiny will be available on the Disney YouTube channel by July 10. From there, the entertainment giant plans to tie its new web series into some of its latest merchandising efforts, because the Mouse House is as the Mouse House does.

Share
Published by
Sam Gutelle

Recent Posts

Have you heard? Pokimane at Chipotle, a Rooster Teeth reunion, and a Mike Tomlin Minecraft update.

Each week, we handpick a selection of stories to give you a snapshot of trends,…

3 days ago

Hollywood’s creator obsession continues as Sony hires YouTube exec to lead horror label

As major film studios seek deals with directors whose careers began on social media, Sony…

3 days ago

YouTube eclipses TV to become the top news source in the U.S.

Syracuse University's Center for the Creator Economy has published a report that will make traditional news outlets…

3 days ago

A YouTube test brought creator analytics directly into brands’ YouTube Studio dashboards

At its annual Made On presentation, YouTube announced several tools that help brands forge partnerships with creators.…

4 days ago

OpenAI brought in Patreon’s Co-Founder. Here’s what he has planned.

Two weeks after OpenAI announced the hire of Sam Yam as the head of its Creator Product division,…

4 days ago

AI-generated videos get labels. The European Union is applying the same standards to text.

AI-generated text has become a major concern in classrooms, offices, and publishing houses, but the European…

4 days ago