Star Wars Rebels Returns Next Month, Features Ian McDiarmid As Emperor Palpatine

Star Wars Rebels' final season, which was split into two parts, will return on February 19, Lucasfilm announced yesterday.

The first of the final episodes will premiere on the Disney XD channel at 8pm Central, according to Starwarsnews.net. The trailer for the latter half of the season (below) also holds a nice surprise for Star Wars fans: The debut of Emperor Palpatine, who will be voiced the character's live-action actor from the films, Ian McDiarmid.