Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow is a one-hour long, two-part television movie that served as the premiere of the third season of the animated television series, Star Wars Rebels. The television movie event was written by writers Steven Melching and Matt Michnovetz and directed by Bosco Ng and Mel Zwyer. The movie premiered on July 16, 2016 at Celebration Europe and it made its television debut on September 24, 2016 on Disney XD.