The series will take place in the High Republic era, which is set 200 years before The Phantom Menace.
RJ-83 stands for Return of the Jedi (1983)
This series is the first Disney Junior original to also be branded as a Disney Plus original when watching the show on the streaming service.
According to head writer/executive producer Michael Olson, development on this show began in 2019, four years before it's May the Fourth debut on Disney+.
Voice actress Cree Summer, who plays the recurring role of Marlaa the Chadra-Fan junk dealer, previously voiced Kneesa the Ewok, one of the main characters in Star Wars: Ewoks (1985), during it's first season.