Watch the last episode of the 'Star Wars' superfan-created 'Go Rogue' series
LOS ANGELES -- The stop-motion Star Wars YouTube series is coming to an end.
Go Rogue, created by a team of superfans, led by James DeJulio, features key toys from the Lego 'Rogue One' line. Mashable got an early look at episode four (above).
The series was written by Kevin Ulrich and brought to life by stop-motion animators, and directors Dan MacKenzie and Tucker Barrie.
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For this particular chapter, more than 20,000 Lego bricks were used. Also in the episode: Lego Star Wars toys including the AT-ST Walker and Krennic’s Imperial Shuttle, along with new minifigure characters Jyn Erso, Director Krennic, Cassian Andor, K-2SO, Baze Malbus, Chirrut Imwe and Death Troopers.
On YouTube, Lego-related videos account for more than 20 percent of Star Wars fan-generated content, according to a recent report by tech company Zefr.
The series has amassed millions of views since debuting on Aug. 30.
The 'Chapter 1' video included an announcement for a new user-generated content contest for fans.
Winners will attend an advance film viewing at Lucasfilm in San Francisco to see their own projects on the big screen.
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
