‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Animated Series Gets New Poster, Release Date [PIC]

Disney has released the official poster for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy animated series on Disney XD!

The series will debut on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 9:30pm ET with two back-to-back episodes, BUT Disney XD will tease us by airing the very first episode on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 9pm.

GOTG XD art

But you’ll also want to set your DVRs for the month of August, too! The channel will air 10 two-minute short videos every Saturday night that will explore the background of each major character.

The schedule is as follows:

  • Aug. 1: Star-Lord, Part 1 — 8:58 p.m. ET/PT and Part 2 — 10:28 p.m. ET/PT
  • Aug. 8: Groot, Part 1 — 8:58 p.m. ET/PT and Part 2 — 9:58 p.m. ET/PT
  • Aug. 15: Rocket Raccoon, Part 1 — 8:58 p.m. ET/PT and Part 2 — 9:58 p.m. ET/PT
  • Aug. 22: Drax, Part 1 — 8:58 p.m. ET/PT and Part 2 — 9:58 p.m. ET/PT
  • Aug. 29: Gamora, Part 1 — 8:58 p.m. ET/PT & Part 2 — 9:58 p.m. ET/PT

[via Entertainment Weekly]