Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American television series created by Daron Nefcy and produced by Disney Television Animation. The series centers on fourteen-year-old Star Butterfly, a magical princess from the dimension of Mewni who is sent to Earth by her parents, King River and Queen Moon Butterfly, when they decide she should learn to wield magic away from their world. As an exchange student on Earth, she boards at the house of Marco Diaz, whom she befriends as they both attend high school. Before the series was picked up, Nefcy had worked as an artist for Disney's Wander Over Yonder and Nickelodeon's Robot and Monster.[1][2]
The first episode of the series premiered on January 18, 2015 on Disney Channel. Succeeding episodes premiered on Disney XD starting March 30, 2015. The series was renewed for a second season a month prior to its Disney XD premiere.[3] In March 2016, the series was renewed for a third season prior to its second-season premiere scheduled for July that year.[4] According to Nefcy, the episode "Bon Bon the Birthday Clown" marked the mid-season finale for the second season.[5] The second half of the season aired entirely in February 2017 on weekdays, with either a half-episode segment or a full episode premiering each day. In the same month, the series was renewed for a fourth season.[6] The show moved from Disney XD to Disney Channel for its fourth season.[7] Reruns aired on Disney XD until 2021.
A two-hour television film called The Battle for Mewni,[8] which comprises the first four episodes of the third season upon being re-aired, premiered on July 15, 2017.[9] The season concluded on April 7, 2018 with a two-part one-hour finale. The fourth and final season premiered on March 10, 2019 on Disney Channel and concluded on May 19, 2019.
The 22-minute mid-season finale you've all been waiting for!