Star Wars Zero Company Confirms SDCC 2026 Cast Appearance and New Developer Panel Details
Star Wars Zero Company will be the main event at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 on Saturday, July 25, with EA officially announcing a special panel that promises the most in-depth look yet at the upcoming tactical strategy game. The session, entitled “Bringing Star Wars Zero Company to Life: Meet the Cast Behind the Highly Anticipated Tactical Star Wars Game,” will take place in Room 6BCF from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM PT and will cover the game’s story, characters, voice cast and cinematic direction ahead of its launch this August.
The Spotlight is on the Story, Cast and Development
Star Wars Zero Company, set during the Clone Wars, follows a newly formed team of operatives known as Zero Company. Developed by Bit Reactor, along with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, The panel will dive into the team’s origins, personal relationships and the emotional conflicts that drive their missions. The developers say their goal is to deliver an original Star Wars story while remaining true to the tone, atmosphere and visual identity of the franchise.
Some of the voice cast will also be speaking at the event, but at this time only Vic Michaelis is confirmed publicly as a voice cast member. Developers and actors will talk about integrating dialogue, motion performances, cinematics and gameplay to create a character-driven campaign that goes beyond traditional tactics games.
Gameplay Focus and Release Information
This is a turn-based tactical strategy game for a single player, in which the emphasis is on squad management, battlefield positioning, coordinated attacks and operative special abilities. EA says the campaign offers a blend of deep tactical combat and cinematic storytelling, and that the squad is both the emotional core of the story and the player’s primary combat force. The design is accessible from the jump for new players, but has enough strategic depth for hardcore tactics fans to sink their teeth into.
EA has no official livestream announcements for the SDCC panel, which is currently scheduled to be an in-person event at the San Diego Convention Centre. For those who cannot attend, there will likely be updates on official social media, press coverage, recorded clips and possibly livestreams from attendees. Star Wars Zero Company is coming August 27, 2026 to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, rated ESRB Teen, and is already available to pre-order at retailers such as Walmart.
Sources
G2A – Star Wars Zero Company: Bit Reactor Electronic Arts Lucasfilm Games and Respawn Entertainment panel San Diego Comic-Con 2026 The turn-based tactical strategy game takes place during the Clone Wars and tells the story of the newly formed Zero Company squad in a single-player, story-driven campaign. The presentation will focus on the story, characters, voice performances, cinematic direction and tactical gameplay systems of the game, with Vic Michaelis already confirmed as a cast member.
Bespin Bulletin – EA used its official social media channels to announce the Star Wars Zero Company SDCC 2026 panel on Saturday. Zero Company is a ragtag group of operatives, and the developers want to tell a real story full of emotion using original characters, says the panel. The cast will discuss their process of performance and collaboration with the development team and the presentation will focus on cinematic storytelling designed to push the tactical strategy genre forward.
Restart.Run – Star Wars Zero Company is heading to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and has earned an ESRB Teen rating. The SDCC 2026 panel will be held July 25th, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM PT in Room 6BCF at the San Diego Convention Centre where fans will get a deeper look at the game’s development alongside appearances from the voice cast.
Threads – EA says Star Wars Zero Company is meant to deliver a cinematic experience that goes beyond the normal turn-based tactics and the SDCC 2026 panel previewed the creative vision behind combining story, performances and tactical gameplay into a more immersive narrative experience.
Mouseinfo – The “Bringing Star Wars Zero Company to Life” panel is part of the official programming of San Diego Comic-Con 2026 and appears in the convention’s schedule for Saturday, July 25. It has been featured in major presentations by Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, and is one of the day’s featured panels in the official line-up.
