Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated comedy adventure television series produced by Disney Television Animation.[1] The first episode was shown on January 18, 2015, on Disney Channel as a special preview, and the series officially premiered on March 30, 2015, on Disney XD.[1] The show was created by Daron Nefcy, who had worked on storyboards for Wander Over Yonder and Robot and Monster. Nefcy became the second woman to create an animated series for Disney Television Animation (the first being Sue Rose, who created Pepper Ann), and the first woman to create a Disney XD series.[2][3] On February 12, 2015, Disney renewed the series for a second season prior to its premiere on Disney XD.[1] On March 4, 2016, it was renewed for a third season.[4].