The character was first revealed on February 20, 2014 with the announcement that she would be voiced by Vanessa Marshall in a video posted to the Star Wars YouTube channel.

The Rebels episode "Homecoming" deals with how Hera’s sense of duty to the whole galaxy conflicts with her father’s commitment to their home planet Ryloth.

Hera Syndulla serves in a mother-figure role to the rest of the Ghost Crew, mentoring them and helping to hold the group together when they would otherwise fall apart.

A 10-year-old Hera Syndulla appears in the eleventh and twelfth episodes from the first season of The Bad Batch titled "Devil's Deal" and "Rescue on Ryloth".

[17] Syndulla is featured in the 2020 EA flight-combat video game Star Wars: Squadrons, set in the years following Return of the Jedi.

[18] The 2014 prequel novel A New Dawn follows Kanan Jarrus after Order 66 as he makes allies with Hera Syndulla before the events of Rebels.