- "Giving new and existing fans the final chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been our honor at Disney+, and we are overjoyed by the global response to this landmark series. While The Clone Wars may have come to its conclusion, our partnership with the groundbreaking storytellers and artists at Lucasfilm Animation is only beginning. We are thrilled to bring Dave Filoni's vision to life through the next adventures of the Bad Batch."
- ―Agnes Chu announcing The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an animated television series that acts as both a sequel to and a spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It focuses on the squad known as Clone Force 99, a band of genetically enhanced clone troopers. It was announced on July 13, 2020 and premiered on Disney+ on May 4, 2021.[1] The first season has sixteen episodes,[15] and its musical score was composed by Kevin Kiner, who previously worked on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.[16]
The series stars Dee Bradley Baker as all male members of The Bad Batch, including Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Echo, and Crosshair,[12] as well as Michelle Ang as Omega.[13]
Official description[]
The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way into a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch (Clone Force 99) — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill, which makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew. In the post-Clone Wars era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.[1]
Development[]
- "During our first year on Disney+, our animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, saw tremendous success with its epic seventh and final season. Building on the legacy of The Clone Wars, our new animated series The Bad Batch, follows the specialist commandos of Clone Force 99 as they embark on new missions in a rapidly changing galaxy."
- ―Kathleen Kennedy, on The Bad Batch during the Disney Investor Day 2020
The Bad Batch was announced on July 13, 2020, along with the producers and writers attached to the show. Dave Filoni, Athena Yvette Portillo, Brad Rau, and Jennifer Corbett were named as executive producers. Carrie Beck also served as co-executive producer and Josh Rimes as producer. Rau also served as supervising director while Corbett was named as the series' head writer.[1]
On August 5, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[18]
On April 10, 2023, the series was renewed for a third and final season.[3]
Marketing[]
The first trailer for the first season of the Bad Batch was unveiled at a Disney investors presentation on December 10, 2020.[19] A second trailer was released on March 30, 2021.[20]
On May 29, Lucasfilm released the official trailer for the series' second season at the Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022.[21][22]
Release[]
The first episode of The Bad Batch premiered on Disney+ on May 4, 2021 with a 74-minute[5] premiere episode.[23] The first season ran for 16 episodes until August 13, 2021.[15][24]
The second season ran for 16 episodes from January 4 to March 29, 2023.[25][26]
The third season premiered on February 21, 2024.[27]
Credits[]
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External Links[]
Star Wars: The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Lucasfilm.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney+ (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Wikipedia
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch at the Internet Movie Database
