David Farnor | On 11, Apr 2023

Star Wars: The Bad Batch will officially return to Disney+ in 2024 – but the third season will also be its last.

The original animated series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.

The Bad Batch is executive produced by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels) and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance) with Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian) as co-executive producer and Josh Rimes (Star Wars Resistance) as producer. Rau also serves as supervising director with Corbett as head writer.

Following the events of Season 2, it was confirmed at the weekend at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 that Season 3 is on the way.

Season 3 will see the Emperor (once again voiced by Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid) visit Dr Royce Hemlock, leader of the Empire’s cloning efforts, on Mount Tantiss, catch up with several characters in Imperial custody and feature several worlds and characters, including Republic commandos, clones, Rex, plenty of giant creatures and Ming-Na Wen’s fan-favourite bounty hunter, Fennec Shand.

Stay tuned for a trailer and more details.

 

Trailer: Star Wars: The Bad Batch arrives on Disney+ this May

30th March 2021

Disney+ is already lining up its next new Star Wars series, with The Bad Batch arriving on our screens this May – and a new trailer gives us a closer look at the show in action.

The original animated series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch — a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army — each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.

The Bad Batch is executive produced by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels) and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance) with Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian) as co-executive producer and Josh Rimes (Star Wars Resistance) as producer. Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer.

The series will premiere on Disney+ on 4th May with a special 70-minute episode. New episodes will then drop weekly on Fridays, starting from 7th May.

 

The Bad Batch: First look at Star Wars Disney+ series

11th December 2020

Lucasfilm is stepping up its Star Wars plans for Disney+, with a whole host of new projects announced at Disney’s Investor Day last night.

Also nestled among the new announcements was the first trailer for The Bad Batch.

“The Republic will be reorganised into the first galactic empire!” So declares Emperor Palpatine in the trailer for the animated show, which set the tone for a dark, gritty action series.

The series follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch — 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 War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.

The Bad Batch is executive produced by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels) and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance) with Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian) as co-executive producer and Josh Rimes (Star Wars Resistance) as producer. Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer.

The animated series will arrive exclusively on Disney+ in 2021. Here’s the trailer:

 

The Bad Batch: Disney+ orders new animated Star Wars series

13th July 2020

Disney+ has ordered a new animated Star Wars series, The Bad Batch.

Fresh off of the series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the show follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in The Clone Wars) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch – 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 War era, they will take on daring mercenary missions as they struggle to stay afloat and find new purpose.

The Bad Batch is executive produced by Dave Filoni (The Mandalorian), Athena Portillo (Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Brad Rau (Star Wars Rebels) and Jennifer Corbett (Star Wars Resistance) with Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian) as co-executive producer and Josh Rimes (Star Wars Resistance) as producer. Rau is also serving as supervising director with Corbett as head writer.

“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,” said Agnes Chu, senior vice president, Content, Disney+. “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.”

The Disney+ original series will premiere in 2021.

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