Disney Plus has ordered 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch,' an animated 'Clone Wars' spinoff
This new show, which is slated to launch on Disney Plus in 2021, follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch 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.
News of the show comes just over three months after “The Clone Wars” wrapped its acclaimed seven-season run. Dave Filoni, the mastermind behind “Clone Wars” and one of the brains behind “The Mandalorian,” will executive produce “Bad Batch” alongside Athena Portillo, Brad Rau and Jennifer Corbett. Carrie Beck is on board as a co-executive producer and Josh Rimes as producer. Rau will serve 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 of Content at Disney Plus. “While the Clone Wars may have come to its conclusion, our partnership with the groundbreaking storytellers and artists at
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