Disney+ and Lucasfilm are continuing to grow their Star Wars universe as they have announced a Star Wars: The Clone Wars spinoff series.
The popular streaming platform will debut Star Wars: The Bad Batch in 2021. The animated series is set to follow clones of the Bad Batch, who were introduced in The Clone Wars — as they find their way in a changing galaxy in the aftermath of the Clone War.
The announcement comes two months after the conclusion of The Clone Wars‘ final season. Agnes Chu, senior vp content at Disney+ stated,
“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.”
The series is the latest addition to the many Star Wars properties currently on on Disney+, including The Mandalorian, and upcoming live-action series centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan MacGregor) and Rogue One character Cassian Andor (Diego Luna). Russian Doll co-creator Leslye Headland is also developing a series centered on female characters in the Star Wars universe.
