If the end ofThe Clone Warshas you down, Star Wars fans, don’t despair.Star Wars: The Bad Batchis on its way to Disney+ in 2021.
As the title suggests, the new animated series will followThe Bad Batch— a group of clone troopers introduced inThe Clone Warswho differ genetically from their fellow clones in ways that make them uniquely suited for dangerous missions. The series will be set in the aftermath ofThe Clone Wars, with the creative team on that series and other Star Wars animated shows teaming up behind the camera.
WithStar Wars: The Bad Batchscheduled to premiere on Disney+ in 2021, here’s everything we know about the series.
According to Disney,The Bad Batchwill follow the titular squad of troopers who made their debut inseason 7 ofThe Clone Warsas they navigate a galaxy in turmoil after the events of the war between the Galactic Republic and The Separatists. to put their unique skills to use and find a new purpose, the troopers begin a career as mercenaries, undertaking dangerous missions throughout the galaxy.
The squad first introduced in the February 2020 episode ofThe Clone Warsincluded the team’s tracker, Sergeant Hunter; the superhumanly strong assault specialist, Wrecker; the eagle-eyed sniper, Crosshair; and the hyper-intelligent computer whiz, Tech.
Behind the camera
The creative team onThe Bad Batchis a mixture of writers, producers, and directors from other animated Star Wars series, includingStar Wars: The Clone Wars,Star Wars Resistance, andStar Wars Rebels, among other projects.
The Bad Batchwill be executive produced byThe Clone WarsandThe Mandalorianproducer Dave Filoni, Athena Portillo (The Clone Wars,Rebels), Brad Rau (Rebels,Resistance), and Jennifer Corbett (Resistance). Carrie Beck (The Mandalorian,Rebels) will also serve as co-executive producer, along with Josh Rimes (Resistance) as series producer. Rau will be the series’ supervising director, while Corbett will serve as head writer for the show.
Disney debuted the official logo forStar Wars: The Bad Batchin the official announcement of the series.
Premiere date
Disney indicated thatStar Wars: The Bad Batchwill premiere on Disney+ in 2021, but has not announced a more specific date for the show’s debut at this time.
