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Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021)

Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an action-adventure animated series set after the events of The Clone Wars, following Clone Force 99 (a.k.a. the Bad Batch.) Finding themselves immune to the brainwashing effects of Order 66, the Bad Batch become mercenaries for hire while outrunning the empire, now seeing them as fugitives of the law.

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Animation
Adventure
Action
Sci-Fi

Cast
Dee Bradley Baker , Michelle Ang , Noshir Dalal , Liam O'Brien , Rhea Perlman , Sam Riegel , Bob Bergen , Gwendoline Yeo
Release Date
May 4, 2021
Seasons
2
Network
Disney Channel
Streaming Sevice
Disney+
Franchise(s)
Star Wars
Writers
Jennifer Corbett , Dave Filoni , Matt Michnovetz , Tamara Becher , Amanda Rose Munoz , Gursimran Sandhu , Christian Taylor , Damani Johnson
Directors
Dave Filoni
Showrunner
Dave Filoni
Story By
Dave Filoni

Summary

Star Wars: The Bad Batch 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—a special 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. Star Wars: The Bad Batch premiered on May 04 2021, with a second season ordered by Disney+. Season two will air on September 28, 2022.

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