The series was initially conceived as an anthology, with episodes sharing little narrative connections between them, but later seasons feature story arcs that span several episodes. Unbeknownst to the galaxy, Darth Sidious, Dooku's secret master, is the one pulling the strings of both sides, as part of his master plan to eliminate the Jedi and gain enough power to create a new governing state under his rule. The series focuses on the eponymous conflict between the Galactic Republic, which is supported by the Jedi Order, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a movement organized by the Sith Lord Count Dooku to unite numerous planetary systems seeking independence from the Republic, against it. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is set during the prequel trilogy era, in the period of three years between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch, a spin-off series centering on the titular clone trooper team introduced in the seventh season, premiered on May 4, 2021. Ī related series, Star Wars Rebels, was released during the hiatus between the sixth and seventh seasons of The Clone Wars, featuring several characters from The Clone Wars, including Captain Rex, Ahsoka Tano and Maul. The series was also nominated for numerous industry awards, including the Daytime Emmy Awards and the Annie Awards. The Clone Wars received mostly positive reception and acclaim from critics and became a significant ratings success, becoming one of Cartoon Network's highest-rated shows during its initial run. The series was revived for a seventh and final season of 12 new episodes, which premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2020. A project known as The Clone Wars Legacy adapted unproduced story arcs into other formats, such as comics and novels. for streaming on Netflix, along with the entirety of the series, beginning March 7, 2014. Thirteen episodes comprising a new sixth season were made available in the U.S. In early 2013, Lucasfilm announced that The Clone Wars would be 'winding down'. Dave Filoni was the supervising director of the series. Being a reboot of the previous 2D series Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–2005), each episode had a running time of approximately 22 minutes to fill a half-hour time slot instead of the 3–15 minute episodes that the previous series had. It is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy during the three years between the prequel films Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

The series began with a theatrical feature film that was released on August 15, 2008, and debuted on Cartoon Network two months later on October 3, 2008. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a computer-animated television series created by George Lucas.

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