Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)

Not to be confused with Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series).

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Genre
Created byGeorge Lucas
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Voices of
Narrated byTom Kane
ComposerKevin Kiner
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes133 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Cary Silver
  • Caroline Kermel
Running time19–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseOctober 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) –
March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseMarch 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseFebruary 21 (2020-02-21) –
May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American animated television series created by George Lucas.[1] It is part of the Star Wars multimedia franchise, and is set predominantly between the events of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). Lucas, who closely collaborated with supervising director Dave Filoni on the series,[2] called it a continuation of the previous Genndy Tartakovsky-produced 2003 Clone Wars series. 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.[3]

In early 2013, Lucasfilm announced that The Clone Wars would be "winding down".[4][5] Thirteen episodes comprising a new sixth season were made available in the U.S. for streaming on Netflix, along with the entirety of the series, beginning March 7, 2014.[6] A project known as The Clone Wars Legacy adapted unproduced story arcs into other formats, such as comics and novels.[7] The series was revived for a seventh and final season of 12 new episodes, which premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2020.[8][9][10]

The Clone Wars received at first mostly positive reception and later acclaim from critics and became a significant ratings success, becoming Cartoon Network's highest-rated show during its initial run. The series was also nominated for numerous industry awards, including the Daytime Emmy Awards and the Annie Awards.[11][12]

Some characters created for The Clone Wars have gone on to appear in other works, including the animated series Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) and Star Wars: Tales (2022–present), and the live-action series The Mandalorian (2019–present), The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022), and a spin-off of the former focused on one of The Clone Wars' main characters, Ahsoka Tano. A sequel series, titled Star Wars: The Bad Batch, premiered on Disney+ on May 4, 2021.

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  9. ^ Brooks, Dan (July 19, 2018). "SDCC 2018: Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Return with New Episodes". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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  11. ^ "Star Wars: The Clone Wars Wins Two Daytime Emmy Awards". StarWars.com. Lucasfilm. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "38th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.