Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, and CGCG Inc. The debut film was released in theaters on August 15, 2008; it served as the introduction of the series. The series made its debut on the American Cartoon Network on October 3, 2008. It is set in the fictional Star Wars galaxy during the three-year interim between Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (the same time period as the previous 2003 Clone Wars series). Each episode has a running time of 22 minutes, filling a half-hour time slot.
In March 2013 following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney the series was cancelled. The unreleased episodes that had already been produced were referred to at the time as "bonus content". The German television network Super RTL began to air these episodes as a sixth season, which consisted of 13 episodes in February 2014. Season 6, along with the other seasons and the feature film, were made available on Netflix on March 7 the same year. The series returned with 12 new episodes on Disney+, serving as the seventh and final season. It premiered February 21, 2020.
Series overview
Note: episodes 37 to 43, 65, 66, and 109 to 119 aired earlier in some countries than their original U.S. release.
Episodes
Film (2008) As a lead-in to the TV series of the same name, the film was released theatrically on August 15, 2008, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Though critical reception was negative, the film was a box-office success and grossed $68.3 million worldwide against an $8.5 million budget.
Season 1 (2008–09) The premiere episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars aired on October 3, 2008, and set a new record with Cartoon Network as their most-watched series premiere, attracting total viewers. The season finale, "Hostage Crisis", was broadcast on March 20, 2009, and the original broadcast received viewers. Season 1 depicted the attempts of the Republic and the Separatists to gain the allegiance of many planets and moons.
Season 2: Rise of the Bounty Hunters (2009–10) The season two premiere, "Holocron Heist", was broadcast on October 2, 2009, and attracted viewers. Episode 15 was first released in Canada. Episodes 16–21 were released in the UK before airing in the US. In season 2, the Sith resort to hiring bounty hunters and mercenaries to steal objects and intel or to assassinate targets for them. Meanwhile, the Jedi lead the Republic forces in an assault on the primary battle droid manufacturing facility. The one-hour season finale combined of "R2 Come Home" and "Lethal Trackdown" was broadcast on April 30, 2010, and the original broadcast received viewers.
Season 3: Secrets Revealed (2010–11) The season three premiere, consisting of "Clone Cadets" and "ARC Troopers", was broadcast on September 17, 2010, attracting viewers. These episodes, and certain others in this season, cover events from previous seasons. Episodes 21 and 22 were released in the UK before airing in the US. The season finale, consisting of "Padawan Lost" and "Wookiee Hunt", was broadcast on April 1, 2011, attracting viewers.
Season 4: Battle Lines (2011–12) The season four premiere, consisting of "Water War" and "Gungan Attack", was broadcast on September 16, 2011, and attracted viewers, the lowest premiere viewing of all seasons. The season finale, "Revenge" was broadcast on March 16, 2012, attracting 2.03 million viewers. This season marks the return of Darth Maul.
Season 5 (2012–13) The season five premiere, "Revival", was broadcast on September 29, 2012, and attracted viewers. Season five consisted of 20 episodes instead of the normal 22 episode count. The season five finale, "The Wrong Jedi", was broadcast on March 2, 2013, and attracted viewers. Unlike the first four seasons, the episodes of the fifth season were released to DVD and Blu-ray in chronological order as opposed to broadcast order.
Season 6: The Lost Missions (2014) The sixth season was released in its entirety on March 7, 2014, on Netflix. The season had already premiered in Germany on February 15 the same year, on Super RTL.
Season 7: The Final Season (2020) The Clone Wars returned with 12 new episodes released on Disney+ during the service's first year. The seventh and final season premiered on February 21, 2020.