Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Directed by

Dave Filoni

Genre

action television series, children's television series, science fiction television series, adventure television series, fantasy television series, drama television series

Country

United States

Length

7 seasons, 133 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2,379 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Jedi knights and clone troopers fight a war against a separatist army of droids. The story follows Anakin Skywalker, his master Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his young apprentice Ahsoka Tano as they lead the republic's forces through battles across the galaxy.

fast-paceddramaticadventurousenergeticemotionalepicaction-packed

What happens

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American animated science fiction television series created by George Lucas and produced by Lucasfilm Animation. Set between Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), it follows Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), and Anakin's Padawan, Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) as they lead the Galactic Republic's clone army (Dee Bradley Baker) against the Separatist Alliance, commanded by Count Dooku (Corey Burton) during the Clone Wars. The series originated from Lucas's desire to explore the untold stories of the Clone Wars era including characters and planets briefly mentioned in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Development began as early as 2004. Lucas hired supervising director Dave Filoni after seeing his work on the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Lucas worked closely with Filoni, and the creative team to draw inspiration from a variety of sources, including the original Star Wars trilogy and Ralph McQuarrie's concept art, while also drawing on elements of anime, manga, and Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars (2003–2005) microseries. The series explores themes rarely touched on in youth entertainment, such as war, genocide, sexism, gender roles, racism, slavery, imperialism, totalitarianism, corporatism, class warfare, political corruption, indoctrination, animal cruelty, and free choice. The series was preceded by an animated theatrical film of the same name in August 2008, originally intended to serve as its first episodes. It officially premiered on October 3, 2008, on Cartoon Network and ran for five seasons before its initial cancellation in 2013. Following its cancellation in 2013, a project titled The Clone Wars Legacy adapted unfinished story arcs into other formats such as comics and novels. The series was later revived with a sixth season on Netflix in 2014 and a seventh and final season on Disney+ in 2020, which concluded with the critically acclaimed "Siege of Mandalore" arc, set parallel to the events of Revenge of the Sith. Although plans for an eighth season were ultimately scrapped, the series was followed by several sequels, including Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), as well as the spin-offs The Bad Batch (2021–2024), Ahsoka (2023–present), and Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord (2026–present) The Clone Wars was a ratings success for Cartoon Network. While viewership fluctuated across seasons, the series consistently performed well, showing significant year-over-year growth. In its later years, the series experienced a surge in demand on streaming platforms, coinciding with the debut of The Mandalorian (2019–2023), and the release of its seventh season, becoming the most in-demand sci-fi series in the United States. It also received critical acclaim and garnered numerous awards and nominations, including Daytime Emmy Awards and the Annie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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