Over the last few hours Disney officially revealed the release date of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the television series that is part of an extensive list of contents by Star Wars coming to the streaming platform Disney +, which includes The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, a series completely dedicated to the character of Ahsoka Tano and the third season of The Mandalorian. The new animated series will follow the experimental clones of Bad Batch, introduced for the first time within the seventh season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars as an elite Republic commando squad. Star Wars: The Bad Batch will be released on Disney + on a very important day for all fans of the iconic franchise, namely the 4st May, coinciding with the Star Wars Day held on May 4th every year due to the pun "May the fourth be with you."
The new show will follow Hunter, Echo, Wrecker, Crosshair and Tech as they find their way into a radically changed galaxy just after the Clone War. By avoiding the mind control of Order 66, presumably due to their unique genetic mutations, the Bad Batch becomes a team of wandering mercenaries, who will make their way into this new world of hiring jobs across the Star Wars galaxy that we have by now. to know and love. Star Wars: The Bad Batch will be both sequel and spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the animated series produced by Lucasfilms Animation aired from 2008 to 2020.
While very few details have been revealed for the story of The Bad Batch at the moment, the series will at least partially address galactic politics in the early days of the Empire. Past characters such as Ahsoka, Darth Vader, Captain Rex or Kanan Jarrus could appear within the show, although the focus will most likely be focused primarily on short-term action-oriented storylines. 'animation, the public's expectations for this new product are incredibly high.
