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{"source_url": "https://www.indiewire.com", "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/star-wars-the-clone-wars-final-season-clip-1202211957/", "title": "New \u2018Star Wars: The Clone Wars\u2019 Clip Promises High-Stakes Action in Final Season", "top_image": "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clone-wars.jpeg", "meta_img": "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clone-wars.jpeg", "images": ["https://i0.wp.com/www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/brad-2020tour.jpg?resize=230%2C135&ssl=1&w=300", "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clone-wars.jpeg?w=780", "https://i0.wp.com/www.goldderby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/justin-bieber-changes-album-cover.jpg?resize=230%2C135&ssl=1&w=300", "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/themes/indiewire/sprites/logo/Logo_IndieWire.png", "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clone-wars-2.jpeg?w=300", "https://s3.amazonaws.com/heartbeat.pmc.com/track?host=www.indiewire.com&path=%2F2020%2F02%2Fstar-wars-the-clone-wars-final-season-clip-1202211957%2F&ct=article&lob=indiewire&loc=us&env=desktop&post_id=1202211957", "https://pmctvline2.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/janet-dubois-good-times.png?resize=230%2C135&w=300", "https://pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/blackhall-studios-cgi-1.jpg?resize=230%2C135&w=300", "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clone-wars.jpeg", "https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel?a.1=p-60R-umvc0T-Cw&a.2=p-31f3D02tYU8zY", "https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/calvinharris_ss_fi.jpg?resize=230%2C135&w=300", "https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=6035310&c3=&c4=&c5=&c6=&c15=&cv=2.0&cj=1", "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/themes/indiewire/images/indiewire-color.png"], "movies": ["https://www.youtube.com/embed/74KX0sQ2I4E?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent"], "text": "It took six years, but fans of \"Star Wars: The Clone Wars\" will finally be getting the show's long-awaited seventh and final season.\n\nThe six-year wait for \u201cStar Wars: The Clone Wars\u201d Season 7 is nearly over. The first episode of the series\u2019 final season will premiere on Disney+ on Friday, February 21, and Disney has unveiled a new clip and several images to hype up the beginning of the end.\n\nLike the show itself, Season 7 will focus on the end of the galaxy-spanning Clone Wars that defined much of the franchise\u2019s mythology. The new clip from \u201cThe Bad Batch\u201d teases a team-up with a squad of \u201cfavorably mutated\u201d clone troopers, who will kick off the season with a mission behind Separatist lines.\n\nPer Disney: \u201cThe forces of darkness have amassed great power in their bid to transform the Republic into the Galactic Empire. With the Republic on a losing streak, Captain Rex fears the Separatists are using stolen data to help predict the Grand Army\u2019s every move. As the threat of defeat looms, Rex teams up with experimental Clone Force 99, also known as the Bad Batch. Together, they embark on a high-risk mission behind enemy lines to uncover the truth behind the Separatist victories.\u201d\n\nWhile the series\u2019 new clip is focused on the Clone Troopers, plenty of fan-favorite Force users will be returning throughout the upcoming season, including Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Ahsoka Tano.\n\nDisney\n\n\u201cThe Bad Batch\u201d was intended to kick off Season 7 several years ago before production on the series was stopped. The episode would\u2019ve been part of a four-episode arc. One of the series\u2019 writers released plot details about the story arc in 2014, when the series\u2019 future was uncertain \u2014 and unfinished story reels were also released \u2014 but only time will tell how the experimental Clone Troopers play into the overall series.\n\nThe seventh season of \u201cThe Clone Wars\u201d will premiere a few months after Dave Filoni\u2019s Disney+ tentpole \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d hit the streamer. Filoni served as creator and showrunner on \u201cStar Wars Rebels\u201d and is the showrunner for \u201cThe Clone Wars.\u201d Like his animated series, \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d which will return for a second season in October, enjoyed stellar fan reception.\n\n\u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d Season 1 finale teased that the Darksaber, a black-bladed lightsaber that originated in \u201cThe Clone Wars,\u201d would play a significant role in future installments. Given the interconnected nature of recent \u201cStar Wars\u201d projects \u2014 and Disney\u2019s need to keep the franchise in the public eye \u2014 don\u2019t be surprised if similar teases pop up in the upcoming \u201cThe Clone Wars\u201d season.\n\nCheck out the clip from \u201cThe Bad Batch\u201d below:\n\nPopular on IndieWire\n\nSign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": [""], "tags": ["Disney Plus", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "Dave Filoni", "Star Wars"], "authors": ["Tyler Hersko"], "publish_date": "Tue Feb 18 18:52:25 2020", "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "The final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will kick off with a high-risk mission to save the Republic from the Separatists.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-iw_favicon.png?w=32", "meta_data": {"fb": {"pages": 9800035481}, "msvalidate.01": "87B78205BB25666E656DA3EB49F3FD42", "viewport": "width=device-width, initial-scale=1", "st": {"robots": "follow, index"}, "description": "The final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will kick off with a high-risk mission to save the Republic from the Separatists.", "news_keywords": "Dave Filoni, Disney Plus, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "apple-itunes-app": "app-id=1400654071", "generator": "WordPress 5.3.2", "author": "Tyler Hersko", "content_type": "Article", "title": "New 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Clip Promises High-Stakes Action in Final Season", "published_at": "2020-02-18 13:52:25", "image": "https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clone-wars.jpeg?w=300", "comment_count": 0, "tags": "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "topics": "Television", "body": "The six-year wait for \u201cStar Wars: The Clone Wars\u201d Season 7 is nearly over. The first episode of the series\u2019 final season will premiere on Disney+ on Friday, February 21, and Disney has unveiled a new clip and several images to hype up the beginning of the end.\r\n\r\nLike the show itself, Season 7 will focus on the end of the galaxy-spanning Clone Wars that defined much of the franchise\u2019s mythology. The new clip from \u201cThe Bad Batch\u201d teases a team-up with a squad of \u201cfavorably mutated\u201d clone troopers, who will kick off the season with a mission behind Separatist lines.\r\n\r\nPer Disney: \"The forces of darkness have amassed great power in their bid to transform the Republic into the Galactic Empire. With the Republic on a losing streak, Captain Rex fears the Separatists are using stolen data to help predict the Grand Army\u2019s every move. As the threat of defeat looms, Rex teams up with experimental Clone Force 99, also known as the Bad Batch. Together, they embark on a high-risk mission behind enemy lines to uncover the truth behind the Separatist victories.\"\r\n\r\nWhile the series' new clip is focused on the Clone Troopers, plenty of fan-favorite Force users will be returning throughout the upcoming season, including Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Ahsoka Tano.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Bad Batch\u201d was intended to kick off Season 7 several years ago before production on the series was stopped. The episode would\u2019ve been part of a four-episode arc. One of the series\u2019 writers released plot details about the story arc in 2014, when the series\u2019 future was uncertain \u2014 and unfinished story reels were also released \u2014 but only time will tell how the experimental Clone Troopers play into the overall series.\r\n\r\nThe seventh season of \u201cThe Clone Wars\u201d will premiere a few months after Dave Filoni\u2019s Disney+ tentpole \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d hit the streamer. Filoni served as creator and showrunner on \u201cStar Wars Rebels\u201d and is the showrunner for \u201cThe Clone Wars.\u201d Like his animated series, \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d which will return for a second season in October, enjoyed stellar fan reception.\r\n\r\n\"The Mandalorian\u201d Season 1 finale teased that the Darksaber, a black-bladed lightsaber that originated in \u201cThe Clone Wars,\u201d would play a significant role in future installments. 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