Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American animated television series created by George Lucas and by Lucasfilm Animation set during Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones from Three Months after the Battle of Geonosis and before Revenge of the Sith when Anakin turns evil. The series became very popular around the world on Cartoon Network as U.S. owned rights for season 1-5 but as season 6 was relicensed to Netflix in U.S. and Canada. Disney had canceled the show due to want more of Star Wars Episode 7 and Star Wars Rebels but on September 7, 2014 on star wars.com a story arc with rough animation reel was the unreleased episodes due to cancelation and Star Wars Son of Dathomir was turned in to a comic book and another one will come with Asajj Ventress in June 2015.

Plot
The Clone Wars has begin as the Jedi Knights struggle to maintain peace in the galaxy and are forced to lead the Clone army of the republic against the evil droids army of the Sith lead by Count Dooku, General Grievous and other villains.

Cast and characters

Main
 Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker, Lom Pyke, Additional voices
 James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Osi Sobeck, Additional voices 
 Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Additional voices
 Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex, all Clone Troopers, Saesee Tiin, Onaconda Farr, Bossk, Admiral Trench, Additional voices
 Matthew Wood as General Grievous, Battle Droids, Wat Tambor, Poggle the Lesser, Additional voices
 Tom Kane as Narrator, Yoda, Admiral Wullf Yularen, Additional voices
 Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala, Additional voices
 Terrence C. Carson as Mace Windu, Additional voices
 Ian Abercrombie (seasons 1–6) / Tim Curry (seasons 5–6) / Ian McDiarmid (season 7) as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
 Corey Burton as Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus, Cad Bane, Ziro the Hutt, Additional voices
 Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress, Additional voices
 Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
 Phil LaMarr as Bail Organa, Kit Fisto, Orn Free Taa, Additional voices
 Ahmed Best (seasons 1–6) / Phil LaMarr (Credited as B.J. Hughes) (Season 1) as Jar Jar Binks
 Jim Cummings as Hondo Ohnaka, Additional voices
 Barbara Goodson as Mother Talzin
 Clancy Brown as Savage , Additional voices
 Stephen Stanton as Mas Amedda, Tarkin, Additional voices
 Jon Favreau as Pre Vizsla
 Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze
 Sam Witwer as Darth Maul, The Son, Additional voices

Recurring
 Greg Baldwin as Gwarm, Tera Sinube, Additional voices
 Olivia d'Abo as Luminara Unduli
 Ben Diskin as WAC-47, AZI-3, Additional voices 
 Robin Atkin Downes as Rush Clovis, Cham Syndulla, Additional voices
 Gideon Emery as Lott Dod, Mee Deechi, Additional voices
 Dave Filoni as Embo, Additional voices
 Brian George as Ki-Adi-Mundi, King Katuunko, Additional voices
 Anna Graves as Duchess Satine Kryze, Sugi, Meena Tills, Additional voices
 Jennifer Hale as Aayla Secura, Riyo Chuchi
 Julian Holloway as Almec, Admiral Shoan Killian
 Tom Kenny as Nute Gunray, Lt. Tan Divo, Greedo, Additional voices
 Jaime King as Aurra Sing, Additional Voices
 Daniel Logan as Boba Fett, Clone Cadets
 James C. Mathis III as Gregar Typho
 Jameelah McMillan as Halle Burtoni, Queen Neeyutnee 
 Angelique Perrin as Adi Gallia, Additional voices
 Kevin Michael Richardson as Jabba the Hutt, Additional voices
 Meredith Salenger as Barriss Offee, Additional voices
 Jason Spisak as Lux Bonteri, Additional voices
 Tasia Valenza as Shaak Ti 
 Gwendoline Yeo as Nala Se, Additional voices

Notable guests
 Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker
 Bob Bergen as Lama Su
 Artt Butler as Captain Ackbar
 Flo Di Re as Jocasta Nu
 Dave Fennoy as Pong Krell
 Mark Hamill as Darth Bane
 Andrew Kishino as Saw Gerrera 
 Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn
 Simon Pegg as Dengar
 Kath Soucie as Mon Mothma
 George Takei as Lok Durd
 David Tennant as Huyang
 Seth Green as Todo 360
 Gary Anthony Williams as Riff Tamson
 Adam McArthur as Prince Lee-Char
 Lloyd Sherr as the Father
 Kirk Thornton as King Sanjay Rash
 Barry Dennen as King Ramsis Dendup
 Paul Nakauchi as Sifo-Dyas
 Ron Perlman as Gha Nachkt
 Whit Hertford as Cadet Korkie Kryze
 Greg Proops as Tal Merrick
 Michael York as Dr. Nuvo Vindi
 Cam Clarke as O-Mer
 David Kaye as General Tandin
 Ray Stevenson as Gar Saxon
 Kari Wahlgren as Letta Turmond
 George Coe as Tee Watt Kaa
 Victor Brandt as Keeper Agruss
 Greg Ellis as Turk Falso
 Vanessa Marshall as Rook Kast
 Al Rodrigo as Quinlan Vos
 Nick Jameson as Darts D'Nar
 Bobby Moynihan as Pintu Son-El
 Chris Edgerly as Eeth Koth
 James Marsters as Captain Argyus
 David Kaufman as Jaybo Hood
 Kevin Thoms as Dar

Production
The series was spinoff the 2D cartoon series made to a 3D series. George Lucas (executive producer) had first the idea as wanting to make a series based on the clone wars. George Lucas intended to make 100 episodes in five seasons.
Episodes
The first set of episodes were combined to form a movie, which was released in theaters in 2008. Then the television series continued from there.

Lucasfilm had Originally produced 100 episodes divided in 5 seasons but Dave Filoni had confirmed on his Facebook a sixth season coming in Early 2014 on Netflix and a sixith season came with 11 episodes but there were still unfinished episodes and story arcs so the Clone Wars Legacy had an unreleased rought animatic story arc on starwars.com and turned in to comic books and novels.

In 2020, a seventh and final season was released on Disney Plus. This was an additional 12 episodes.
Release
Broadcast
The series airs on Cartoon Network U.S. and Cartoon Network Worldwide. First in U.S. in 2008. Netflix had obtained rights for season six.

Home media
The seasons of the show was made in DVD released in volumes as Season Two Volume titled Commando Commanders. DVD called Return of Darth Maul containing Darth Maul return story arc and Asajj Ventress new life. After Season Six came on Netflix the season came on DVD titled ''The Lost Missions' 

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