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' 

## References
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