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"Any opportunity to put the final pieces of the story in place is meaningful as a storyteller. I'm happy for the opportunity to define these things and the end of this part of the Clone War."
―Dave Filoni[1]

The seventh season of the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series,[15] marketed as The Final Season, is a revival run of twelve episodes that aired on Disney+. The revival was announced by the series' supervising director, Dave Filoni, on July 19, 2018 at San Diego Comic-Con, during a panel commemorating the show's tenth anniversary. The episodes are a continuation of the series after it was cancelled in 2013, and include the Siege of Mandalore. Series stars Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Sam Witwer, Katee Sackhoff, and more all returned to lend their voices to the series.

Development[]

"Without getting too much into detail - because I love the fan speculation - but it would be a real shame to have done all this work and not use it. So we are looking at everything and going over all those scripts we had. I think that the biggest thing for me is "how do we make this show better?" And I think that means examining all the work we had done, the work we were planning on doing, and also trying to honor the work of so many people that were in the middle of making stuff."
Dave Filoni[16]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars ran from October 3, 2008[17] until its final regular broadcast episode on March 2, 2013,[18] following the show's cancellation at the end of its fifth season.[19] A half-length season was available on Netflix on March 7, 2014,[20] and some story arcs were released in several different mediums in the following years.[21] The show was succeeded by Star Wars Rebels,[22] which continued the story of Clone Wars era characters like Ahsoka Tano and Clone Captain Rex,[23] but fans continued asking for more episodes of The Clone Wars.[24] A famous hashtag for the campaign was #SaveTheCloneWars.[25]

Star Wars The Clone Wars revival poster

The Clone Wars Saved poster

An extension of the original series on the Disney+ streaming service was announced at San Diego Comic Con on July 19, 2018, during a panel commemorating the show's 10th anniversary. The announcement came with a trailer for the new season and a poster that contained the hashtag #CloneWarsSaved, referencing the fan campaign.[11] A StarWars.com interview with Dave Filoni, the show's supervising director, confirmed that the new season would contain 12 new episodes.[1] One of the story arcs in the season was the Siege of Mandalore, with some scenes about it in the trailer.[11] The arc was originally intended as the show's series finale,[26] and takes place days before and during the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, including Order 66.[27] The arc was referenced in Star Wars Rebels[28] and partly adapted in the young-adult novel Ahsoka.[27] The author E. K. Johnston later revealed that she was asked not to write action scenes for the Siege of Mandalore in the book, as unbeknownst to her Lucasfilm was working on the final season.[29]

Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, and Dee Bradley Baker were confirmed to be reprising their respective roles as Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Captain Rex by the revival trailer.[11] In August 2018, Tom Kane confirmed on his Facebook account that he had recorded lines for five new episodes of the revival, but he did not confirm if he would be reprising his roles as either the Narrator, Yoda, or Wullf Yularen.[12] He went on to reprise all three roles.[4][30][31] As of November 5, 2018, recording was still underway according to Eckstein.[32] Sam Witwer and Ray Park were later confirmed to be reprising the role of Maul,[13] with the former providing the voice as he had done in previous seasons and the latter performing motion capture reference.[33] During production, several of the models, including that of Captain Rex, were tweaked and improved upon based on new animation technology.[13] Star Wars Insider 190 later revealed that as of June 12, 2019, production of the episodes was still ongoing.[34] Filoni felt that his experience making The Mandalorian had informed his work on this season.[35] Even though he was no longer working on the franchise, Star Wars creator George Lucas talked about some series concepts and ideas with Filoni, who endeavored to keep the revival with Lucas' vision so it, along with other projects, could be faithful to the franchise's films and ideologies.[36]

Release[]

The Clone Wars revival was the subject of a panel at 2019's Celebration Chicago, which took place on April 14.[37] During the panel, behind-the-scenes images and a trailer were shown. The trailer, besides showing more footage of "Ahsoka's Walkabout" and the Siege of Mandalore also confirmed that the revival would include a finished version of the "Bad Batch" arc, initially released as an unfinished story reel, with completed animation.[13]

Her Universe released a new line of clothing based on Season Seven.[38]

The season premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2020.[2] Alongside the release, Clone Wars Download—a series of short videos exploring the episodes—also premiered.[39]

Episodes[]

Episode Image Title Original Airdate Prod. #
701[40] EpGuide701 "The Bad Batch"[13]
  • 6.09 (Original production)[43]
  • 101 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[44]
702[40] EpGuide702 "A Distant Echo"[13]
  • 6.10 (Original production)[43]
  • 102 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[5]
703[45] EpGuide703 "On the Wings of Keeradaks"[13]
  • April 17, 2015 (Celebration Anaheim screening)[41]
  • April 29, 2015 (StarWars.com)[42]
  • March 6, 2020[45]
  • 6.11 (Original production)[43]
  • 103 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[4]
704[45] EpGuide704 "Unfinished Business"[13]
  • April 17, 2015 (Celebration Anaheim screening)[41]
  • April 29, 2015 (StarWars.com)[42]
  • March 13, 2020[45]
  • 6.12 (Original production)[43]
  • 104 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[4]
705[45] GoneWithATrace EG "Gone with a Trace"[45] March 20, 2020[45]
  • 6.05 (Original production)[43]
  • 105 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[46]
706[45] DealNoDeal EG "Deal No Deal"[45] March 27, 2020[45]
  • 6.06 (Original production)[43]
  • 106 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[47]
707[48] DangerousDebtEG "Dangerous Debt"[48] April 3, 2020[48]
  • 6.07 (Original production)[43]
  • 107 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[49]
708[48] TogetherAgainEG "Together Again"[48] April 10, 2020[48]
  • 6.08 (Original production)[43]
  • 108 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[50]
709[48] EpGuide209-OldFriendsNotForgotten "Old Friends Not Forgotten"[48] April 17, 2020[48]
  • 7.21 (Original production)[43]
  • 109 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[51]
710[48] ThePhantomApprenticeEG "The Phantom Apprentice"[48] April 24, 2020[48]
  • 7.22 (Original production)[43]
  • 110 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[52]
711[53] EpGuide711 "Shattered"[53] May 1, 2020[53]
  • 7.23 (Original production)[43]
  • 111 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[54]
712[53] VictoryAndDeathEG "Victory and Death"[53] May 4, 2020[53]
  • 7.24 (Original production)[43]
  • 112 ("Twins" Season 7 production)[55]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 StarWars SDCC 2018: Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Return With New Episodes on StarWars.com (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 StarWars Star Wars: The Clone Wars Returns on Disney+ February 21 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  3. StarWars Go Behind the Scenes in the New Disney+ Series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian on StarWars.com (backup link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 StarWars "A Distant Echo" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Gone with a Trace"
  7. StarWars The Bad Batch - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Story Reel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  8. StarWars "Unfinished Business" - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Story Reel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  9. StarWars On the Wings of Keeradaks - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Story Reel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  10. TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Deal No Deal"
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 StarWars #CloneWarsSaved Trailer | Star Wars: The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  12. 12.0 12.1 TwitterLogo Corey Van Dyke (@Corey-WolfPack) on Twitter: "Tom Kane said on his Facebook that he recorded lines for 5 new The Clone Wars episodes yesterday. That gets me so pumped." (backup link)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 SWYTlogo Star Wars: The Clone Wars Panel at Star Wars Celebration 2019 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  14. The novel Ahsoka places the Siege of Mandalore, which is depicted in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars revival, as taking place during the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the events of Episode III in 19 BBY, therefore, this places the revival in 19 BBY.
  15. Instagram-Logo Lucasfilm on Instagram: Loving the new poster art and trailer for Season 7 of #TheCloneWars, coming to #DisneyPlus! (April 15, 2019) (screenshot)
  16. Star Wars Rebels Creator Dave Filoni Reveals How Season 4 Almost Ended and His Clone Wars Revival Plans by Huver, Scott on IGN (bad argument #2 to 'formatDate' (not a valid timestamp)) (archived from the original on August 12, 2018)
  17. StarWars The Clone Wars Episode Guide: "Ambush" on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  18. StarWars "The Wrong Jedi" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
  19. StarWars A New Direction for Lucasfilm Animation on StarWars.com (backup link)
  20. StarWars Star Wars: The Clone Wars — The Lost Missions Now on Netflix on StarWars.com (backup link)
  21. StarWars The Clone Wars Legacy on StarWars.com (backup link)
  22. StarWars New Animated Series Star Wars Rebels Coming Fall 2014 on StarWars.com (backup link)
  23. Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "Relics of the Old Republic"
  24. StarWars SDCC 2018: 12 Things We Learned From the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
  25. SaveCloneWars on Twitter
  26. TwitterLogo Brent Friedman (@BFree63) on Twitter: "It's a reference to Clone Wars' 'lost' series finale, since that arc and last night's ep were both written by @MattMichnovetz" (screenshot)
  27. 27.0 27.1 Ahsoka
  28. Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "The Lost Commanders"
  29. Live at Celebration with E.K. Johnston – SWBW #100 on www.starwarsreport.com (April 18, 2019) (archived from the original on August 24, 2019)
  30. TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Old Friends Not Forgotten"
  31. TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shattered"
  32. Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Ashley Eckstein Offers an Update on Season 7 by Damore, Meagan on www.cbr.com (November 5, 2018) (archived from the original on July 16, 2019)
  33. The truth about Darth Maul's Clone Wars return – Exclusive by Gates, Christopher on www.looper.com (April 14, 2020) (archived from the original on April 20, 2020)
  34. Star Wars Insider 190
  35. How Star Wars: The Clone Wars Long Hiatus, and The Mandalorian, Made It Even Better by Lussier, Germain on io9.gizmodo.com (February 24, 2020) (archived from the original on February 24, 2020)
  36. 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars': Dave Filoni Discusses the Final Eps and George Lucas's Ongoing Mentorship by Hersko, Tyler on www.indiewire.com (February 20, 2020) (archived from the original on February 21, 2020)
  37. StarWars Lucasfilm To Host Three Animation Panels at Star Wars Celebration Chicago on StarWars.com (backup link)
  38. StarWars runDisney Star Wars Rival Run Weekend Themes Revealed! – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
  39. SWYTlogo Clone Wars Download: The Bad Batch on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  40. 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 What's New on Disney Plus February 2020, Including Toy Story 4 by Gregory Lawrance on collider.com (archived from the original on February 21, 2020)
  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 StarWars Star Wars: The Clone Wars "Bad Batch" 4-Episode Arc Coming to Star Wars Celebration on StarWars.com (backup link)
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 StarWars Star Wars: The Clone Wars "Bad Batch" Recon on StarWars.com (backup link)
  43. 43.00 43.01 43.02 43.03 43.04 43.05 43.06 43.07 43.08 43.09 43.10 43.11 What are we getting from The Clone Wars Season 7? by Bell, Matt on Fantha Tracks (January 29, 2020) (archived from the original on April 11, 2020)
  44. StarWars "The Bad Batch" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 Everything Coming to Disney+ in March by Charlie Ridgely on comicbook.com (archived from the original on February 21, 2020)
  46. StarWars "Gone with a Trace" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  47. StarWars "Deal No Deal" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  48. 48.00 48.01 48.02 48.03 48.04 48.05 48.06 48.07 48.08 48.09 48.10 48.11 Disney+: Every Movie and TV Show Arriving in April by Ridgely, Charlie on comicbook.com (March 18, 2020) (archived from the original on March 18, 2020)
  49. StarWars "Dangerous Debt" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  50. StarWars "Together Again" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  51. StarWars "Old Friends Not Forgotten" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  52. StarWars "The Phantom Apprentice" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  53. 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 FULL LIST: EVERYTHING COMING TO DISNEY+ IN MAY (US) on www.disneyplusinformer.com (April 17, 2020) (archived from the original on May 5, 2020)
  54. StarWars "Shattered" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
  55. StarWars "Victory and Death" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)



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