Star Wars fans feeling the pain of not having any new movies or seasons ofThe Mandalorianon the horizon can take heart: A new season ofThe Clone Warsis coming soon.
Disney released anew, epic trailerfor the acclaimed animated series’ seventh and final season ahead of its premiere on the Disney+ streaming service. Season 7 will debut February 21 on Disney+ kicking off a new, 12-episode story arc that will bring the award-winning show to its long-awaited conclusion.
Set between the events ofStar Wars: Episode II — Attack of the ClonesandStar Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith,The Clone Warspremiered in 2008 and quickly became one of the highest-rated shows on Cartoon Network and earned near-universal praise for its exploration of the eventful period between those two live-action Star Wars films. It was nominated for both Daytime Emmy Awards and Annie Awards during its six-season run, which ended in 2014 when the show was canceled without a proper series finale.
The Clone Warsfollows the adventures of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as they attempt to navigate the war between the Trade Federation’s Separatists and the Galactic Republic while simultaneously dealing with the re-emergence of the Sith, who are working behind the scenes to manipulate the war to their own ends. Although Anakin and Obi-Wan feature prominently in the series — as well as Yoda and other popular characters from the films — the show primarily focuses on the experiences of Ahsoka Tano, Anakin’s padawan, who is training to become a Jedi during this turbulent time.
The trailer for the season 7 ofThe Clone Warsshowcases Ahsoka’s struggle to reconcile the lessons she learned during her Jedi training with the war’s effects on the Jedi Order, and also teases a showdown between Ahsoka and Darth Maul, the former Sith Lord who was presumed dead after the events ofStar Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, but lived to become a key figure in the events ofThe Clone Wars. With the first season ofThe Mandalorianfeaturing multiplereferences to the events ofThe Clone Wars, it’s likely that the show’s final season could draw both series’ stories closer together.
Dave Filoni, who served as the supervising director onThe Clone Warsduring its original run and also directed two episodes ofThe Mandalorian(including the series premiere), will reprise his role behind the camera forThe Clone Wars‘ final season.
Season 7 ofStar Wars: The Clone Warspremieres February 21 on Disney+. All six prior seasons ofThe Clone Wars, as well as the feature-length animated movie based on the series, are currently available on Disney+.
