‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Featurette Recaps What The Characters Did Before The Disney+ Series
What do you remember about the first time The Bad Batch showed up? Introduced inStar Wars: The Clone Warsas as Clone Force 99, the fan-favorite characters created byDave Filoniare getting their own spin-off series exploring their adventures in the aftermath of the Clone Wars. But to understand where they’re going, you have to remember where they came from. Or at least, have your memory jogged by a handyThe Bad Batchrecap video.
The Bad Batch Recap: When We Last Saw The Characters
Disney+ has released aStar Wars: The Bad Batchrecap video, which plays back the first introductions to Wrecker, Tech, Crosshair, Hunter, and Echo — all voiced byDee Bradley Baker. The defective gang of experimental clone warriors are soon off on their own adventures, but those who aren’t familiar with them through their appearances inThe Clone Warsmight have trouble jumping into the story. Thankfully, there’s recap video so you don’t have to binge all 7 seasons of the animated Cartoon Network show (though it’s all streaming on Disney+ now for your catch-up conveniences).
The Bad Batchfollows the group as after they evade execution orders and recruit new members to their team, while navigating the galaxy.Ming Na-Wen’s elite mercenary Fennec Shand fromThe Mandalorianis also set to appear.The Clone Warsexecutive producer Dave Filoni (who is also working on the Disney+ flagship showThe Mandalorian) will also be executive producingStar Wars: The Bad Batchalong withAthena Portillo,Brad Rau,Jennifer Corbett, andCarrie Beck, all of whom have hadStar Warsexperience on eitherThe Clone Wars,Star Wars Rebels,Star Wars Resistance, orThe Mandalorian.Josh Rimes(Star Wars Resistance) will also act as a producer on the series, with Rau serving as supervising director and Corbett acting as head writer.
Here is the synopsis forStar Wars: The Bad Batch:
“Star Wars: The Bad Batch” follows the elite and experimental clones of the Bad Batch (first introduced in “The Clone Wars”) as they find their way in a rapidly changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone War. Members of Bad Batch—a unique squad of clones who vary genetically from their brothers in the Clone Army—each possess a singular exceptional skill that makes them extraordinarily effective soldiers and a formidable crew.
Star Wars: The Bad Batchdebuts on Disney+ Tuesday,May 4, 2021with a special 70-minute premiere, followed by new episodes every Friday starting on May 7.
