Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an American animated series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, acting as both a sequel to, and spin-off from, the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The Bad Batch is produced by Lucasfilm Animation, with Jennifer Corbett as head writer and Brad Rau as supervising director. Gruenwedel, Erik (June 3, 2021). "Nielsen: Netflix's 'The Mitchells vs. The Machines' Tops Weekly Most-Streamed Chart". Media Play News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022 . Retrieved October 28, 2022.

a b c d e Cao, Caroline (May 29, 2022). "Commander Cody And Gungi Are Returning In The Bad Batch Season 2". /Film. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022 . Retrieved May 29, 2022. Fennec Shand Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. a b Young, Bryan (March 1, 2023). "The Bad Batch Continues An Important Storyline From Star Wars The Clone Wars". Slash Film. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Gaughan, Liam (March 12, 2023). "Every Easter Egg You Missed in 'The Bad Batch' Season 2". Collider. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Cham Syndulla Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023.Hoping to discover who hired Shand, the Bad Batch goes to Ord Mantell where Echo knows of a Jedi informant named Cid. She offers to find out about Shand in exchange for their help: slavers have kidnapped a child named Muchi, and Cid will receive a reward from Jabba the Hutt if the Bad Batch helps her rescue the child. The Bad Batch finds and fights off the slavers, rescuing Muchi, who is a young rancor. Taking her to Cid, Muchi is then given to Jabba's right-hand man Bib Fortuna in exchange for the reward. Cid gives some of the reward to Hunter but is unable to learn who hired Shand. She offers to give the Bad Batch more mercenary work in the future. Jek Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

Prange, Stephanie (March 14, 2023). " 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,' 'The Mandalorian' Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts". Media Play News . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Shaeeah Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Amin, Arezou (June 3, 2022). " 'The Bad Batch' Season 2 Coming in September". Collider. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022 . Retrieved June 4, 2022.Todo 360 Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Crispin Freeman as Lieutenant Nolan, [46] an Imperial lieutenant with particular disdain for clones, and the commanding officer of Crosshair. Prange, Stephanie (January 31, 2023). " 'How I Met Your Father,' 'You People' Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts". Media Play News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023 . Retrieved February 3, 2023. Star Wars: The Bad Batch' Top Anticipated New Show in May – Media Play News". Media Play News. April 29, 2021. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022 . Retrieved October 5, 2022. Romar Adell Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023 . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 24, 2021). "Disney+ Sets Premiere Dates For 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' And Marvel Studios' 'Loki' ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021 . Retrieved February 24, 2021. a b " Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media . Retrieved January 19, 2023. Trace Martez Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Star Wars: The Bad Batch premiered on Disney+ on May 4, 2021, Star Wars Day, [60] with a special 70-minute episode. [4] The second episode was released on May 7, and subsequent episodes were released weekly for a total of 16 episodes. [4] [6] The second season premiered on January 4, 2023, with two episodes, [61] followed by weekly releases for the rest of the 16-episode season, with the seventh and eighth episodes releasing together on February 8, and the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes releasing together on March 29, 2023, concluding the season. [9] The second season was previously expected to premiere on September 28, 2022. [62] A third season will be released in 2024. [52] Reception [ edit ] Audience viewership [ edit ]Prange, Stephanie (February 22, 2023). "Netflix's 'Your Place or Mine,' 'You' Again Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts". Media Play News . Retrieved March 10, 2023. a b " Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media . Retrieved May 15, 2021. A young female clone working as a medical assistant on Kamino. She is an unmodified replication of Jango Fett, but is genetically deviant from standard clone templates and therefore feels a kind of kinship with the Bad Batch. [6] Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Return with New Episodes". StarWars.com. July 19, 2018. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018 . Retrieved January 3, 2021.

Rivera, Joshua (May 19, 2021). "The Bad Batch is diving deep into my biggest Star Wars pet peeve". Polygon. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021 . Retrieved July 20, 2021. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' On Disney+, A 'Clone Wars' Spinoff About A Group Of Clones That Won't Fight For The Empire". Decider. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021 . Retrieved July 20, 2021. The first trailer for the series, which released in December 2020, confirmed that Dee Bradley Baker would return from The Clone Wars as the voice of all the clone troopers in the series, including the members of the Bad Batch and Captain Rex. [2] [4] It also revealed that a younger version of the character Fennec Shand from The Mandalorian would be appearing in the series, and actress Ming-Na Wen soon confirmed that she would reprise her role as Shand. [22] Additionally, Stephen Stanton and Andrew Kishino reprised their roles as Admiral Tarkin and Saw Gerrera, respectively. [4] [16] Music [ edit ] Brigitte Kali as Trace Martez, [24] an ex-smuggler turned freedom fighter and Rafa's younger sister.Eleni Syndulla Voice". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022 . Retrieved March 15, 2023. Héctor Elizondo as Romar Adell, [38] a local of Serenno who went into hiding after the Empire bombarded the planet. The Bad Batch - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021 . Retrieved July 20, 2021.