The show was later revived for an additional final season that premiered on February 21, 2020, on the streaming service Disney+. The film and series were included in the canon established in 2014. The chronological storyline order was released after the series had initially finished airing. The remaining unaired episodes were released on Netflix as 'The Lost Missions'. The series marked the beginning of Dave Filoni's involvement in Star Wars animation projects.Īfter Disney's acquisition of the Star Wars franchise, The Clone Wars was cancelled in 2014 before its intended final episodes were completed. It focuses mainly on the Jedi characters of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, as well as Anakin's Padawan apprentice, Ahsoka Tano (an original character created by Filoni for the series), with other characters from the live-action films in supporting roles.

The series is set between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith of the prequel trilogy. The Clone Wars (2008–2020) was introduced through a 2008 animated film of the same name. George Lucas created his own animation company, Lucasfilm Animation, and used it to produce his first in-house Star Wars CGI-animated series, using Cartoon Network's 2003 Clone Wars micro-series as a 'pilot'. Main article: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) Dave Filoni served as supervising director for both The Clone Wars and seasons 1, 2, and 4 of Rebels, before being promoted to oversee the development of all future Lucasfilm Animation projects in 2016. Additional live-action series include Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, and The Acolyte. The first live-action series in the franchise, The Mandalorian, premiered on Disney+ in November 2019 and spawned two spin-offs set in the same timeline, The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka, as well as another set around the same era, Skeleton Crew. The first young audience animated series, Young Jedi Adventures, set during the High Republic era, premiered in May 2023. Two animated anthology series have been produced: Visions in 2021 and Tales of the Jedi in 2022. An additional spin-off series from The Clone Wars, titled The Bad Batch, debuted on Disney+ in 2021. Two additional half-hour animated series were created: Rebels, which ties into the original trilogy, and Resistance, which ties into the sequel trilogy. After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, only The Clone Wars was kept in the canon of continuity of the episodic Star Wars films. Further animated series began to be released in the 2000s, the first two of which focused on the prequel trilogy-era Clone Wars. Two animated series were released in the mid-1980s.

The Star Wars franchise has spawned multiple films and television series.

Animated spin offs