introduced Clone Force 99, a squad of elite clone commandos with experimental mutations that made them stand out among the clone warriors created to defend the Galactic Republic from the Confederacy of Independent Systems. While
The Clone Wars wrapped up its plotlines and its titular conflict between the Jedi and the Separatists led by Count Dooku and General Grievous in its final season, the unit nicknamed The Bad Batch
provided an opportunity to continue
The Clone Wars’ focus on the lives of soldiers in a galaxy gripped by seemingly endless war.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which premieres on Disney Plus on May 4 (aka “Star Wars Day,” because “May the 4th be with you”), picks up almost exactly where