Disney recently announced that it was developing a newStar Warsanimated series calledStar Wars: The Bad Batchfor Disney Plus. Not much is known about the show other than the fact that it will be the spiritual successor toStar Wars: The Clone Wars, taking place sometime soon afterRevenge of the Sith.
Still, while fans may not know what to expect from the series, Sam Witwer does. Witwer is theStar Wars: The Clone WarsandStar Wars: Rebels' voice actor behindDarth Maul, and while playingThief 2: The Metal Ageon his twitch channel, he decided to share with viewers his thoughts onThe Bad Batch, and fans will be happy to hear that he had nothing but praise for it.
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For starters, Witwer says that the animation ofThe Bad Batchis definitely on the same level asStar Wars: The Clone Wars' seventh season, which was one of the season’s main highlights. It was a worry for a while that this same aesthetic quality wouldn’t carry over to future animatedStar Warsshows, but Witwer confirms that’s not the case withBad Batch.
As far asThe Bad Batch’s story goes, Witwer has only seen the first few episodes, but according to him, he’s delighted with what he saw. He especially likes how the show handles the time period in which it takes place. He starts to go into detail about what the episodes include but catches himself before doing so.
At this point, it’s unclear whether or not Witwer is a part ofThe Bad Batchshow. He talks about it like someone from the outside looking in instead of as someone attached to it. Either way, his comments about the show are noteworthy, as Witwer is known for not shying away from pointing out things he doesn’t like aboutStar Warswhile still being passionate about it.
Even if Witwer isn’t a part ofThe Bad Batch’s first season, he’ll certainly be involved sometime later down the line. During the show’s time period, Maul is in control of the Crimson Dawn crime organization, and ifSolo: A Star Wars StoryandStar Wars: Rebelsare anything to go by, Maul certainly has some stories thatTheBad Batchcan tell.
Along with this, Witwer makes statements alluding toClone Warsactors making a return, which means thatAshoka Tanoand Commander Rex may appear sometime in the show. It seems almost certain since it wouldn’t make much sense forThe Bad Batchto take place when it does and not explore the lives of these fan-favorite characters.
Star Wars: The Bad Batchlaunches sometime 2021 for Disney Plus.
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