The season finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch has major implications for season 3. Here's everything we know about season 3 and when it will air.
SUMMARY
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 has been officially confirmed by Lucasfilm at Star Wars Celebration 2023, with exclusive footage teasing a major role for Emperor Palpatine and Omega's pursuit of Crosshair's redemption.
- Season 3 will continue the story from the cliffhanger ending of season 2, focusing on Clone Force 99's mission to rescue Omega from the Empire and their involvement in the formation of the Rebel Alliance.
- The confirmed cast for season 3 includes the main members of The Bad Batch, as well as returning characters such as Fennec Shand. The main villain will be Dr. Hemlock, voiced by Jimmi Simpson, and Nala Se, played by Gwendoline Yeo, will also make an appearance.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 will bring the story of the powerful and experienced Clone Force 99 to a conclusion. Set during the Dark Times of the Empire's reign, Star Wars: The Bad Batch is focused on a group of mutant clone troopers who played a key role in the Clone Wars. Their genetic mutations meant they were largely unaffected by Order 66 and the Emperor's inhibitor chips, ensuring they remained sympathetic heroes in the animated Disney+ TV show.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch increasingly feels like a continuation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars' timeline, with Clone Force 99 unwittingly stumbling into Imperial plans for the entire clone army. After The Bad Batch season 2's tragic ending featured a dramatic cliffhanger, a conclusion to the show has been highly anticipated. With The Bad Batch season 3 serving as the first of 2024's Star Wars movies or TV shows, much is known about the final adventure of Clone Force 99.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Will Release On February 21, 2024
In January 2024, Lucasfilm released a trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3. At the end of this trailer, it was officially confirmed that Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 will be released on February 21, 2024.
The show will begin with a three-episode premiere and will continue into May, ending on May 1. This means viewers do not have long to wait for more of Clone Force 99 as anticipation builds surrounding their last adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Trailer Features Asajj Ventress, Count Dooku's Clone Wars Sith Apprentice The official trailer for Star Wars: The Bad Batch features the surprise return of Asajj Ventress, Count Dooku's Sith assassin from Star Wars: The Clone Wars - now wielding a yellow lightsaber.
The action-packed trailer sets up the end of the road for Clone Force 99, with several other characters returning - such as the bounty hunters Fennec Shand and Cad Bane. Combined with the promise of Clone Force 99 rescuing Omega from the Empire's clutches, it is immensely intriguing to see what kinds of roles these characters will play.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Sets Up Season 3's Story
Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 will build on season 2's cliffhanger ending. The surviving members of the Bad Batch have sworn to rescue Omega, who has been captured by the Empire and is being held in a secret Imperial base at Mount Tantiss.
This will mean they will have to join the nascent Rebel Alliance, finally giving insight into its formation. Meanwhile, the finale introduced a new sister for Omega, Imperial scientist Emerie Karr. Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 is sure to explain her backstory in detail, and how this relationship will affect Omega personally.
The following cast members have been confirmed for Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3:
- Dee Bradley Baker as the Bad Batch/clone troopers
- Michelle Ang as Omega
- Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand
- Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine
- Jimmi Simpson as Dr. Hemlock
- Gwendoline Yeo as Nala Se
- Corey Burton as Cad Bane
- Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress
