Netflix is sending in the clones. The streaming service will exclusively debut the sixth and final unaired season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on March 7. The first five seasons of the Emmy-winning CGI animated television series aired on Cartoon Network starting in 2008.
Netflix reached a licensing agreement with Lucasfilm, Disney/ABC Television Group and The Galactic Republic to offer the 13-episode season six, all previous seasons with directors cut episodes as well as a related feature film to subscribers in United States and Canada.
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Netflix describes the Star Wars saga in season six -- "The Lost Missions" -- as such:
In these eagerly anticipated episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, some of the deepest mysteries of the conflict between the light and the dark sides of the Force are revealed. An intrepid clone trooper discovers a shocking secret, Anakin Skywalker’s closest relationship is tested to its limits and what Master Yoda discovers while investigating the disappearance of a Jedi could forever change the balance of power in the galaxy.
These seasons, set near the time span of 2002's Attack of the Clones and 2005's Revenge of the Sith, are the first Star Wars programming Netflix has ever secured.
Your patience has paid off… @TheCloneWars is coming to @Netflix on 3/7 including 13 episodes of Season 6 content! pic.twitter.com/1Bp60eWqEo— Star Wars (@starwars) February 13, 2014
Lucasfilm's parent company, Walt Disney, also owns Marvel, which is bringing to Netflix several characters (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage) to four series in 2015.
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