Photo courtesy of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Originally posted at Press Row Sports.
Star Wars fans have a new reason to travel through the hyperspace of Netflix.
Disney/ABC Television and Netflix announced Thursday in a press release that the entire series of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, including a sixth season that wasn’t released on TV, is exclusively headed to US and Canadian subscribers on Friday, March 7.
The series, which debuted on Cartoon Network in October 2008, was effectively canceled after five seasons of 108 total episodes, but the announcement means that fans will be able to head to the popular streaming service to view the final 13-episode season, simply dubbed “The Lost Missions.”
Viewers will be able to experience several director’s cut episodes of the Emmy-award winning series, as well as the Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film, in what is the first official Star Wars content to come to Netflix.
“Stars Wars is one of the most iconic franchises of all time and this series joins a long line of Disney content that Netflix members are and will continue to enjoy for years to come,” said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. “The Clone Wars marks an important moment as Netflix welcomes more and more first-run content from The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries.”
No word on when UK subscribers of Netflix can expect the content, but “The Lost Missions” are set to premiere in Germany on Super RTL beginning Feb. 15.
