Bad Batch Season 2: Release Date, Where to Watch?, Interview With Composer Kevin Kiner!

By Jivika On Nov 7, 2022

The Star Wars prequel animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch features 16 episodes. The series premiered on Disney+ with a feature-length episode (“Aftermath”) on Star Wars Day (May 4, 2021). A second episode premiered on May 7, and subsequent episodes aired every Friday.

Dave Filoni and Jennifer Corbett served as showrunners, and Brad Rau was the series’s executive producer for the animated Star Wars series they developed. Filoni, Corbett, Rau, and Athena Yvette Portillo served as executive producers, while Josh Rimes handled production.

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Plot

The Clone Wars had some great plot lines that veered into the political thriller genre, so news of these plots is very exciting. The prequel trilogy as a whole included elements of that genre to a notable degree, so it makes sense for The Bad Batch to do the same.

Season 2 of Clone Wars should live up to the promise of Ahsoka’s “Wrong Jedi” arc, which also drew heavily from Hitchcock and is widely considered to be one of the show’s best stories. There will be many rebels in the early days of the Empire who want to topple Palpatine and his cronies. Although Clone Force 99 is currently a contract killing outfit, the seeds of a clone uprising and the belief in a rebellion against the Empire were planted in Season 1.

It’s likely that the group will come to Coruscant because they’ve decided to support a political cause or someone affiliated with one for the sake of the story. Despite its obvious visual appeal, this will only be the second time Coruscant has been featured in a Star Wars film since Disney’s purchase. In Season 7 of The Clone Wars, Ahsoka went on a walkabout, and while she did visit the underworld, nothing else significant has happened on the capital world (unless one counts the five-second flashback in Rogue One).

There will be little change to the planet’s portrayal in the early days of the Empire despite the fact that it was originally intended for Episode IX but was ultimately scrapped. If Coruscant is going to play a role, then the returning characters will probably have some significance to the plot.

Given Bail Organa’s rising prominence in the Rebel Alliance, it’s not hard to imagine that he might run into the Bad Batch at some point. Since Rex has been seen on Rebels but hasn’t retired just yet, the chances of Ahsoka making an appearance are high. Although the world Clone Force 99 operates in is perilous, it seems they will have support.

Cast

Most of the characters in The Bad Batch are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Baker has been providing his voice talents to both the animated series The Clone Wars and Rebels since 2008.

Temuera Morrison, who voiced Jango Fett and all the Clones in the prequels, as well as Boba Fett in The Mandalorian and spinoff The Book of Boba Fett, is canonically represented by Baker. Omega, one of the new clone characters, is voiced by Michelle Ang.

Throughout The Bad Batch, we see cameos from a number of familiar Star Wars faces. Starring Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine, Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Rafaela Martez, Brigitte Kali as Trace Martez, and Corey Burton as Galen Erso (Cad Bane).

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Release Date

During Saturday’s D23 Expo, Disney revealed that the second season premiere date for the animated series will be January 4, 2023, on a Wednesday. In total, there will be 16 episodes in Season 2.

The streaming service has delayed the release of the episodes. After Disney+ renewed The Bad Batch in August 2021, the streaming service announced that production on Season 2 would begin in the fall of that year. A teaser for Season 2 released in May said to expect new episodes in the fall.

Trailer

The Season 2 trailer debuted at Star Wars Celebration and teased the return of fan favourites like Commander Cody, Gungi the Wookie Jedi apprentice, and Emperor Palpatine. It’s unclear how deeply the Bad Batch will become entangled with the Emperor.

On Disney+ on January 4, 2023, the first two episodes of Season 2 of The Bad Batch will be available for streaming. Watch the second season teaser below:

Composer Kevin Kiner Interview With the Convor Call

Composer Kevin Kiner told The Convor Call that Season 2 of The Bad Batch would feature a slightly older version of Omega.

You could say that Omega has aged a touch in Season 2, but not too much.

Also, Sean Kiner teased a political thriller and alluded to film noir music in the vein of Hitchcock’s works.

I can’t wait for people to see the neat political storylines we’ve been working on… our direction is always genre.

He recently revealed that while writing music for the return of Coruscant, he was inspired by John Williams:

“This morning, I was putting the finishing touches on a Coruscant set. It’s just an establishing shot, and we’ve seen Coruscant many times before, but I find myself thinking, “I really have to channel John [Williams] a little more than I’ve been doing right here,” because the scene calls for John Williams’ signature style.”

Dean Kiner hinted that more recurring characters would be making appearances:

I’ll admit that Season 2 has a larger cast.

Frequently Asked Questions

In Season 2 of Bad Batch, How Many Episodes Can We Expect?

While the series wasn’t included in the initial September 2022 listings, Disney+ later announced a September 28 release date. Season 5 will premiere on D23 on January 4, 2023. The season’s run length of 16, with a double-episode premiere, was also revealed.

In Which Locations is Season 2 of Bad Batch Available to Stream?

Seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian and The Bad Batch are now available to stream on Disney+.

Where Did Rex Come From, a Bad Batch?

Rex reappears in The Bad Batch season 1 less than a year after he and Ahsoka Tano fake their deaths in the Clone Wars series finale. He reunites with Clone Force 99 and assists them in removing their control chip implants to prevent brainwashing by the Empire.

Conclusion

The Bad Batch will return for a second season in 2023. There will be 16 episodes in total, all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Fans will see the return of fan favourites like Commander Cody, Gungi the Wookie Jedi apprentice, and Emperor Palpatine.

That’s it for now, you can know the release date, cast, plot, and latest updates that are coming up in Bad Batch Season 2.

Now, let’s come to the end, knowing that you have got all the information you want to know about the new season of this series. If you got some new statistics about this series, comment in the given comment box.