The best Star Wars animated series is coming to Disney Plus in April

The best Star Wars animated series is coming to Disney Plus in April

Disney Plus has announced what's coming to the streaming service in April, and there are some nice surprises in store for Star Wars fans, including the 2D animated series Clone Wars, created by Samurai Jack's Genndy Tartakovsky. Both volumes of the animated shorts, set between Episodes II and III and released in 2003-2005, will hit the service on April 2. Lucasfilm hasn't talked about it much in recent years, so it's great to see the series return. Joining darker offerings from the back catalog on the same day: Great but best forgotten TV movies Caravan of Courage and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor are also coming to Disney Plus, with both seasons coming. from the children's entertainment program Ewoks. The biggest shock, however, is that The Story of the Faithful Wookiee animated short hits the streamer on April 2. Released as part of the notoriously gruesome Holiday Special in 1978, it is best known for marking Boba Fett's debut; Lucasfilm no doubt wants to have it on the service before the Boba Fett book is released later this year. Still, it looks like the rest of the Christmas special will be lost to time, or indeed, a pirated VHS tape near you. While this announcement relates specifically to US Disney Plus content, we have reached out to Disney Plus UK to verify that the shows are happening around the world for subscribers. Today's best Disney Plus deals

Otherwise a quiet month for Disney Plus

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which begins March 19, remains the biggest Disney Plus attraction in the US next month; As a hugely successful series that was delayed for over a year, you can see why the service isn't necessary. anything else on that scale to get people excited. Still, you'll also get new episodes of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and a new John Stamos show about a basketball coach who works at an all-girls school called Big Shot, which premieres Friday, April 16. beautiful documentary about whales from National Geographic. Clone Wars, then, is one of the highlights.