Aftermath

Aftermath
Season 1
Episode 1
Details
Code	101 / 101A / 101B
Length	01:11:10
Release date	May 4, 2021
Director	Steward Lee Saul Ruiz Nathaniel Villanueva
Writer	Jennifer Corbett Dave Filoni Matt Michnovetz (Story editor)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Previous	"Victory and Death" (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Next	"Cut and Run"

"Aftermath" is the first episode of the first season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. It is the first episode of the series overall. It was released on May 4, 2021 on Disney+.

Premise

As the Clone War comes to an end, the Bad Batch face tough choices in a changing galaxy...

Credits

Cast

Starring

• Dee Bradley Baker as The Bad Batch / Captain Grey / Clone Troopers
• Archie Panjabi as Depa Billaba
• Michelle Ang as Omega
• Ben Diskin as AZI-3
• Matthew Wood as Battle Droids
• Freddie Prinze Jr. as Caleb Dume
• Ian McDiarmid as Darth Sidious (Archive audio)
• Bob Bergen as Lama Su
• Gwendoline Yeo as Nala Se
• Tom Kane as Narrator
• Bonnie Wild as PA System
• Andrew Kishino as Saw Gerrera
• Stephen Stanton as Admiral Tarkin / Armed Fighter #1 / Armed Fighter #2

Crew

Created by Dave Filoni Based on STAR WARS and characters created by George Lucas Developed by Dave Filoni Jennifer Corbett Supervising Director Brad Rau Executive Producers Dave Filoni Athena Yvette Portillo Jennifer Corbett Brad Rau Co-Executive Producer Carrie Beck Producer Josh Rimes

Associate Producer Alex Spotswood Directed by Steward Lee Saul Ruiz Nathaniel Villanueva Written by Jennifer Corbett Dave Filoni Story Editor Matt Michnovetz Score by Kevin Kiner Original Star Wars Themes & Score by John Williams Original Series Casting by Lindsay Halper

Appearances

Characters

• AZI-3
• Crosshair
• Depa Billaba
• Caleb Dume
• Echo
• Saw Gerrera
• Steela Gerrera (Indirect mention only)
• Grey (First appearance)
• Grievous (Appears in flashback(s))
• Hunter
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (Appears in flashback(s))
• Omega (First appearance)
• Sheev Palpatine (Appears in hologram)
• Rex (Mentioned only)
• Anakin Skywalker (Appears in flashback(s))
• Nala Se
• Lama Su
• Wilhuff Tarkin
• Tech
• Taun We
• Mace Windu (Appears in flashback(s))
• Wrecker

Events

• Clone Wars
  • Battle for Anaxes (Appears in flashback(s))
  • Battle of Coruscant (Appears in flashback(s))
  • Conquest of Kaller
  • Battle of Lola Sayu (Mentioned only)
  • Battle of Yerbana (Appears in flashback(s))
• Order 66

Locations

• Core Worlds
  • Coruscant (Mentioned only)
  • Skako Minor (Mentioned only)
• Onderon
• Outer Rim
  • Anaxes (Appears in flashback(s))
  • Felucia (Mentioned only)
  • Kaller
  • Kamino
  • Utapau (Mentioned only)
  • Yerbana (Appears in flashback(s))

Groups

• Confederacy of Independent Systems
  • Separatist Droid Army
• Galactic Republic
  • Grand Army of the Republic
  • Clone Force 99
• Galactic Empire
  • Coruscant Guard
  • Imperial Army
• Jedi Order
• Onderon Rebels

Gallery

Video

"Challenge" Clip

Stills

Concept art

Behind the scenes

• "Aftermath" was released on May 4, 2021, exactly a year after the release "Victory and Death", the series finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
  • May 4 is known as Star Wars Day, an annual celebration of the franchise. ("May the Force/Fourth be with you.")
• With a runtime of 71 minutes and 10 seconds, "Aftermath" is the longest episode of any Star Wars television series to date. It dethroned Star Wars: The Mandalorian's second season premiere, "Chapter 9: The Marshal", which was 49 minutes and 53 seconds in length.
  • In the realm of animation, this episode surpasses the runtime of Star Wars Rebels's series finale, "Family Reunion - and Farewell", which stands at 45 minutes and 33 seconds. The Rebels finale was previously the longest animated Star Wars television episode.
• Coincidentally, the titles of both The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch's episodic debuts are single nouns beginning with the letter "A": "Ambush" and "Aftermath", respectively.
• The red opening title of The Clone Wars burns away to reveal the scorched and battered title card of The Bad Batch, symbolic of the connection between the two series.
• The opening newsreel recreates a number of shots from Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, in which Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Sheev Palpatine, and Grievous are depicted.
• Ten actors reprise their roles from previous Star Wars media.
  • Dee Bradley Baker (The Bad Batch / Clone Troopers), Ben Diskin (AZI-3), Matthew Wood (Battle Droids), Bob Bergen (Lama Su), Gwendoline Yeo (Nala Se), Tom Kane (Narrator), Andrew Kishino (Saw Gerrera), and Stephen Stanton (Admiral Tarkin) from The Clone Wars.
    • Since it begins during the Clone Wars, this episode includes an opening newsreel narrated by Tom Kane, the only episode of The Bad Batch to do so. This became the final newsreel performed by Kane due to his forced retirement from voice acting in 2021.
  • Freddie Prinze Jr. (Caleb Dume) from Rebels.
  • Archive audio of Ian McDiarmid (Darth Sidious) from Revenge of the Sith.
• The opening sequence of this episode adapts the events of the first two issues of the comic Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan which depicted Caleb Dume's experience of Order 66 on Kaller. There are a few discrepancies between the show and the comic.
  • The Bad Batch are shown on Kaller working with Dume when Order 66 is issued. They are obviously absent from the earlier-published comic.
  • Depa Billaba's lightsaber blade is blue, while she wields a green lightsaber in the comic.
  • Captain Grey was originally a Commander with red markings on his armor, while his cinematic portrayal features similar markings but colored green. Additionally, Grey's helmet was off when he received Order 66 in the comic; it stays on in the episode.

See also

• Watch "Aftermath" on Disney+
• "Aftermath" Episode Guide on StarWars.com