Aftermath

"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+.

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

Characters

 * AZI-3
 * Crosshair
 * Depa Billaba
 * Caleb Dume
 * Echo
 * Saw Gerrera
 * Steela Gerrera Indirect mention only
 * Grey
 * Grievous
 * Hunter
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Omega
 * Sheev Palpatine
 * Rex
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Nala Se
 * Lama Su
 * Wilhuff Tarkin
 * Tech
 * Taun We
 * Mace Windu
 * Wrecker

Events

 * Clone Wars
 * Battle for Anaxes
 * Battle of Coruscant
 * Conquest of Kaller
 * Battle of Lola Sayu
 * Battle of Yerbana
 * Order 66

Locations

 * Core Worlds
 * Anaxes
 * Coruscant
 * Skako Minor
 * Onderon
 * Outer Rim
 * Felucia
 * Kaller
 * Kamino
 * Utapau
 * Yerbana

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

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 synonymous with 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, the series premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch 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", that clocks in at 49 minutes and 53 seconds.
 * 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 to date.
 * It should be noted that The Clone Wars film holds a longer runtime than this episode with 94 minutes and 26 seconds. However, the four-episode compilation was released theatrically while "Aftermath" was released digitally on Disney+. Further, "Aftermath" constitutes the first episode of its series overall while the theatrical release is considered a standalone special.
 * Nevertheless, this feature-length premiere of The Bad Batch pays homage to the cinematic launch of The Clone Wars, its predecessor.
 * Another interesting note is that 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. Whether this was intentional or not is as of yet unknown.
 * 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 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.
 * As the episode begins during the Clone Wars, Tom Kane reprises his role as the Narrator from The Clone Wars to deliver one final opening newsreel.
 * This is the only episode of The Bad Batch to incorporate the opening newsreel, since the Clone Wars draw to a close as the episode transpires.
 * 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 Book I: 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 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.