BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF – The force is with Netflix. The streaming video company announced Thursday that the sixth and final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will air exclusively on Netflix for U.S. and Canadian members on March 7.
In addition to the 13-episode new season, dubbed “The Lost Missions,” the agreement with Disney and Lucasfilm also makes Netflix the exclusive subscription service for the entire Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. Several never-before-seen director’s cut episodes as well as the feature film will now be available in Netflix’s catalogue.
Although Netflix has had a multi-year agreement with Disney since December 2012, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the first time any Star Wars content has been available for Netflix streaming members. The deal follows a recent announcement from Netflix and The Walt Disney Company to bring multiple original series based on Marvel characters to the service in 2015.
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars marks an important moment as Netflix welcomes more and more first-run content from The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, in a release.
Netflix will be the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for first-run, live-action and animated movies from the Walt Disney Studios including titles from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Disneynature and Lucasfilm beginning in 2016.
