For two seasons, Star Wars: The Bad Batch has followed the journey of the elite squad known as Clone Force 99. But during the story conference for the second season in the series, executive producer Dave Filoni suggested another clone step into the spotlight with three simple words: “What about Cody?” In StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt from the Star Wars Insider #219 story “The Anatomy of Animation, Part One,” contributing writer Amy Richau follows the creative journey of the “The Solitary Clone.”
THE ORIGIN STORY
The production of The Bad Batch Season 2, as with all stories coming out of Lucasfilm Animation, began with a preliminary discussion between Corbett, Rau, story editor Matt Michnovetz, executive producer Athena Portillo, co-executive producer Carrie Beck, producer Josh Rimes, and executive producer Dave Filoni. “In that early