It’s time to return to a galaxy far, far away as Cartoon Network begins airing the eagerly awaited CG-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Premiering Friday, Oct. 3. at 9 p.m., the show continues the CG adventure introduced to fans in movie theaters over the summer. The premiere of the hour-long series will anchor Cartoon Network’s new fantasy, action and adventure night featuring the new animated series The Secret Saturdays, which debuts at 8 p.m., and new episodes of Ben 10: Alien Force, beginning Oct. 10 immediately following Clone Wars.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars chronicles the adventures of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Ahsoka Tano and other favorite characters as they struggle against the dark side during the divisive Clone Wars. Dwindling numbers of Jedi fight to maintain freedom and restore peace to the galaxy, pitting their army of genetically engineered clones against the seemingly never-ending droid army. Swept into the turmoil of war, our heroes must battle the evil Count Dooku, his assassin, Asajj Ventress, their master, Darth Sidious, the mechanical General Grievous and a rogue’s gallery of never-before-seen villains. Each week will offer a new story brought to the screen by supervising director Dave Filoni and exec producer George Lucas. Lucasfilm Animation in Singapore has produced more than 30 episodes of the show.
The comedy-action series The Secret Saturdays from Porchlight Ent. and creator Jay Stephens revolves around a family of world-saving adventure scientists. Doc, Drew and Zak Saturday live in a hidden base and are part of a network of scientists who protect against all the underlying evil in the world. Traveling from the Gobi Desert to the Marianas Trench, they explore ancient temples and bottomless caves and tangle with twisted villains, including the masked madman V.V. Argost and his half-human/half-giant spider.
