Netflix Secures Exclusive Rights To Final Season of 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'

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OTT streaming service Netflix will exclusively distribute the sixth and final season of the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars series, the company said Thursday.

The 13-episode sixth season—dubbed The Lost Missions—will be offered to Netflix subscribers beginning March 7, said Netflix. The multi-year deal also gives Netflix access to the first five seasons of the Walt Disney Co.-distributed series that previously aired on Cartoon Network.

The deal follows a recent announcement from Netflix and Disney to bring multiple original series based on Marvel characters to Netfix in 2015.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.