Its success led to it being spun off as the half-hour CGI series The Clone Wars. Since its release, the series has received critical acclaim and won multiple awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for both volumes. The first two seasons of Clone Wars, released on DVD as 'Volume One', were produced in episodes ranging from two to three minutes, while the third season consisted of five 12-minute episodes comprising 'Volume Two'. The series aired on Cartoon Network for three seasons consisting of 25 episodes altogether from 2003 to 2005, and was the first Star Wars television series since Ewoks (1985–1986).
Often described as 2D animation, the motion of the spaceships was computer enhanced 3D animation, as mentioned in the feature, 'Bridging the Saga', on the DVD. The show follows the actions of various prequel trilogy characters, notably Jedi and clone troopers, in their war against the droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Sith. Produced, released and set between the Star Wars prequel trilogy films Episode II – Attack of the Clones and Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, it is amongst the first of many works to explore the conflict known as the Clone Wars. Star Wars: Clone Wars is an American animated television micro-series set in the Star Wars universe and developed and drawn by Genndy Tartakovsky.
