Matt Michnovetz

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Michnovetz discussing The Clone Wars Legacy

Matt Michnovetz was the head writer for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series' sixth and seventh seasons.[1] He wrote the episodes "The Citadel," "Counterattack," "Citadel Rescue," "Darkness on Umbara," "The General," "Plan of Dissent," and "Carnage of Krell."[2] He wrote a four-episode arc about Cad Bane and Boba Fett,[3] and another four-episode arc with the Bad Batch and Yoda on Kashyyyk, which was not finished before the series' cancellation.[4] Additionally, Michnovetz co-wrote a four-episode arc alongside Aïda Mashaka Croal that featured Maul, which, due to the show's cancellation, was not completed either. However, it was instead adapted into a four-issue comic book by Jeremy Barlow, entitled Star Wars: Darth Maul—Son of Dathomir.[5]

Michnovetz also started working for LucasArts in 2008, and did some work on the canceled game Star Wars: 1313.[6]

Michnovetz also wrote several episodes of Star Wars Rebels beginning in its second season, with his first episode being "The Lost Commanders."[7] He also wrote the story of the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order together with Aaron Contreras and Stig Asmussen. The team was nominated for the 16th British Academy Games Awards in the category "Narrative."[8]

He was the story editor and a staff writer of the Disney+ show Star Wars: The Bad Batch. He also wrote for the series Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld[9] and the upcoming series Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord.[10]

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  1. ↑ Premium-Era-real Rebels Report #2: Behind the Scenes with Brent Friedman on rebelsreport.com (November 22, 2013) (backup link archived on November 28, 2013)
  2. ↑ StarWars.com The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Counterattack on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  3. ↑ TwitterLogo Matt Michnovetz (@MattMichnovetz) on Twitter (post): "@CarieIsSoVery You bet!" (backup link)
  4. ↑ TwitterLogo Brent Friedman (@BFree63) on Twitter (post): "@MattMichnovetz wrote that arc, and he writes for Rebels!" (screenshot)
  5. ↑ Star Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir
  6. ↑ Premium-Era-real Matt Michnovetz Jedi: Fallen Order Interview by Cicchitti, Conor on Star Wars Editor (July 5, 2021) (backup link archived on January 25, 2025)
  7. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars Rebels: The Lost Commanders on WATCHDisneyXD.com (backup link archived on October 17, 2015)
  8. ↑ Premium-Era-real Games - Narrative in 2020 on awards.bafta.org (backup link archived on December 23, 2020)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 StarWars.com Two Favorite Star Wars Bounty Hunters are Back for Tales of the Underworld on StarWars.com (backup link)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 SWYT-Logo Sam Witwer and Athena Portillo | Star Wars Celebration LIVE! 2025 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

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