▁release , ▁the ▁series ▁has ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁and ▁won ▁multiple ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Prim etime ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Anim ated ▁Program ▁for ▁both ▁volumes . ▁Its ▁success ▁led ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁sp un ▁off ▁as ▁the ▁half - hour ▁CG I ▁series ▁The ▁Cl one ▁Wars . ▁After ▁The ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Company ▁acquired ▁Lucas film ▁and ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁franch ise ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁animated ▁series ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁non - can on ical ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁Leg ends ▁b anner , ▁although ▁the ▁series ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁referenced ▁in ▁canonical ▁works . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Cl one ▁Wars ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁pre quel ▁story line , ▁surrounding ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁este emed ▁J edi ▁An ak in ▁Sky walk er ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁transformation ▁into ▁the ▁S ith ▁lord ▁Dar th ▁V ader . ▁The ▁series ▁begins ▁shortly ▁after ▁Att ack ▁of ▁the ▁Cl ones , ▁as ▁the ▁failing ▁Gal actic ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁J edi ▁Order ▁are ▁under ▁sie ge ▁from ▁the ▁Se par at ist ▁Confeder acy ▁of ▁Independent ▁Systems ▁and ▁the ▁S ith . ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁ra ges , ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁plan ets ▁s lip ▁from ▁Republic ▁control . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁The ▁main ▁story line ▁of ▁Volume ▁One ▁features ▁the ▁J edi ▁Knight ▁Ob i - W an ▁Ken obi ▁leading ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁Mu un il inst