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Quarterly Review of Film and Video· 2026Q1

Hybridisation, Fiction Formats and Meaning-Making in New Animated Series on Disney+. A Study of Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021–2024)

Arturo Encinas Cantalapiedra, Lucía Rodríguez Sánchez, Rubén Zurita de Bustos

Short summary

Disney+'s "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" demonstrates how hybrid narrative formats, blending episodic and serial elements, enhance meaning-making by allowing for both self-contained stories and overarching plot development.

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Key points

  • "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" employs a hybrid narrative format, merging episodic and serial storytelling.
  • This format is enabled by the narrative design flexibility offered by SVOD platforms.
  • The hybrid approach enhances meaning-making by balancing self-contained stories with an overarching plot.
  • This allows for both character-focused episodes and sustained narrative progression.

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Abstract

The era of subscription video on demand (SVOD) platforms offers greater flexibility in the narrative design of fiction series, free from the constraints of TV programming schedules. The well-known ...

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Field: Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsArts and Humanities