Yoda takes on an entire droid army in the season premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, an all-new animated series premiering at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, on Cartoon Network.

In the first episode, “Ambush,” Jedi Master Yoda and three clone troopers must face off against Count Dooku’s dreaded assassin Asajj Ventress and the massive Separatist droid army to prove the Jedi are strong enough to protect a strategic planet and forge a treaty for the Republic.

The episode is directed by David Bullock (”Justice League: The New Frontier”) from a script by Steve Melching (”The Batman”). Dave Filoni is supervising director, George Lucas is the series’ creator and serves as executive producer, and Catherine Winder is producer.

Jedi Master Yoda wreaks havoc on an army of battle droids in “Ambush,” the series premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, which debuts at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, on Cartoon Network. TM & (C) 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved.