A few articles / interviews / PR pieces with the creators doing the rounds for the show’s premiere (now available to watch)…
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch crew talks season length, Omega and Imperial oppression’:-
^ According to the article there will be 16 episodes for the first season.
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch producers promise ‘familiar faces’ on the show’:-
https://ew.com/tv/star-wars-the-bad-batch-jennifer-corbett-brad-rau
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch Producers on New Characters, Familiar Planets, & Setting a Show During the Rise of the Empire’:-
https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-bad-batch-producer-interview
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch: How the Animated ‘Clone Wars’ Spin-Off Series Bridges the Original Trilogy’:-
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/05/new-star-wars-series-bad-batch-bridges-original-trilogy-1234634769
‘The Bad Batch proves Star Wars animation still has a story to tell’:-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/05/04/bad-batch-clone-wars-disney-plus
‘If You’ve Never Watched A Star Wars Animated Series Before, ‘The Bad Batch’ May Be For You’:-
https://uproxx.com/tv/star-wars-the-bad-batch-review
I’m hoping that The Bad Batch tells its own story and doesn’t become a vehicle for correcting mistakes and shortfalls of the Sequel films. Much Like The Clone Wars and Rebels attempted to with the Prequels - instead of focusing on telling new original stories of that era.