It looks like Star Wars: The Clone Wars will have a new home next year. The Hollywood Reporter says that the animated series, currently in its fifth season, will likely be leaving Cartoon Network at the end of the season, in the wake of Disney buying Lucasfilm.

In my recent look at the state of Star Wars on TV in the wake of the Disney deal , I noted that Lucasfilm has always completely owned The Clone Wars, though it has aired on Warner Bros./DC Comics sibling Cartoon Network. That made it almost a certainty that the show would leave Cartoon Network once the current licensing deal is up – and Hollywood Reporter notes the show has always been on a year-to-year basis, with Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network negotiating for each new season.Not surprisingly, the Reporter says the most likely new home for The Clone Wars is Disney XD, on the heels of Disney’s Bob Iger’s statement that he saw that channel as a home for upcoming Star Wars content.While it’s uncertain just how much longer The Clone Wars will go, several comments at Star Wars Celebration VI in August by cast and crew indicated work was well underway on Season 6.