Over the subsequent few years, the Star Wars library on Disney+ might be rising, because of an entire host of live-action reveals. One of the anticipated is a sequence about Ahsoka Tano, a personality greatest identified for the animated present, The Clone Wars.
Ahsoka was introduced into the live-action world in The Mandalorian Chapter 13, The Jedi. Should you’d prefer to know extra about this sequence, then carry on studying. We even have comparable roundups for Andor season 2 and Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2.
What's the potential launch date for Ahsoka?
No official date has but been given for Ahsoka. Manufacturing kicked off firstly of Might 2022, so we anticipate it to air in some unspecified time in the future in 2023.
Who're the solid and crew?
Rosario Dawson might be reprising her position as Ahsoka Tano from The Mandalorian. Initially, the character was voiced by Ashley Eckstein in Clone Wars and Rebels, however Dawson has usually been acquired effectively to this point.
Becoming a member of her might be Hayden Christensen, who's reprising his position as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (by way of The Hollywood Reporter). The 2 characters shared a bond in The Clone Wars, as Tano was the padawan of Skywalker.
Ahsoka is because of happen concurrently The Mandalorian, which is 5 years after Return of the Jedi. Due to this fact, we anticipate Anakin will both seem within the type of flashbacks or as a pressure ghost.
Christensen additionally performed a serious half within the Obi-Wan sequence – however this takes place quite a bit sooner than Ahsoka.
Natasha Liu Bordizzo (greatest identified for The Society) is becoming a member of the solid as Sabine Wren, a younger Mandalorian who dropped out of the Imperial Academy.
Additionally becoming a member of the sequence would be the star of Birds of Prey and the Netflix thriller Kate, Mary Elizabeth Winstead – although to this point her position is unconfirmed. One other star with an undisclosed character is Ivanna Sakhno.
Making Star Wars reported rumours that LucasFilm has been casting for actresses to play Ahsoka at youthful ages – maybe her teenagers, setting some flashbacks across the time of The Clone Wars.
The Mandalorian’s Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will each function government producers, while Filoni will even act as a author on the present. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Peter Ramsey – greatest identified for Into the Spider-Verse – might be directing at the least one episode of Ahsoka.
The Radio Occasions has reported that Filoni has hinted that Mandalorian graffiti artist Sabine Wren from Star Wars Rebels could be a part of her on her travels – although this isn’t official but.
There have additionally been rumours concerning the casting of Ezra Bridger, however nothing concrete has been confirmed but.
What's the plot of Ahsoka?
Plot particulars about Ahsoka are fairly skinny in the meanwhile, however we do know that it is going to be set in the identical time interval as The Mandalorian.
Ahsoka talked about looking for Grand Admiral Thrawn (AKA Mitth’uncooked’nuruodo), a villain in all probability greatest identified from Rebels who disappeared together with Jedi-in-training, Ezra Bridger. Due to this fact, we suspect that Thrawn would be the essential antagonist of the sequence, and that Ezra will even play a pivotal position within the story.
That is additional supported by Rosario Dawson at C2E2, who has claimed that they're making an attempt to trace Thrawn down.
We additionally think about that we could get extra particulars and backstory to Ahsoka’s time as a younger apprentice of former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, and her subsequent battle with him as Darth Vader.
Ahsoka will allegedly tie into one other new Star Wars present, Rangers of the New Republic. We additionally think about that we haven’t seen the final of her and her storyline overlapping with Mando’s.
Showrunner Dave Filoni has allegedly seen a tough reduce of an episode, and had a visceral response to it:
The right way to watch Ahsoka
Like all the opposite Star Wars originals, Ahsoka might be a Disney+ unique. At the moment, accounts value £7.99/$10.99 per 30 days or £79.90/$79.99 per 12 months for brand new subscribers on the ad-free plan.
Should you’ve not but executed so, you'll be able to join on the Disney Plus web site. You may also take a look at methods to get Disney+ free of charge right here.