Disney announced that Ahsoka Tano, a popular character from the animated series The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, is getting her own Disney Plus show. The new series will be a spinoff of the upcoming Mandalorian series coming to Disney’s streaming service in 2020.
Rosario Dawson will reprise her role as the former Jedi padawan who was introduced in 2008 on Cartoon Network for the animated series The Clone Wars and later appeared on Star Wars Rebels.
The new show will likely track her activities after having crossed paths with Mando and Baby Yoda, which means we’re wondering what other surprises she has up her sleeves!
At the end of the episode, Ahsoka had defeated Morgan Elsbeth and gotten the info she wanted the whereabouts of Grand Admiral Thrawn (another character from The Clone Wars).
“Star Wars: Ashoka” Release Date
Disney did not announce the Star Wars: Ahsoka release date when they revealed the spinoff’s existence to investors, but we’ve got clues as to when it comes out. Leaked cast and story details include a note that filming is expected to begin this year, so 2022 sounds likely.
Plus, The Book of Boba Fett is set to premiere on Christmas Day 2021, with The Mandalorian season 3 following. So, our guess is that Star Wars: Ahsoka follows in its heel, in March or April 2022.
Cast Details of “Star Wars: Ashoka”
Of course, “the Star Wars: Ahsoka” cast is led by Rosario Dawson, who brought the character to live-action. No other cast members were announced.
It’s possible that characters from The Mandalorian make appearances on the spinoff. We’d love to see Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) reunite with Ahsoka. And while the former Jedi may have turned down the task of training Grogu, she’s the only one who’s been able to communicate with him via the Force. Perhaps they’ll share wordless visions again.
Plot Summary of “Star Wars: Ashoka”
The new series will be a spinoff of The Mandalorian and follow Ahsoka Tano, who was introduced in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
In March or April 2022, we’ll see her get back into the groove as she continues to battle the Empire’s evil forces while also taking on new challenges from Galactic Republic politicians. We’re expecting another great adventure with plenty of lightsaber fights along with some quiet moments where Ahsoka reflects on what it means to live life according to Jedi teachings.
