After a huge weekend at Star Wars Celebration Europe, where a massive portion of the news cycle was dedicated to the upcoming seriesAhsoka, another nugget of news has just dropped today in the wake of some major announcements.
The plot ofAhsokasees the title character played byRosario Dawsonseeking vengeance. Towards the end of her episode onThe Mandalorian, Ahsoka’s goal became quite clear. After her duel with Morgan Elsbeth, Ahsoka made it clear that she was on the hunt for a bigger fish:Grand Admiral Thrawn, the Chiss Imperial leader and a major antagonist fromStar Wars Rebels.Rebelsended on a cliffhanger with the disappearance of both Thrawn and Ahsoka’s associate, Ezra Bridger, and the series will find her seeking both characters out following their vanishing thanks to the mysterious Purrgil during the series finale of the animated series.
During the Saturday morning showcase for the show, it was announced thatLars Mikkelsenwould be reprising his rolefromStar Wars Rebelsas the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn. And now that we know Thrawn has returned, his squad can be assembled around him, beginning withWes Chatham.Deadlineis reporting that Chatham, who has just concluded his role onAmazon’s long-running sci-fi seriesThe Expanse, has signed on to the Disney+ series as the right-hand man to Mikkelsen’s Thrawn. Chatham has also had roles in projects such asThe Hunger GamesandTenet.
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Who Else Appears inAhsoka?
Rosario Dawsonstars as Ahsoka Tano in the limited series after the character made her live-action debut inThe Mandalorian.Ahsokawill continue the character’s story arc which began when she joined forces withPedro Pascal’s Din Djarin during the second season of that show. Joining Dawson isNatasha Liu Bordizzoas Sabine Wren,Hayden Christensenas Anakin Skywalker,Mary Elizabeth Winsteadas Hera Syndulla,Ray Stevensonas Baylan Skoll,Ivanna Sakhnoas Shin Hati, Genevieve O’Reillyas Mon Mothma,Diana Lee Inosantoas Morgan Esbeth,Eman Esfandias Ezra Bridger, andDavid Tennantas Huyang. The limited series is written byDave Filoni,who is executive producing along withJon FavreauandKathleen Kennedy.
The line-up of directorsset to work on the series includes Filoni,Steph Green, Peter Ramsey, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Patel, and Rick Famuyiwa.
Ahsokais scheduled to be released in August 2023 andwill consist of eight episodes. You can check outthe teaser trailer, first showcased at Star Wars Celebration Europe, down below.
