All the great ones had to get their start somewhere, and Ahsoka Tano’s big break came when she was chosen as the apprentice of Anakin Skywalker…the “Chosen One,” or at least believed to be at the time. Hitching a wagon so close to the Man Who Would Be Vader could have ended badly for Ahsoka, but she bailed his company just in time and has followed her own path ever since.
Much of that post-Anakin path was told in the animated series Star Wars Rebels. Ahsoka has a presence in the first two seasons of that show as well as the last episode. It’s been made very clear by now that the Ahsoka series directly continues the storyline from that series. If you didn’t heed my warning last time that binging Rebels was strongly advised, well, it’s too late at just ten days left. Besides, I warned you months ago, so…it’s your own fault, buddy.
Not only will we see live-action versions of Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren and Hera Syndulla, but (as the new trailer reveals) someone Ahsoka knew well before those people. Yep, Anakin reappears, Hayden Christiansen himself, in what we’re assuming is a flashback (this series takes place post-Jedi; Darth should be dead). But this means the gang really is all here.
Other characters we saw in Rebels that will appear in Ahsoka include Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn and Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma. Ivanna Sakhno also stars as a new villain named Shin Hati. And of course, Rosario Dawson reprises Ahsoka from her appearances as the ex-Jedi in The Mandalorian.
Ahsoka launches with the first two episodes on Disney+ August 23. Subsequent episodes will premiere weekly.
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