Ahsoka Tano is returning to a galaxy far, far away as the Season 2 release date of her Disney+ series has finally been revealed.
After Season 1 aired in 2023, the sophomore outing for “Ahsoka” will release on Jan. 20, 2027.
Rosario Dawson returns as the Jedi after debuting the popular animated character in live-action during “The Mandalorian.” Ahsoka was the padawan apprentice to Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) who debuted in the “Clone Wars” animated movie and long-running TV series. After the show ended, she popped back up in the “Star Wars Rebels” show, but Dawson brought her to life for the first time in a major crossover on “The Mandalorian.”
Other animated “Rebels” characters were also re-introduced in “Ahsoka” Season 1, like Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn. The cast also included Ariana Greenblatt as young Ahsoka, Ray Stevenson as the antagonist Jedi Baylan Skoll, Ivanna Sakhno as Baylan’s apprentice Shin Hati, “Andor” actor Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma and Christensen reprising his role as Anakin.
After Stevenson died in May 2023 at age 58, ahead of the premiere of Season 1, his role as Baylan was recast with Rory McCann, who played the Hound on “Game of Thrones.” The “Ahsoka” series premiere included a tribute to Stevenson before the end credits, reading “For our friend, Ray.”
“Gone too soon from this world. At a loss for words…just wanted to mark this moment and share your ever ready and present smile. Love you forever. Holding your family in my heart,” Dawson wrote at the time.
Watch the trailer below.