Star Warsstories are like buses. You wait a long time for one and then suddenly, two come along at once. Hidden at the bottom ofthe blockbuster announcement thatPedro Pascalwould be headed to the big screenalongside “Baby Yoda” inThe Mandalorian & Groguwas an almost casual confirmation that asecond season ofAhsokawas currently in the works withDave Filonionce again navigating behind the scenes. While news of a continuation ofAhsoka’s adventures would be forthcoming wasn’t officially released yet, the conclusion of Season 1 made it pretty obvious that was the direction the creative team was heading.
At Star Wars Celebration in Europe last year, it was announced thatFiloni would be directing a film set in the “Mandoverse"established by himself andJon Favreauwhen creatingThe Mandalorian, and the natural assumption was that the storyline left dangling inAhsokawould perhaps be picked up in that feature film. However, it now seems there is more story to tell before we reach that destination, and withanother film now appearingwhich will possibly run parallel to the events ofAhsoka, it only adds further intrigue as to where the story may well end up.
Ahsokawas met with acclaim fromStar Warsfans upon who release, with praise given to the performances ofRosario Dawson, Ray Stevenson—whose Baylan Skoll was a wonderfully complex villain, the arc of which may not be concluded with the passing of the Irish actor last year — and in particular,Hayden Christensen, whose return to the role of Anakin Skywalkerwas a fabulous high point of the series as his character encountered Ahsoka in the World Between Worlds to help show her the correct path to take.
How Did ‘Ahsoka’ Season 1 End?
Having tracked down Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) to another galaxyand found their old friend Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), Despite their best efforts, Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) were unable to prevent Grand Admiral Thrawn from escaping the distant planet of Peridea with the Great Mothers of Dathomir and his legion of Night Troopers.
Although Ahsoka, Sabine and Huyang (David Tennant) were left stranded on Peridea, Sabine was able to get Ezra onboard Thrawn’s Star Destroyer before it took off into hyperspace, while the three remained behind and attempted to fomulate a new plan of action, withAhsoka telling Sabine they were “where we need to be”.The finale ended with the Force ghost of Anakin watching over them, leaving the series on a hopeful note.
AhsokaSeason 1 is streaming on Disney+ now. There is currently no release date for Season 2. Stay tuned to Collider for further updates.
After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
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