TV simply takes too long to make nowadays. Ballooning “blockbuster” per-episode costs coupled with fewer episodes and a lack of sustained studio contracts means audiences have to wait multiple years between seasons. Even if a show shoots entirely on a state-of-the-art virtual soundstage we don’t get consistent yearly programming. Add to that list Disney+’s Ahsoka which aired its eight-episode first season all the way back in 2023. That really is a long time ago. According to Deadline, season two has a premiere window and it is not soon.
The outlet stated series star Rosario Dawson gave the timeline for season two at the Disney upfront presentation. That premiere will happen sometime in “early 2027.” On the one hand, it’s less than a year away. On the other, that’ll make it just shy of four years since the finale of season one. Dawson said “This season, the battles are bigger and the stakes are higher,” which is apparently a court-mandated way to promote new seasons of things. Oh, the stakes are higher this time? Weird, I thought they’d be way lower. Huh!
At any rate, the season will continue season one’s thrust of attempting to foil Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) and his plot to resurrect the Empire. Game of Thrones star Rory McCann will replace the late Ray Stevenson as evil Jedi Baylan Skoll. Hayden Christensen will also return as Anakin Skywalker in ghost and flashback form. And lest you think the Dave Filoni series won’t have even more beloved characters, Admiral Ackbar will appear. “He’s going head-to-head with Thrawn,” promised Filoni.
While we have a long time to wait for Ahsoka, the Star Wars universe continues apace. After just wrapping up Maul – Shadow Lord, the franchise is about to debut its TV-to-film adventure The Mandalorian and Grogu. Next year, in addition to Ahsoka, we’ll get Star Wars: Starfighter in theaters starring Ryan Gosling.
Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.