Lucasfilm has started the countdown for Disney+ Ahsoka Premiered with a brand new teaser trailer. The video features new footage of Ahsoka Tano wielding her signature dual lightsabers. Ahsoka will be available to stream on August 23 with the first two episodes.
Check out the Ahsoka teaser trailer below (watch more trailers):
There will be a Star Wars Rebels Reunion in Ahsoka
Ahsoka is written and executive produced by Dave Filoni, best known for his work on the two popular Star Wars animated series, The Clone Wars and Rebels. Set in the same timeline as The Mandalorian, the series centers on the eponymous Jedi journey across the galaxy while investigating an emerging threat following the fall of the Empire.
The series is directed by Rosario Dawson, who first portrayed the former Jedi Knight in Season 2 of The Mandalorian. Also joining the cast are Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eman Esfandi and Lars Mikkelsen, who will play the respective roles of Rebels characters Sabine Wren, Hera Syndulla, Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn. Mikkelsen also served as the original voice of the villain in the animated series.
Ahsoka will also introduce franchise newcomers Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll, and Wes Chatham. Additionally, Temuera Morrison is said to have joined the series to portray the live-action version of Captain Rex.