Ahsoka Star Wars Series: Cast, Teaser Trailer, Release Date, and Everything Else to Know

We're inching toward the release of the next big Star Wars series. Ahsoka, the live-action series following Ahsoka Tano, is coming this summer. 

In case you need a refresher: Ahsoka is a former Jedi Padawan to Anakin Skywalker, and a beloved character from the franchise's animated projects — including Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Rosario Dawson, who made her debut as the live-action Ahsoka in The Mandalorian Season 2, reprises her role as the Jedi Rebel.   

Disney shared in 2020 that the series will be set "within the timeline of The Mandalorian." This means the story is expected to unfold five years after what happened in Return of the Jedi — the film in which Darth Vader dies. As we approach the show's summer premiere, Disney+ and Lucasfilm are dropping more teasers. 

Here's what we know so far about Ahsoka, the next Star Wars series to take us to a galaxy far, far away.

Ahsoka Release Date

Disney+ announced the premiere date for Ahsoka: The eight-episode series will be coming to the platform on Aug. 23. As is the case with most Disney+ shows, new episodes will be released weekly. 

Ahsoka Trailer

Disney+ and Lucasfilm dropped the teaser trailer for Ahsoka at the STAR WARS Celebration in London on April 7. The video gives us a much closer look at Dawson as Ahsoka, as well as glimpses of characters from Star Wars Rebels.

Ahsoka Cast

Hours before Ahsoka was presented at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, it was reported by Cinelinxthat Eman Esfandi joined the cast as Ezra Bridger. Multiple outlets subsequently confirmed the news. Ezra was first introduced in Star Wars Rebels in 2014 as an orphan with force abilities who inevitably grew up to be a Rebel with Jedi training.

Alongside Rosario Dawson, who plays the titular character, Hayden Christensen is set to appear in the new series. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Christensen will reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader. The actor first starred as Anakin in the Star Wars prequel trilogy films. After the report, Dawson wrote, "Skyguy, … They know!!! See you soon, Snips" in a since-deleted Instagram post. "Skyguy" and "Snips" are Ahsoka and Anakin's nicknames for each other in The Clone Wars.

Deadline reported that Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Ivanna Sakhno will also be joining the series. Bordizzo is set to play Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian warrior and a weapons expert. Sakhno is expected to star as a newly created character, according to Deadline.

The most recent addition to the cast is Mary Elizabeth Winstead, whose casting was reported by The Hollywood Reporter in January. No details about her character have been shared yet.

Behind the scenes

Ahsoka is written by Dave Filoni, an executive producer of The Mandalorian and a supervising director of the animated series The Clone Wars. Filoni will executive produce along with The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau.

How to watch Ahsoka

Ahsoka will air on Disney+.