Star Wars: Ahsoka TV Spot Reveals The Show's Premiere Date
Mark your calendars "Star Wars" fans, you've got a date with Ahsoka Tano this summer. Disney and Lucasfilm have revealed that the much-anticipated "Ahsoka" series is set to debut on Disney+ on Wednesday, August 23. It was previously only known that the show was going to arrive sometime in August, but now we have a firm date to hurry up and wait for.
In addition to the release date confirmation, a brand new TV spot for the live-action show has also been revealed, giving us a little more footage to chew on and, once again, teeing up the show's live-action re-imagining of "Heir to the Empire." The spot is also set to air during the NBA Finals game 3, but for those who don't much care about playoff basketball, you can watch it right now. Let's have a look-see.
Ahsoka gets a new TV spot
Admittedly, this TV spot doesn't feature much in the way of new footage, as it's largely a condensed version of the previously-released full-length trailer that dropped during "Star Wars" Celebration earlier this year. However, we do get a glimpse of "Star Wars Rebels" character Sabine Wren (now in live-action) rocking a green lightsaber, as well as a couple of cool new action shots of Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka. We've yet to get a clear look at the show's version of Grand Admiral Thrawn, though, which is a bit frustrating for folks such as myself who are vibrating with excitement over the villain's live-action debut. The brief logline for the series reads as follows:
Set after the fall of the Empire, "Star Wars: Ahsoka" follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
Dave Filoni, the mastermind behind "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," "Rebels," and "The Mandalorian," is heading up the show as both a writer and executive producer. This series will, presumably, help tee up the ball for his upcoming "Star Wars" movie that will take place during the "Mandalorian" era of the "Star Wars" timeline.
The stacked cast for the series includes Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, the late Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll, Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth, David Tennant as Huyang, Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger. So yeah, this is pretty much going to be a live-action "Rebels" sequel series, given that cast list. For those who haven't watched that show yet, now is absolutely the time.
"Star Wars: Ahsoka" premieres August 23, 2023, on Disney+.