Star Wars Season 2 Won't Arrive Until 2027

The second season of Star Wars Disney+ series Ahsoka won’t arrive until early 2027 — at least three and a half years after its first episodes aired back in August 2023.

Ahsoka star Rosario Dawson confirmed the launch window for the series’ new episodes last night, during Disney’s upfront presentation. Exactly why the series is taking so long to return, however, has not been discussed.

While big budget shows (such as HBO’s The Last of Us and House of the Dragon) have trended towards having longer waits between seasons, necessary for extensive post-production work to be completed, this is still an enormous gap.

Ahsoka season 2 will continue the story of the infamous Jedi and her friends as they counter an invasion by the villainous Grand Admiral Thrawn, and investigate a mysterious neighbouring galaxy.

The threat of Thrawn had been intended as a focus in the now-scrapped The Mandalorian Season 4, so it’s intriguing to wonder how plans for Ahsoka may have shifted after Lucasfilm decided to make The Mandalorian and Grogu for the big screen instead. Was more of the Thrawn storyline shifted back into Ahsoka?

Season 2 will also see the return of Hayden Christensen in further scenes as Anakin Skywalker, following his Season 1 guest appearance via Star Wars’ extradimensional plane, The World Between Worlds. With more Anakin, and more of The World Between Worlds (which kind of allows for time travel), fans are wondering how Ahsoka might introduce new kinds of storytelling opportunities in future for the franchise.

Disney has scaled back its live-action Star Wars show production over the past couple of years, following a splurge on limited series such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Book of Boba Fett that landed to mixed reviews. Neither Skeleton Crew or The Acolyte made much of an impression either, with no second season planned for either series.

Season 2 will also see Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann take on the role of Baylan Skoll, following the death of Ray Stevenson. Returning cast members include Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger, and Lars Mikkelsen as Thrawn.