,The Star Wars universe just got bigger, much bigger. During Disney’s 2020 Investor Call, Star Wars head Kathleen Kennedy announced The Mandalorian would be getting two spinoff series. One of the spinoff series will center around Ahsoka, played by actress Rosario Dawson.
Ahsoka, a new Original Series, starring @RosarioDawson and set within the timeline of @TheMandalorian, is coming to @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/jD8byvNvDP
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
Ahsoka was first introduced to fans in the 2008 film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Later she became an important character in the Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels animated series. A former padawan of Anakin’s, Ahsoka saw her master fall to the dark side. She is now one of the few remaining Jedi in the galaxy.
The new spinoff series will focus on Ahsoka’s quest to find Grand Admiral Thrawn, a plot point touched on in The Mandalorian. Rosario Dawson will return to reprise the role with Dave Filoni as writer and Jon Favreau as executive producer.
