When did Disney announce the Ahsoka standalone series?
Lucasfilm announced the standalone series in December 2020. Dave Filoni served as showrunner while Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Carrie Beck, and Colin Wilson acted as executive producers.
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Lucasfilm announced the standalone series in December 2020. Dave Filoni served as showrunner while Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Carrie Beck, and Colin Wilson acted as executive producers.
Rosario Dawson reprised her role from The Mandalorian to play the title character. She embraced training required to replicate fighting abilities seen in animation.
Principal photography began on the 9th of May 2022 at Manhattan Beach Studios under the working title Stormcrow. Filming wrapped six months later in October 2022.
The project started as a miniseries but evolved into an eight-episode season by April 2023. The first two episodes premiered on Disney+ on the 22nd of August 2023.
Ray Stevenson died in May 2023 after completing his work on season one. Rory McCann replaced him in January 2025 for the second season.
Filming began the 28th of April 2025 in the United Kingdom. Lucasfilm officially confirmed a second season in January 2024 with Dave Filoni writing all eight episodes.