“Ahsoka,” which sees Filoni working as each head author and government producer, follows its namesake (Rosario Dawson) as she continues her seek for Grand Admiral Thrawn (Mads Mikkelsen) from “The Mandalorian.” Alongside the way in which, our woman meets again up with a number of members of the Spectres, aka the Lothal-based Insurgent faction she fought alongside throughout “Star Wars Rebels.” That features Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), herself a Mandalorian who, it appears, spent a while coaching within the methods of the Pressure beneath Ahsoka’s tutelage because the final time we noticed her on “Rebels.”

“I feel it is onerous to not really feel a part of one thing larger,” Bordizzo informed SFX Journal. “‘Ahsoka’ runs alongside the identical timeline as ‘The Mandalorian’ season 3, and the exhibits are all related. There’s simply so many parallels.”

As /Movie’s Rafael Motamayor has identified, “Ahsoka” is mainly performing because the second entry in a trilogy, sandwiched between “Rebels” and an as-yet-untitled film directed by Filoni that may tie collectively the assorted narrative threads from “The Mandalorian” and its spinoffs. Primarily based on Bordizzo’s remark concerning the exhibits’ “parallels,” “Ahsoka” may even see the remaining Imperials quietly regrouping beneath Thrawn’s supervision whereas undermining the New Republic’s makes an attempt to carry stability to the “Star Wars” universe, very similar to “The Mandalorian” season 3 did. Throw in Ahsoka being haunted by the reminiscences of what occurred to her personal Jedi mentor and you have a recipe for what could possibly be a darker and much more emotionally advanced story than “Rebels.”

Then once more, is not that at all times the case with the second chapters in “Star Wars” trilogies? Certainly, if historical past is something to go by, “Ahsoka” might find yourself being one of many strongest additions to the Mando-verse saga but. Fingers crossed, as at all times!

“Ahsoka” premieres August 23, 2023, on Disney+.