Warning! This article contains spoilers for Ahsoka episode 8.
Lucasfilm is reportedly discussing the idea of releasing Ahsoka season 2 before Dave Filoni’s SThe Mandalorian-era movie, despite season 2 not yet being confirmed. The Ahsoka finale has arrived in full swing, though it has left many story threads open for the future of Star Wars to answer. It’s been previously believed that Skeleton Crew and The Mandalorian season 4 will be the only Star Wars Disney+ TV shows set in The Mandalorian-era to air before the events of Filoni’s upcoming movie, but now, Lucasfilm may be discussing the possibility of changing their plans.
Deadline reports that Lucasfilm may be making Ahsoka season 2 “more of a reality” in the greater conversation of The Mandalorian-era release schedule, particularly in relation to Filoni’s Mandalorian movie and the way it’s speculated to center around Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Some fans have speculated that Dave Filoni’s standalone feature film, which will be a culmination of his Disney Plus/Lucasfilm universe of The Mandalorian, Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka, etc. centers around Thrawn, and that is poised to be next. However, we hear that Ahsoka Season 2 is more of a reality in the conversation, but nothing is locked yet. Tonight there were no placards teasing that Ahsoka would return in the immediate future. Natch, the ending WGA strike and the ongoing actors strike has put off production for some time.
With all productions being halted due to the strikes and the success of Ahsoka season 1, it seems as if Lucasfilm has been given the time to truly consider completing the loose story threads in Ahsoka season 2 ahead of the release of The Mandalorian movie.
Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Plans Seem To Be In Flux (Again)
Star Wars has been notable in recent years for changing their plans, from canceling movies and shows to delaying release dates after already giving them official confirmation. It seems as if this may be their course of action regarding Ahsoka season 2, but this time, it makes sense. It would be difficult not to give this series a second season, especially with so many questions left to be answered before Filoni’s Mandalorian movie.
Ahsoka and Sabine are stranded in a different galaxy, Baylan Skoll is planning something around the Mortis gods, and Thrawn has just returned to the Star Wars galaxy with Dathomir as his home base. There’s a lot left to wrap up, and that isn’t work Skeleton Crew nor The Mandalorian season 4 should be doing. The two shows have their own stories and characters that need attending to, and trying to fit all these answers into The Mandalorian movie would make the project feel jam-packed. Hopefully, Lucasfilm goes with the idea of releasing Ahsoka season 2 before the movie, allowing the story time to breathe before the culmination of this exciting era arrives to the big screen.
All episodes of Ahsoka are now streaming on Disney+.
