In Ahsoka, Grand Admiral Thrawn will make his long-awaited return (and live-action debut), but could a greater threat be lurking in the shadows?
With less than three weeks left before the latest Star Wars TV series hits Disney+, a new promo has been released which suggests there's "something dark" on the horizon. This may well be a reference to Thrawn but bear in mind the series also features a couple of Dark Jedi in Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati.
We've already caught a glimpse of a mysterious Sith Inquisitor who has no real business still being here after the Empire's fall, so we can't discount the possibility there are even more sinister forces in play. Even in "Heir to the Empire," the insane Joruus C'baoth was a major secondary threat not even Thrawn could control.
Based on previous rumours about what Thrawn has discovered on the fringes of the Galaxy, Ahsoks is bound to deliver some surprises. In canon books, we've learned he only started serving Emperor Palpatine to help his fellow Chiss, so there's either more to his mission than meets the eye or he became a true fanatic somewhere along the way.
Take a look at this new Ahsoka promo (via SFFGazette.com) below.
Set after the fall of the Empire, Ahsoka follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
In addition to Rosario Dawson in the title role, the series stars Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, the late Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll, Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth, David Tennant as Huyang, Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Eman Esfandi appearing as Ezra Bridger.
Ahsoka was written by Dave Filoni, who executive produces alongside Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson, and Carrie Beck. Directors include Filoni, Steph Green, Peter Ramsey, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Rick Famuyiwa.
Ahsoka will launch exclusively on Disney+ on August 23 with a two-episode premiere.