As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, a new gallery of concept art from Ahsoka Season 2 has surfaced on Instagram, offering a clearer idea of what the Star Wars series will look like when it returns to Disney+ next year.
The new season, which once again stars Rosario Dawson in the titular role, is set after the fall of the Empire and the rise of the New Republic, with Ahsoka confronting what it means to be a Jedi. Meanwhile, the Galaxy faces a formidable opponent in Grand Admiral Thrawn.
In the artwork, Thrawn watches over an epic space battle, while we see plenty of his new allies, the mysterious, powerful Nightsisters. Ezra, Hera, and Chopper can also be seen hiding from Enoch, the masked leader of Thrawn's undead Stormtroopers.
Many fans hope that he'll be unmasked as a familiar face from the past, but as we still know so little about the time Thrawn spent on Peridea, it's hard to make any definitive guesses.
Interestingly, the artwork suggests that the New Republic Era will feature a war between the former Rebels and Thrawn's Empire. While this has previously been described as a period of peace in Star Wars tie-in material, we know books and comics fall by the wayside when live-action projects like this one decide to head down a different route.
What will be particularly interesting is whether all this eventually ties into the rise of the First Order and Supreme Leader Snoke's arrival.
Season 2 continues the story of Ahsoka Tano and her extraordinary journey beyond the known galaxy. As Ahsoka and her Jedi apprentice Sabine Wren travel across a mysterious and perilous world to find their way home, their friends Hera, Ezra, Zeb, and Chopper must face the powerful Grand Admiral Thrawn and his sinister allies, who seek to plunge the New Republic into war.
Ahsoka stars Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lars Mikkelsen, Eman Esfandi, Ivanna Sakhno, Rory McCann, and Hayden Christensen.
The directors are Dave Filoni, Jennifer Getzinger, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Anders Engström. The series is written by Dave Filoni, who also serves as an executive producer along with Jon Favreau and Carrie Beck. Karen Gilchrist is the co-executive producer, and John Bartnicki and Joan Schneider are the producers.
Ahsoka Season 2 premieres on January 20 on Disney+. Check out this new artwork in the Instagram gallery below.