It was last month when we first learned of plans for The Mandalorian & Grogu, a new Star Wars movie directed by Jon Favreau. We still don't know what that means for the Disney+ TV series (some believe season 4 will happen in the interim), but the press release also confirmed plans for Ahsoka season 2.
That's since been officially announced with a piece of concept art teasing Ahsoka Tano and Sabine Wren's quest to discover what Baylan Skoll is up to on Peridea. While that showed them standing atop the statue of the Mortis Gods, when we last saw the heroes, the Force Ghost of Anakin Skywalker was watching over them.
In Ahsoka, Darth Vader reunited with his former Padawan in the World Between Worlds, with Hayden Christensen later appearing as a hologram of The Clone Wars-era Anakin for a training session; that final tease, however, seemed to suggest he will be key to what comes next, specifically in regards to the mysterious Mortis Gods.
Now, a new rumour from scooper Daniel Richtman (first shared on SFFGazette.com) claims that Christensen will indeed return in Ahsoka season 2. No further details were provided.
We'd bet on Anakin playing a much bigger role in the show when it returns as he could quite easily serve as a guide to his former Padawan, particularly as he has a history with the Mortis Gods which, once explored, could take the franchise to some wild new places.
One popular theory online suggests the reason we never saw Anakin's Force Ghost in the sequel trilogy is that he was resurrected on Peridea. That may sound nuts, but when you start thinking of the spin-off potential of Vader in protecting another Galaxy, Lucasfilm may be giving it some serious consideration.
A November 2023 interview saw Filoni dodge the many fan theories surrounding Anakin's return in the World Between Worlds, though he did at least confirm the conflicted Jedi is there with Ahsoka and Sabine on Peridea.
"Anakin...of course he’s there with her," the Star Wars franchise's CCO said. "He’s always been there with her, but she just couldn’t see it. She couldn’t feel it. She didn’t know. She had isolated herself and made herself alone because she was afraid."
"He has done a great deal to alleviate that fear in her. And so there’s a moment. I think he’s proud of her in the end. He sees that she’s going to be a better mentor," Filoni continued. "I debate Force ghosts with people all the time. To me, what they are mainly is inspiration. You have people in your life that I’m sure have inspired you. And you feel that all the time. You feel that when you need it."
Ahsoka season 2 doesn't have a confirmed premiere date but is officially in development. We know the show will return before Dave Filoni's planned Star Wars movie, though, and that likely puts it on course for a 2025/2026 debut on Disney+.