Also knows as Star Wars: Ahsoka
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Created by Dave Filoni
Written by Dave Filoni
Based onStar Warsby George Lucas
Starring:Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Hayden Christensen, Eman Esfandi, Ivanna Sakhno, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Stevenson, Genevieve O’Reilly, Diana Lee Inosanto, Lars Mikkelsen&David Tennant.
Composer: Kevin Kiner
Executive producers: Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Carrie Beck, Colin Wilson
Producer: John Bartnicki
Production Location: Los Angeles, California
Cinematography: Eric Steelberg, Quyen Tran
Editors: Dana E. Glauberman, Rosanne Tan, James D. Wilcox
Production companies: Lucasflim
Network: Disney+
Plot: 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.
The Ahsoka miniseries was So Good.
Pros: It felt relaxing watching this series set right after the fall of the empire. I like seeing most of all the characters from rebels in live action along with easter eggs & references from that same show.All of the acting were top notch and by the end it made me want more from this universe.
Cons: Some conversation scenes do feel awkward at times. The character I didn’t enjoy was Baylan Skoll and I hope the fanbase don’t upset over this show.
Casts & Characters:
- Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano:
A former JediPadawan, and apprentice to Anakin Skywalker. Dawson noted the character’s montrals had been rebuilt with “technology that didn’t even exist when we first started”, resulting in them being longer and having a 3D-printed skeleton inside them that allowed for more fluid movement. Dawson worked with fight coordinator Ming Qiu to learn how to fight ambidextrously for the series.- Ariana Greenblatt portrays young Ahsoka during the Clone Wars flashbacks in the World Between Worlds.
- Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren:
A Mandalorian warrior and graffiti artist, Imperial Academy dropout, former bounty hunter, and Ahsoka’s former apprentice with expert knowledge of weapons and explosives. Bordizzo watched Star Wars Rebels to prepare for her role, and spent three months prior to the start of filming fight training with Qiu and learning how to use a lightsaber, given the character is now using Ezra Bridger’s old one. - Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla:
A Twi’lek New Republic general who is the pilot of the Ghost. Hera had a son, Jacen, with the late Jedi knight Kanan Jarrus. Winstead referred back to Hera’s character development on Rebels, while also discussing the character with creator Dave Filoni, to inform her performance. She described Hera as a “strong leader and fighter” while also having maternal instincts; she felt this was unique from other army generals as they are conventionally depicted as being “very masculine, hard figures”. - Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll:
A former Jedi who survived Order 66 by fleeing into the Unknown Regions and is now a Dark Jedi and mercenary in search of power. He is Shin Hati’s master and is working with Morgan Elsbeth. - Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati:
Baylan’s apprentice, who is a Dark Jedi and is ordered by Baylan to go after Ahsoka. Sakhno described Hati as “calculated” and “impatient, but … a seeker”, and was encouraged by Filoni to help develop elements of her character’s backstory. - Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth:
The former Magistrate of Calodan and one of the last remaining Nightsisters of Dathomir, who is allied with Thrawn. Inosanto was inspired by Julius Caesar and Catherine the Great for her portrayal. - David Tennant voices Huyang: A lightsaber-crafting droid that served the Jedi Order for thousands of years. Tennant reprises his role from the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger: A former con artist and thief from Lothal who was taken in by Kanan Jarrus and trained as a Jedi before sacrificing himself and disappearing from the galaxy with Thrawn.
- Evan Whitten as Jacen Syndulla: Hera and Kanan Jarrus’s son, who hopes to become a Jedi like his father.
- Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma: The Chancellor of the New Republic, who formerly served as a senator in the Republic and Imperial Senates and as leader of the Rebel Alliance.
- Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader: Ahsoka Tano’s now-deceased former Jedi master who had fallen to the dark side of the Force and became Darth Vader. Skywalker appears to Ahsoka in the World Between Worlds along with flashes of him as Darth Vader, with Christensen de-aged for the role.
- Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn:
A Chiss high-ranking senior officer of the Galactic Empire known for his tactical cunning who had previously been taken into hyperspace by Ezra and the Purrgil. Mikkelsen previously voiced the character in animated form on Rebels. Mikkelsen felt Thrawn was a formidable adversary since he is “seven paces ahead of everybody” and is not a Jedi or Force user. - Anthony Daniels as C-3PO: A protocol droid built by Anakin Skywalker, who now serves his daughter, Senator Leia Organa.
Recurring in the series are Paul Darnell as the on-set performance artist for the Inquisitor Marrok; Dave Filoni reprising his role voicing C1-10P “Chopper”, Hera’s astromech droid; Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Captain Carson Teva, reprising his role from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett; Jeryl Prescott Gallien, Claudia Black, and Jane Edwina Seymour as the Great Mothers Aktropaw, Klothow, and Lakesis, respectively, a group of DathomiriNightsisters on Peridia who are loyal to Thrawn; and Wes Chatham as Captain Enoch, an elite Stormtrooper who is Thrawn’s Captain of the Guard.
Guest stars include Mark Rolston as Captain Hayle, the captain of the prisoner ship in which Elsbeth was being transported; Clancy Brown as Ryder Azadi, the governor of Lothal, reprising his voice role from Rebels; Vinny Thomas as Jai Kell, a Lothal senator who previously appeared in Rebels voiced by Dante Basco; Peter Jacobson as Myn Weaver, a spy for the Galactic Empire working as a regional supervisor of a Corellian shipyard; Nelson Lee as Senator HamatoXiono, a character which previously appeared in the animated series Star Wars Resistance; Jacqueline Antaramian as Senator Rodrigo; Maurice Irvin as Senator Mawood; Brendan Wayne as Lieutenant Lander (Wayne serves as the on-set double for Din Djarin / The Mandalorian on The Mandalorian); and Temuera Morrison voices Captain Rex, a clone captain, and later commander, of the 501st Legion who served under Anakin and Ahsoka during the Clone Wars. Sam Witwer, who has voiced numerous characters in various Star Wars projects, provides additional voices for the series.
I highly recommend watching this miniseries on Disney+.
Rating: 9 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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