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Rosario Dawson-Led Show Among New Star Wars Series Coming To Disney+

Author Brian Ives // Managing Editor, Beasley Media
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 12: Actress Rosario Dawson on stage at a "Zombieland 2" Panel and Surprise Screening at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Entertainment)

A few weeks ago, Rosario Dawson delighted Star Wars fans when she appeared as Ahsoka Tano ( a character who originated in the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series) on the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. She only appeared on one episode, and now we know why.

Today, Lucasfilm and Disney+ announced that Dawson will star in an Ahsoka series on the streaming channel.

And it wasn’t the only announcement from the galaxy far, far away. Among the other announcements: Hayden Christensen, whose portrayal of Anakin Skywalker in 2002’s Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Revenge Of The Sith will play a young Darth Vader in the previously announced Obi-Wan Kenobi series, starring Ewan McGregor, who will reprise his role of the Jedi Knight.

There is a Lando Calrissian project in the early stages of development; while they mentioned that Justin Simien is developing the series but they notably didn’t mention whether Donald Glover, who played the role in 2018’s Solo, would be involved.

Andor will see Diego Luna reprise his role as Cassian Andor from 2016’s Rogue One.

The Star Wars twitter account retweeted Patty Jenkins — director of the Wonder Woman films — who hinted — well, more than hinted — that she has a Star Wars project in the works as well, without giving any details, not even a name for the project.

https://twitter.com/PattyJenks/status/1337177394625478656

Star Wars also noted that Taika Waititi, who directed Thor: Ragnarok, as well as The Mandalorian‘s season one finale, is also working on a Star Wars project.

And the announcements didn’t end there:

Suffice to say, fans who are old enough to remember the three year wait between installments, will not likely experience that again. While all of these shows will have their own storylines, it looks like we won’t have to wait too long between Star Wars stories anytime soon.

Brian has been working in pop culture and media for about three decades: he’s worked at MTV, VH1, SiriusXM, CBS and Loudwire. Besides working as a writer and an editor-in-chief, he’s also appeared on air as a pundit, guested on radio shows and hosted podcasts. Over the years, he’s interviewed the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, the members of U2, Beyonce, Pink, Usher, Stevie Nicks, Lorde… and is grateful to have had the chance to interview Joe Strummer of the Clash and Tom Petty.
Author Brian Ives // Managing Editor, Beasley Media
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