Star Wars Universe Expands! Ahsoka Season 2 Premieres Summer 2026 as Mandalorian & Grogu Head to Theaters

Lucasfilm confirmed Ahsoka Season 2 in January 2024, with Dave Filoni returning as showrunner. Principal photography began in April 2025 in the UK. The second season is expected to consist of eight episodes, similar to the first season.

The second season will continue the story of Ahsoka Tano (played by Rosario Dawson) and her apprentice Sabine Wren (played by Natasha Liu Bordizzo) as they are stranded on the planet Peridea. Meanwhile, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger return to the main galaxy. The story will further explore the mythological elements of Mortis and the World Between Worlds. Actor Rory McCann will replace the late Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll. Additionally, Hayden Christensen will return as Anakin Skywalker, and Admiral Ackbar will also appear, creating a strategic confrontation with Thrawn.

The Mandalorian & Grogu Star Wars film to be directed by Jon Favreau
And “Ahsoka” will indeed be getting a season 2.

The Mandalorian broke ground as the first Star Wars live-action series on Disney+, and a lot of that success is thanks to a little baby Yoda creature named Grogu. Now, both the Mandalorian and Grogu are making their way to the big screen in an upcoming Star Wars film titled…wait for it…The Mandalorian & Grogu.

The new Mando film — which will be directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni — is in addition to a movie already announced at last year’s Star Wars Celebration that will combine characters from the Mando-verse and be directed by Filoni.

“I have loved telling stories set in the rich world that George Lucas created,” Favreau said in a statement that appeared alongside the announcement on starwars.com. “The prospect of bringing the Mandalorian and his apprentice Grogu to the big screen is extremely exciting.”

The movie will go into production this year, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy added that “Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni have ushered into Star Wars two new and beloved characters, and this new story is a perfect fit for the big screen.”

Also buried in the announcement was word that Filoni is “currently developing Ahsoka season 2,” which makes sense, seeing as how the titular character and nemesis Grand Admiral Thrawn never even faced off during season 1.

Rosario Dawson recently spoke with EW’s Dagobah Dispatch podcast about the possibility of a season 2. “Everyone is at that point of ‘Let’s circle back at the end of the year’ kind of thing. And I’m like ‘Oh, thank God.’ Because I need a moment to keep taking this all in and see the reaction before I think about jumping into it again. Which I hope we get to.”

With so many Star Wars movies in the works — including an upcoming Rey film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, an ancient Jedi story helmed by James Mangold, a Lando installment from Donald Glover, and a gestating Taika Waititi project — the Ahsoka season 2 news is an indication that the Star Wars streaming series push is not being completely abandoned…even with a certain helmeted bounty hunter and his cute Force-wielding sidekick heading to movie theaters.

Based on the production schedule, Ahsoka season 2 is expected to debut in the summer of 2026 on Disney+. Before that, The Mandalorian & Grogu is set to release in May 2026, and may have some content tie-in with Ahsoka’s second season.

When it does launch, Ahsoka season 2 will be available exclusively on Disney+. Fans can catch up on the first season and other Star Wars shows on the platform in the meantime.