Daisy Ridley returns as Rey, Ahsoka trailer, and more Star Wars bombshells

Ahsoka show gets release month and first teaser trailer

We finally get to see the first teaser trailer for Ahsoka. The upcoming Disney+ series will follow former Jedi Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) as she puts together a team with the intent of taking down one of the most famous villains from the extended Star Wars universe: Thrawn.

The trailer is filled with all sorts of exciting easter eggs and teases. We got our first look at Star Wars Rebels characters who will be making their live-action debut like Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), some exciting scenes with Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll, and even a glimpse of Thrawn himself:

This trailer also confirms when we’ll get to see the show: Ahsoka is slated to premiere on Disney+ in August 2023.

And Ahsoka wasn’t the only Star Wars TV show to get the spotlight.

Andor season 2 gets release window and first footage

Andor received a fair bit of attention at this year’s celebration, including a panel with producers and actors, various interviews, and a brief teaser for season 2 which shows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) taking off on a new mission following the events of season 1.

That season ended with Cassian officially joining the Rebel Alliance. According to showrunner Tony Gilroy, season 2 will span the next four years of Cassian’s life. The season consists of 12 episodes, and each block of three episodes will cover a different year of his journey.

The teaser for Andor season 2 hasn’t been released online yet, which makes sense given that they’re not even done filming. “We started shooting in November. We’re halfway. We will finish shooting in August, a year on post, and we’ll come out in the following August,” Gilroy said.

He also talked a little about his relief that the show is ending after season 2. “We know exactly where we’re going so you know what you have to deliver. It was a decision born of survival, but it’s been creatively potent. We’re very pleased, it’s good to know there’s an ending coming.”

And since Gilroy was in a giving sort of mood, he even talked a little about what exactly that ending will entail. Gilroy says that the final shot of Andor is something they’ve had in mind since the beginning: Andor will end with Cassian Andor walking toward his ship to setting out to a mining colony on The Ring of Kafrene. That will lead directly into Rogue One, which begins with Cassian on Kafrene doing the Rebellion’s dirty work.

Andor season 2 is still a ways off, but Gilroy expects it to hit Disney+ in August 2024.