Author: Chris Snelgrove Published
While Star Wars has had some high-profile flops, from the sequel trilogy to acolytewith one real highlight: Ahsokathe show that brought Grand Admiral Thrawn and some of our favorite rebels Characters live-action. Fans have been wondering when we would see more, but a recent report from Forbes offers a sobering fact that we likely won’t see Ahsoka Season 2 will run until August 2026. That would mean a three-year delay between seasons, which would kill the momentum of Star Wars’ biggest series at a time when the franchise really needs a win.
Forbes did not possess Force insight when making this statement; instead, they simply inferred from the following facts: Ahsoka Filming for the second season was recently completed. The first season will be filmed in October 2022 and will be broadcast in August 2023. Now, Season 2 wrapped filming in late October 2025, so if history repeats itself, we might not get it on Disney+ until August 2026 at the earliest.
Disney made the same mistake as Netflix
The publication rightly sounded the alarm about the three-year gap between seasons, noting that fans had knives drawn when Netflix waited so long to deliver. WednesdaySeason 2. It’s awkward to watch these young characters (who are all supposed to be high school students) have aged so much, and when you consider that Netflix wants to capitalize on the success of Season 2, it seems even weirder to keep fans waiting so long. Wednesday Participated in the spin-off of “Uncle Fester”. But the wait is longer Ahsoka Season 2 could be the kiss of death for the Star Wars franchise desperately A successful TV show is needed.
since the disaster The rise of skywalkerthere are no new Star Wars movies yet, although we already have two planned (The Mandalorian and Grogu and starfighter), there are countless canceled Star Wars movies that were fan favorites, including Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron Movie. Recently, fans were outraged to discover that Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh had completed a Lucasfilm-approved script (The Hunt for Ben Solo) Disney flatly refused. Collectively, these failed and canceled film projects have added pressure on Star Wars TV shows to keep fans happy.
Why fans love Ahsoka so much
Unfortunately, Star Wars shows are a mixed bag: The Mandalorian was a breakout hit, but as time went on, things got worse and worse, while shows that seemed certain to succeed, like boba fett books Most were criticized. acolyte tried to do something completely new by setting the show in the distant past, but fans complained that it didn’t feel like Star Wars. at the same time, Obi-Wan Kenobi Plays safe and delivers a generally satisfying show, but is completely redundant for a franchise canon.
ahoksa It delivers the best of both worlds by celebrating fan-favorite Star Wars characters like Ahsoka, Thrawn, and Ezra while introducing cool new characters (like the manic Sith dream girl and her disaffected former Jedi mentor) and scenarios (like the return of the Imperial tactical genius to weave chaos into the carefully crafted order of the New Republic). It’s a really fun show with some great performances, and it’s the show I’m most excited to see return for a second season. However, for me and countless other fans, that excitement has been largely lost due to the incredibly long wait between seasons.
The damage to Star Wars has been done
If Forbes is right, we can expect four new Star Wars shows and one major movie Ahsoka Seasons 1 and 2. At this point, the franchise can’t win: if everyone loves these shows and movies, then Ahsoka will become less noticeable (it was yesterday’s news after all) Year forward). If these shows and movies end up flopping, though, it will further damage the franchise’s brand, making it harder for casual fans to find a reason to tune into Disney+ for another round of phone-in viewing.
Disney always has hope will release AhsokaSeason 2 is early, but the damage has been done. If they released it today, the gap between seasons would be over two years It’s enough to ruin even the best TV shows. destroy any real excitement AhsokaArguably the best installment in the series, and arguably the best way to kill Star Wars outright. While democracy may have died to thunderous applause in this galaxy far, far away, the franchise will die in a different way: to the thunderous sound of fans pressing the home button in search of something better to watch.
