The Mandalorian season 2 reportedly casts Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano

The Clone Wars fan favorite is due to appear in the next set of episodes

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The Mandalorian season 2has cast Rosario Dawson as the character of Ahsoka Tano, according to reports by two different outlets. This will be the first live-action iteration of the fan-favorite character from The Clone Wars animated series, where the Togruta apprentice is voiced by Ashley Eckstein.

Slashfilmfirst reported the news, thenVarietysaid it confirmed it.

This is a huge and pleasant surprise forStar Warsfans. Ahsoka Tano was introduced in The Clone Wars CG series as Anakin Skywalker’s apprentice when it began in 2008, and quickly became a fan-favorite. She had enough of a following that the character was briefly referenced in The Rise of Skywalker as (spoiler alert!) one of the Jedi ghosts who Rey hears towards the end of the movie.

The Mandalorian shares an executive producer with The Clone Wars: Dave Filoni, one of the key Star Wars creatives at Lucasfilm. Dawson might be best known in recent years for her appearances in theMarvelseries on Netflix, like Luke Cage and Daredevil.

The Mandalorian: what next?

The Mandalorian season 2 reportedly finished production in March, so this casting has been kept under wraps. Little is know about the show’s second season, but the first season finale ends with a tease of something else seen in the CG series: the Darksaber, wielded by the Empire-affiliated Moff Gideon. We also expect to learn more about the adorableBaby Yoda’s background.

The second season will land on Disney Plus in October.

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Samuel is a PR Manager at game developer Frontier. Formerly TechRadar’s Senior Entertainment Editor, he’s an expert in Marvel, Star Wars, Netflix shows and general streaming stuff. Before his stint at TechRadar, he spent six years at PC Gamer. Samuel is also the co-host of the popular Back Page podcast, in which he details the trials and tribulations of being a games magazine editor – and attempts to justify his impulsive eBay games buying binges.

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