After __ a solid but often unfocused debut__ in 2023,

has finally kicked off its marketing campaign with a stellar first trailer that promises higher stakes and a much bigger scale when it premieres on Disney Plus early next year.

Ahsoka season 2As part of the D23 2026 celebrations, Disney and Lucasfilm __ shared a first look__ at the long-in-the-works second season of the live-action show – set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens – on August 15. Moreover, we now have a premiere date: January 20, 2027.

"Are you a Jedi... or not?" asks Anakin Skywalker, a prominent figure in the action-packed teaser trailer, after briefly appearing in Season 1 with a subtler role.

It's clear Lucasfilm and fans of the prequels wanted to see more of Hayden Christensen as the Chosen One, and series creator, director, and writer Dave Filoni — now also president and CCO at the studio — plans on delivering exactly that through both flashbacks (Who is that Jedi with a new saber design?!) and Force ghost moments.

But that's only the tip of the iceberg, as the first look at Ahsoka season 2 also has huge space battles worthy of the big screen, Imperial villain __ Grand Admiral Thrawn__ (Lars Mikkelsen) threatening the

– which he refuses to acknowledge as more than Rebels –

New Republic(Eman Esfandi) taking the fight to

Ezra Bridger, and

Dathomir(Rosario Dawson) and

Ahsoka Tano(Natasha Liu Bordizzo) trying to find a way back to the main galaxy.

Sabine WrenMeanwhile, the fallen Jedi Baylan Skoll (Rory McCann) wants to uncover a lost power that could change everything. If you know, you know. Alongside the first trailer, Disney and Lucasfilm also shared a first poster with a striking visual style:

Of course, almost none of this will make sense if you haven't watched The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels — some of the best __ Star Wars TV shows__ around — but it's a trip we recommend embarking on if you enjoy the franchise's more mystical side and have lots of free time.

Fran Ruiz is our resident Star Wars guy. His hunger for movies and TV series is only matched by his love for video games. He got a BA of English Studies, focusing on English Literature, from the University of Malaga, in Spain, as well as a Master's Degree in English Studies, Multilingual and Intercultural Communication. On top of writing features and other longform articles for Space.com since 2021, he is a frequent collaborator of VG247 and other gaming sites. He also serves as associate editor over at Star Wars News Net and its sister site, Movie News Net.