Ahsoka
Disney
As we know, Disney is struggling with its Star Wars side quite a bit more than its Marvel side these days. That’s led to a mess lately about whether they’ll ever make another Star Wars movie with delayed timelines and canceled projects. But things aren’t going so well on the TV side either, with the miniseries ending, shows canceled and almost no series returning for season 2. One is Andor, which was always planned, the other is Ahsoka. And information about Ahsoka season 2 paints a picture of a wild gap between seasons.
According to a new report from DanielRPKaffirmative past reports Saying something similar, Ahsoka season 2 could start filming in April 2025, almost six months from now. What does that mean?
- Ahsoka season 1 premiered on August 22, 2023, which means season 2 won’t even happen start filming until 19 months after that show was released, an absurd gap.
- Ahsoka season 1 started filming in May 2022, meaning it took 15 months to be released.
- If Ahsoka season 2 starts filming in April 2025, 15 months after that would be July 2028, which is one month less than three years since season 1 premiered.
Ahsoka
Disney
Granted, yes, streaming now takes place in a space with generally long periods between seasons. Only a few shows manage to do the previously typical one year between seasons, with most now doing 18 months or two years. That still feels like a long time. Three years? That’s tiring. Granted, this isn’t the only show with such a long timetable. Somehow it will take Netflix three years to release season 2 on Wednesday, but in this age of confused Disney Star Wars content and scheduling, it seems like an even bigger deal for this to happen.
This hasn’t happened to this extent with Disney’s other Star Wars shows, as those with more than one season are less than three years old. The first two seasons of The Mandalorian have actually been released under a year apart, but due to delays (namely Pedro Pascal filming The Last of Us), the gap between the second and third seasons became just under two and a half years. The gap between Andor’s two seasons will be exactly two and a half years. Not great, but Ahsoka is clearly the worst example here.
Disney needs to get a handle on both its budgets (The Acolyte’s $180 million was crazy) and its release schedule. These shows are disjointed and the shows that return are distant memories by the time they come back. Something has to change.
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