'Ahsoka': Everything We Know About the 'Star Wars' Spinoff Series

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fan favorite is getting her very own show in the upcoming series, which brings Anakin Skywalker's former apprentice to the center of her very own live-action story, as she investigates an emerging threat to the galaxy following the fall of the Empire.Rosario Dawson reprises her role as the former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano in the series, after first being introduced in season 2 of.

The character was originally created for the animated series  and also appeared inand — voiced by Ashley Eckstein.A new trailer for the series, released on June 7, revealed that the eight-episode first season will premiere on Aug.

23.On August 23, #Ahsoka starts streaming only on @DisneyPluspic.twitter.com/OdwgYBJWdoRead on to learn more about the characters, storylines, and release dates for the upcoming series — including exclusive quotes from the cast to ET at this year's Star Wars Celebration.Dawson was always a favorite to play the former Jedi Padawan in a live-action project, and now will get to center the heroic rebel in her own story as she continues to fight against the evils of the Empire.However, the character became a fan favorite through Eckstein's voice performance in the animated series, Dawson was clear about «defaulting» to her predecessor when it came to playing Ahsoka on screen.«I think it's just beautiful to be able to just build on that,» the actress explained to ET. «Being able to talk to her, being able to have her come on set, being able to have that blessing, that continuity...it just feels like a good luck charm.»«I mean, she has taken this character [that was] actually kind of hated in the beginning, to the journey where she is now, so the love and the anticipation people have for this character has so much to do with.