It’s mid-2023 and I am officially calling it: I’m never catching up on all of the Marvel TV shows. Star Wars though? Star Wars I still have a chance—but Disney+’s latest offering, the Jedi-centric Ashoka, premiering Aug, 23, will test my fortitude.
On the one hand, the trailer looks really fun and the cast is great. On the other hand, it foregrounds a character (played here and in The Mandalorian by Rosario Dawson) I find it very difficult to feel invested in because I didn’t watch the 130-odd episodes of the animated series Clone Wars that established her backstory. Not to mention the 75 episodes of Rebels that set up a few of the supporting characters who pop up in the trailer, including Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) and Ezra (Eman Esfandi).
On the other other hand (who am I, General Grievous? Ha ha ha!), Andor was so good it made me love the franchise again after whatever was going on in Rise of Skywalker, so I’ll give it a go.
Ahsoka | Official Trailer | Disney+
Here’s everything else coming to Disney+ in August 2023, including the fourth season premiere of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which, yes, is still actually called that.
