Breaking news ahead of next week’s debut of Ahsoka. The series will now premiere a few hours earlier on August 22 at 6pm PT/9pm ET (Wednesday, 2am in the UK). The news was announced along with a video from one of last night’s fan screenings. Check it out below:
Thank you to all the fans who celebrated with us at our @AhsokaOfficial fan events around the world last night!
We’re excited to announce that new episodes of #Ahsoka will now launch Tuesdays at 6PM PT, starting with our two-episode premiere on August 22, only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/Z2XqAqBiIC
On Thursday evening/night, multiple fan screenings were held across the United States, with the lucky guests getting to experience the first two episodes in advance. Below are some of the pictures posted by Lucasfilm:
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Disney)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Disney)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Disney)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Disney)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Disney)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for Disney)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ashoka Fan Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Disney)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ashoka Fan Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Disney)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ashoka Fan Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Disney)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ashoka Fan Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Disney)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ashoka Fan Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Disney)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ashoka Fan Event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 17, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for Disney)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Disney)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Disney)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Disney)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guest attends the Ahsoka fan event at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Disney)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 17: Guests attend the Ahsoka fan event at Disneyland in Anaheim, California on August 17, 2023. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: Fans in cosplay gather in front of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 17: A view of a billboard in Times Square during the Ahsoka Fan Event on August 17, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
The first reactions on social media came out right after the event was done, along with the first impression thoughts from a few outlets that got early screenings for it (check out a bunch of them here). Here are Star Wars News Net‘s Miguel Fernández’s overall impressions of the first two episodes:
– Overall thumbs up – First episode is refreshingly well-structured. Packs in classic #StarWars corniness, sometimes too much. – It starts off as #ANewHope on TV (with some sequel trilogy flavor as well!), then moves to #StarWarsRebels in… pic.twitter.com/YqhA0nJsfR
Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.
Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.
