Speaking to Vanity Fair about the series, director Dave Filoni explains: “Ahsoka is a continuous story. It is definitely driving toward a goal, in my mind, as opposed to being little singular adventures. That’s what I want the character to be doing, and I think that’s what fans want now. They have such a relationship with her.

“I’ve only recently started to understand that all those kids that watched Clone Wars are now a lot older,” he added. “They’re very excited about all the things they grew up with, as they should be.”

Dawson, Bordizzo, Mikkelsen and Winstead are joined by a cast stuffed full of big names, including:

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger
Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati
Ray Stevenson as Baylan Skoll
Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma
Diana Lee Inosanto as Morgan Elsbeth
David Tennant as Huyang
Maurice Irvin as Senator Mawood
Jacqueline Antaramian as Senator Rodrigo
Nelson Lee as Senator Hamato Xiono
Erica Duke as Gran Senator

Rosario Dawson is a warrior, outcast and rebel in Star Wars: Ahsoka