Galactic News: Ivanna Sakhno Joins the Cast of the Disney+ Ahsoka Tano Series



Disney+ is in the thick of casting their upcoming Star Wars event series centered on Ahsoka Tano. It was recently announced that Natasha Liu Bordizzo would be taking up the role of Sabine Wren when the series streams on the outlet. It's now been disclosed that actress Ivanna Sakhno would be boarding the project as a yet unnamed character. The actor has been featured in numerous projects including Pacific Rim: Uprising, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and High Fidelity. She will join the cast of the event series that's being led by Rosario Dawson as the title character. 

Currently, Dave Filoni is on board the show as writer and executive producer. Jon Favreau is also joining the project in a producer role with Kathleen Kennedy also in the wings in her typical producer title. 

The show is set to begin production in March of 2022 according to the current schedule. The Ahsoka series is also expected to feature flashbacks that will star Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader. 

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