A new report revealed exciting details about Hayden Christensen's role as Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka Season 2 on Disney+. Anakin Skywalker played a significant role in the first season of the Rosario Dawson-led Star Wars series, appearing as a vision in the World Between Worlds to complete Ahsoka's Jedi training and as a Force Ghost in the finale. The promise of seeing more of Anakin was fulfilled in Season 1, but it seemed that more of the iconic Star Wars character would be seen in Season 2.
During Star Wars Celebration 2025, Hayden Christensen confirmed that he will return as Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka Season 2, indicating that more of the mentor-mentee relationship between Anakin and Ahsoka will be further fleshed out in live-action. Not much is known about how big a role Anakin will have in Season 2, but a new report may have provided an idea about his next story in the Disney+ series.
As filming for Ahsoka Season 2 is currently underway, a report from SFF Gazette pointed out that a couple of canceled convention appearances for Hayden Christensen left fans convinced that he will be heavily involved in the upcoming sophomore run of the Star Wars series.
In an announcement last July 26, Spacecon San Antonio announced that Hayden Christensen was "unable to commit" to the event due to his busy schedule filming Ahsoka Season 2:
"We had attempted to have Hayden Christensen return to appear with The Emperor ‘Ian McDiarmid’ ... but Hayden is still filming the next season of Ahsoka and is unable to commit."
Christensen also dropped out of Comic Con Manchester on July 26 because of "night-time film shoots" for Ahsoka Season 2.
These latest updates appear to hint that Christensen is filming more scenes for Ahsoka Season 2, indicating that he may have a bigger role. Whether it is for flashbacks or more scenes of him as a Force Ghost, it is a welcome sight to see more of Christensen make memorable moments as Anakin or even Darth Vader.
Ahsoka Season 1 premiered on Disney+ on August 22, 2023. Joining Hayden Christensen and Rosario Dawson for Season 2 are Eman Esfandi as Ezra Bridger, Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Sabine Wren, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Hera Syndulla, Rory McCann as Baylan Skoll, Ivanna Sakhno as Shin Hati, and Lars Mikkelsen as Grand Admiral Thrawn.
Predicting Anakin Skywalker's Role in Ahsoka Season 2
At the end of Ahsoka Season 1, the reveal that Anakin Skywalker is a Force Ghost may have provided a hint of how his next story will go in the Star Wars series. Given that both Ahsoka and Sabine Wren are trapped on Peridea, Anakin could serve as a guide for them as they navigate their new normal.
Some have theorized that Anakin could find a way to intervene and even help them get out of Peridea, considering that the place has potential ties to the Mortis Gods.
Anakin could give them the tools or guidance they need to finally find a way to get out of their mess and help the New Republic stop Grand Admiral Thrawn (who may now be wreaking havoc in the main universe).
Another way for Anakin to play a bigger role is to have more scenes of him as Darth Vader. In fact, Christensen already teased that there is "a lot that we could still explore with Vader," and some of these sequences could play a part in Ahsoka Season 2, potentially seeing more of a vulnerable Darth Vader as he remembers his former padawan, Ahsoka, during at the peak of his reign as a Sith Lord.
