Hayden Christensen has confirmed that Anakin Skywalker will return in Season 2 of Ahsoka, marking another appearance in the Disney+ live-action series. The actor revealed the news during a panel at Star Wars Celebration Japan, following his cameo in Season 1, where Anakin appeared as a Force ghost within the World Between Worlds to guide his former apprentice, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson).
“I can’t say much, but Anakin will be back for season 2,” Christensen told attendees, hinting at further exploration of the Jedi-turned-Sith’s legacy. Beyond his appearance in Ahsoka, Christensen previously reprised the role of Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi, the six-episode series that reunited him with Ewan McGregor and explored the fallout between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
That post-Episode III timeline has been explored in projects like Star Wars Rebels and Marvel’s Darth Vader comics by Charles Soule. The 2017 “Vader: Year One” run picked up immediately after Anakin’s transformation, following his early days as the Emperor’s enforcer and revealing the origins of his red lightsaber and his fortress on Mustafar.
Reflecting on the character’s arc, Christensen told ComicBook.com, “There’s a lot that we could still explore with Vader. From where we left off after Episode III, and everything that he has to reconcile after being trapped in this new version of himself, there’s just a lot of very rich stories that we could still tell.”
He added, “I love the character, and I’d love to get to continue with it. And so hopefully we’ll get to do more of it.”
With Christensen eager to return and untold stories still waiting, Darth Vader’s journey in the Star Wars universe may be far from over.
