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Alien cats and space witches? Here are the characters and events to know in 'Ahsoka'

"Ahsoka" has everything audiences have come to expect from a "Star Wars" show: action, cute creatures and references to lore that you may or may not be familiar with. Created by Dave Filoni, the Disney+ original follows former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) on her quest to find Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn before the Imperial Remnants do. The newly won peace in the galaxy ...
From left, Paul Darnell, Ray Stevenson, Ivanna Sakhno and Diana Lee Inosanto in“ Star Wars: Ahsoka.”.

"Ahsoka" has everything audiences have come to expect from a "Star Wars" show: action, cute creatures and references to lore that you may or may not be familiar with.

Created by Dave Filoni, the Disney+ original follows former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) on her quest to find Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn before the Imperial Remnants do. The newly won peace in the galaxy far, far away is still quite fragile, and defeating Thrawn once and for all could be key to making it last.

The unexpected star of the first two episodes is an adorable Loth-cat. Native to the Outer Rim planet Lothal, Loth-cats" as well as in an episode of "." Although Loth-cats usually live in the wild, Ahsoka's wayward apprentice Sabine Wren appears to have domesticated at least one of them.

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