Rory McCann Joins ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2, Stepping in for the Late Ray Stevenson

A year ago, Lucasfilm confirmed that ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 is in development. Filoni, who wrote ‘Ahsoka’ season 1, discussed the show’s future and the challenges posed by the passing of Ray Stevenson, who was intended to be a significant part of the story.

As a reminder, Stevenson’s Baylan Skoll never revealed his true plans in the final episode of the first season; instead, he can be seen gazing upon the statues of Mortis Gods on Peridea, an act seemingly foreshadowing what his plans might be. Filoni described Baylan Skoll as a man with dangerous ambition.

Stevenson passed away on May 21, 2023, just four days prior to his 59th birthday. The cause of his death remains undisclosed, but it’s noted that he was hospitalized during the filming of ‘Cassino in Ischia’ on the Italian island of Ischia.

The rumors claimed for quite a while that Stevenson would have to be recast considering the role his character was supposed to play now The Hollywood Reporter recently brought news that the late actor will replaced by Rory McCann.

Rory McCann, is a Scottish actor known for playing Sandor “The Hound” Clegane in ‘Game of Thrones.’ He also appeared as Michael “Lurch” Armstrong in ‘Hot Fuzz’ (2007), Jurgen the Brutal in ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ (2019), and voiced Megatron in ‘Transformers: EarthSpark.’

It’s not yet known when the new season will start filming or who will direct it. Dave Filoni, who led season one, will return as showrunner.

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