Ahsoka

Lead played by an actress of color in a canon alien role; supporting humans show an ethnic mix that fits Star Wars’ long-established diverse galaxy, with some audience noting the female-heavy core team but no obvious mismatches or heavy signaling.

All talk stays inside classic Star Wars topics of Jedi duty, Imperial threat, and personal choice with no modern activist language or identity rhetoric.

Arcs focus on individual growth, old friendships, and stopping a galactic threat pulled from prior series; nothing tied to contemporary race, gender, or sexuality identities.

The New Republic appears slow and divided when facing danger, echoing original-trilogy skepticism of big institutions but without any reframing into current social-justice terms.

Animated favorites move to live action with some performance and design tweaks while keeping core personalities, relationships, and histories intact.

Viewers and commentators criticized the female-led team and casting as examples of forced emphasis or Disney diversity patterns, though these complaints did not dominate reception or reach the level seen in other recent Star Wars titles.

Dave Filoni drives the project with a clear focus on story continuity and lore; other contributors bring moderate diversity-advocacy backgrounds that add industry context without shaping the final narrative.