Dave Filoni’s Star Wars spin-off, Ahsoka, undeniably has one of the best visual effects seen in the franchise. The producers just seem to be getting better at making these aliens and planets look realistic, but the location in the recent Episode 6 “Far, Far Away” of Ahsoka, stood out the most.
After Morgan Elsbeth takes the mercenaries with her to find Admiral Thrawn, they land on a barren, desolate planet called Peridea. While some scenes featured the emptiness and inhabitable nature of Peridea, we were also able to see the Great Mothers’ Tower, where Thrawn lands with his ship.
Ahsoka, also called Star Wars: Ahsoka stars Rosario Dawson in the main role and centers around Ahsoka trying to prevent Admiral Thrawn from ruining whatever peace remains in the galaxy. As the show goes on, we are introduced to several stunning planets and realistic species of aliens from other galaxies.
The Mandalorian, which is where we see Ahsoka being featured previously, also had great visuals along with an intriguing storyline. Ahsoka takes most of the filming styles from The Mandalorian, although both of them have different cinematographers. Ahsoka has Eric Steelberg and Quyen Tran designing all their filming styles.
Ahsoka Episode 6: What Happens In The Episode?
Episode 6 of Ahsoka begins with Morgan Elsbeth arriving at Peridea along with Skoll and Hati. This was the land of Dathomiri, which is where Elsbeth was raised. There, they meet up with the Grand Mothers, a trio of Nightsisters that have chosen to accompany Thrawn on his mission.
Skoll promises Wren that he’ll help her in finding Bridger, who was also supposedly stranded on Peridea. Thrawn lets Wren go out and find Bridger, but his evil plan also involves Skoll killing Wren and Bridger once they reunite.
While Wren leaves to find Bridger, she meets with the native Noti of the dark, grey planet. The mercenaries follow her, and Skull feels the planet is filled with dark and powerful energy. Peridea holds a mysterious power that Skoll hopes he can use to his advantage in the future.
Ahsoka and Huyang use a Purrgil to come to Peridea, and the Great Mothers sense it. Once they inform Thrawn about Ahsoka’s (who was presumed dead by Morgan) arrival, he starts to gather information so he can handle any possible battles between them.
Ahsoka Episode 6: Filming Locations
While Peridea is mostly computer-generated, the locations where the crew had to film the scenes are mostly various places around Los Angeles, California. The interior scenes, such as Ahsoka and Huyang in their ship, the scenes inside Eye of Sion, and others, were likely shot at MBS Media Campus located in Manhattan.
Filming for Ahsoka took place from May 2022 till October of that year. Almost all episodes of this Star Wars mini-series were shot simultaneously.
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MBS Media Campus, 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California:
Located in a suburb of Los Angeles, the MBS Media Campus is a well-known Studio Complex where various kinds of films and televisions have been filmed ever since it was built in 1999. Owned by the MBS Group, the huge campus consists of 15 ultra-modern soundstages and other production facilities.
Besides 26,000 m² of office space, MBS Studios of Manhattan Beach also has 36,000 m² of common area, perfectly large enough to create scenes on different planets, galaxies, and spaceships. The crew of Ahsoka could also enjoy a little break time at its very own cafe.
Some movies and TV shows that used MBS Media Campus as their filming location are Iron Man 2, Captain America (The First Avenger, Winter Soldier, & Civil War), Jane The Virgin, The Mandalorian, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
Los Angeles, California:
Besides the studio, the crew of Ahsoka regularly films scenes in other locations spread throughout Los Angeles. The cities and Beaches are modified by Visual effects to look like completely different, otherworldly places.
Los Angeles is the main filming spot for countless hit movies and television series. Popular movies and shows that have been shot in LA would be Barbie, American Horror Story, Game of Thrones, Black Mirror, Succession, and The Office, to name a few.
Catch new episodes of Star Wars: Ahsoka at Disney+ on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm ET/ 8:00 pm CT.
