Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars series Ahsoka - Daily Mail

Hayden Christensen is set to reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in the upcoming Star Wars-based series Ahsoka, which will star Rosario Dawson.

Back in the saddle: Hayden Christensen is set to reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in the upcoming Star Wars-based series Ahsoka; he is seen in 2018.

It is not known how Christensen's character will be portrayed in the project, which is set to take place five years after Skywalker's chronological death in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

In the shadows: It is not known how Christensen's character will be portrayed in the project, which is set to take place five years after Skywalker's chronological death in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; he is seen in 2005's Revenge of the Sith.

Dawson, who previously portrayed Tano in the wildly popular Disney+ series The Mandalorian, will also star in the project.

Major part: Rosario Dawson, who previously portrayed Tano in the wildly popular Disney+ series The Mandalorian, will star in the project.

Dawson, 42, spoke to StarWars.com about taking on the role of Tano and noted that she was happy to offer a new take on the character, who had previously only been seen in animated programs