In Ashoka, Claudia Black plays Nightsister Klothow. But now she says she will not return for season two.

The reason, she explains to Bleeding Cool, is “I’m going to be transparent. They picked up season two, picked me up with it.” 

But the issue arose over pay. Claudia adds that she is a single mother and is based in Los Angeles. But the shooting is set to happen in London. 

What she asked for in terms of salary was not approved by the studio, the actress shares. “Disney, which is structuring things differently these days, could not pay me what I needed to be paid as a single mother to keep all my responsibilities going at home in Los Angeles, because they were filming in London.”

Ultimately, Claudio says there is no option left for her but to quit, and she did. “It was not something that they could make happen, and therefore, I had to bow out for season two.”

It is worth noting shooting on season two has been finished, and it’s expected the show will air in summer 2026.

In the meantime, Ashoka is streaming on Disney+.