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The Mandalorian (2019)

The Mandalorian poster
Directed by
Deborah Chow, Carl Weathers, Jon Favreau, Taika Waititi
Genre
space Western, adventure television series, science fiction television series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 24 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 11,059 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy takes on a job to protect a mysterious Force-sensitive child from Imperial holdouts. The two travel together, building a bond while facing various threats and enemies.

lone-wolfprotectiveadventurouswestern-tonedaction-packedmysterioussentimentalretro-sci-fi

What happens

The Mandalorian, also known as Star Wars: The Mandalorian, is an American space Western television series created by Jon Favreau for the streaming service Disney+. It is the first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise and begins five years after the events of the film Return of the Jedi (1983). It follows a lone bounty hunter who protects a Force-sensitive child, Grogu, from remnant Imperial forces. Pedro Pascal stars as the title character, with Katee Sackhoff co-starring in the third season. Star Wars creator George Lucas had begun developing a live-action Star Wars television series by 2009, but it was deemed too expensive to produce. He sold Lucasfilm to Disney in October 2012, and work on a new Star Wars series began for Disney+. Favreau signed on as writer and showrunner in March 2018. He executive produces alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson; Rick Famuyiwa joined them for the third season. The title was announced in October 2018 when filming started at Manhattan Beach Studios in California. Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic developed the StageCraft technology for the series, displaying digital backgrounds on a 360-degree video wall. This has since been adopted by other film and television productions. The Mandalorian premiered with the launch of Disney+ on November 12, 2019. The rest of the first season was released through December 27. A second season was released from October to December 2020, and a third season was released from March to April 2023. The series has received largely positive reviews from critics and several accolades, including Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award wins for all three seasons. A fourth season of the series had been in development, before creative plans changed and development shifted towards a feature film which became The Mandalorian and Grogu; the film acts as a continuation of the series, was directed by Favreau, and was released in May 2026. Interconnected spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew expand on The Mandalorian's timeframe, with an untitled feature film directed by Filoni set to serve as a conclusion to the interconnected stories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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