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{{ Star Wars/Banner }} {{ Star Wars: The Mandalorian/Banner }} {| cellpadding="7" style="max-width: 520px; width: 100%; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #D5B463; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0 0 16px 0; font-size: 0.9em;" |- | colspan="2" style="background: #000; text-align: center; padding: 10px 8px 12px 8px; border-bottom: 2px solid #D5B463;" | <div style="color: #dddddd; font-size: 0.82em; letter-spacing: 2px;">DISNEY+ ORIGINAL</div> <div style="color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 3px 0 1px 0;">The Mandalorian</div> <div style="color: #D5B463; font-size: 0.92em;"><i>Star Wars: The Mandalorian</i></div> |- | colspan="2" style="background: #111; text-align: center; padding: 0;" | ![[the_mandalorian_season3_wallpaper.webp|500px|alt=The Mandalorian key art]] |- | colspan="2" style="background: #111; text-align: center; padding: 2px 0 6px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid #D5B463;" | <div style="color: #999999; font-size: 0.82em;">Season 3 wallpaper</div> |- | colspan="2" style="padding: 0;" | {{Collapse|text="'''[ Other key visuals ▾ ]'''"|color="#D5B463"|style="width:100%; text-align:center;"}} |- | ![[the_mandalorian_poster_starwarsdotcom.jpg|300px|alt=The Mandalorian series poster]] {{Endcollapse}} |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center; width: 30%;" | Genre | [[Space Western]] · Action |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Broadcast | November 12, 2019 – April 19, 2023 |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Episodes | <span style="background:#000; color:#D1793A; border:1px solid #D5B463; font-size:0.78em; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 6px;">SEASON 1</span> 8 episodes<br><span style="background:#000; color:#9DC3E0; border:1px solid #D5B463; font-size:0.78em; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 6px;">SEASON 2</span> 8 episodes<br><span style="background:#000; color:#A3B569; border:1px solid #D5B463; font-size:0.78em; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 6px;">SEASON 3</span> 8 episodes |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Production | [[Lucasfilm]]<br>Fairview Entertainment<br>Golem Creations<ref name="credits">''The Mandalorian'', on-screen production credits (Lucasfilm / Fairview Entertainment / Golem Creations, 2019–2023).</ref> |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Creator | [[Jon Favreau]] |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Starring | [[Pedro Pascal]] |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Composer | [[Ludwig Göransson]] |- style="border-bottom: 1px solid #e8e0cc;" ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Network | [[Disney+]] |- ! scope="row" style="background: #000; color: #D5B463; text-align: center;" | Feature film | ''[[Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu|The Mandalorian and Grogu]]'' (2026) |} '''''Star Wars: The Mandalorian''''', titled on-screen simply as '''''The Mandalorian''''',<ref name="titlecard">Title established on-screen. The title card of the premiere episode (''Chapter 1: The Mandalorian'', November 12, 2019) reads simply ''The Mandalorian''; Lucasfilm's official productions listing gives the full title as ''Star Wars: The Mandalorian''. See [https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/the-mandalorian/ Lucasfilm — Productions: Star Wars: The Mandalorian].</ref> is an American live-action [[space Western]] television series developed by [[Lucasfilm]] for the streaming service [[Disney+]].<ref name="lucasfilm">"Star Wars: The Mandalorian." ''Lucasfilm — Productions''. [https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/the-mandalorian/ lucasfilm.com]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> Part of the [[Star Wars]] franchise, it was created by [[Jon Favreau]], is the first live-action series in the franchise, and premiered on '''November 12, 2019'''.<ref name="swknow">"Everything We Know About ''The Mandalorian'' So Far." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/everything-we-know-about-the-mandalorian starwars.com/news/everything-we-know-about-the-mandalorian]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> Set about five years after the fall of the [[Galactic Empire]], the series follows [[Din Djarin]], a lone [[Star Wars/Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] bounty hunter, and his growing bond with a Force-sensitive foundling later named [[Grogu]].<ref name="swknow" /><ref name="lucasfilm" /> The show launched an interconnected slate of [[New Republic]]-era stories spanning several Disney+ series.<ref name="swce">"SWCE 2023: Three New Star Wars Movies Announced." ''StarWars.com'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/news/swce-2023-new-star-wars-films starwars.com/news/swce-2023-new-star-wars-films]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> == Premise == Set in the years following the fall of the [[Galactic Empire]], ''The Mandalorian'' follows a solitary bounty hunter operating in the lawless [[Outer Rim]] of the galaxy, far from the authority of the [[New Republic]]. Hired to retrieve a mysterious asset, he instead chooses to protect the Force-sensitive child in his charge, setting the two on a journey across the galaxy while pursued by remnants of the Empire led by [[Moff Gideon]].<ref name="lucasfilm" /> The series is noted for its emphasis on parenthood and found family, exploring themes of sacrifice and duty through the relationship between Din Djarin and Grogu. == Cast and characters == * '''[[Pedro Pascal]]''' as '''[[Din Djarin]]''', the titular Mandalorian, a taciturn bounty hunter bound by a strict creed. * '''[[Grogu]]''' (nicknamed "the Child" or "Baby Yoda"), a Force-sensitive foundling of the same species as [[Yoda]], realized through animatronics and puppetry. * '''[[Giancarlo Esposito]]''' as '''[[Moff Gideon]]''', a former Imperial officer seeking to capture Grogu. * '''[[Katee Sackhoff]]''' as '''[[Bo-Katan Kryze]]''', a Mandalorian warrior and claimant to the throne of [[Mandalore]]. * '''[[Carl Weathers]]''' as '''[[Greef Karga]]''', the head of a bounty hunters' guild. * '''[[Emily Swallow]]''' as '''[[The Armorer]]''', spiritual leader of Din Djarin's covert. Notable guest appearances include [[Rosario Dawson]] as [[Ahsoka Tano]], [[Temuera Morrison]] as [[Boba Fett]], and [[Mark Hamill]] as a digitally de-aged [[Luke Skywalker]].<ref name="guests">''The Mandalorian'', "Chapter 9: The Marshal", "Chapter 13: The Jedi", and "Chapter 16: The Rescue" (Lucasfilm, 2020), on-screen credits.</ref> == Seasons == The series comprises three seasons of eight episodes each, for a total of 24 episodes. {| style="width: 100%; border: 1px solid #FFE81F;" |+ Season overview |- style="background: #000; color: #FFE81F;" ! Season !! Episodes !! First aired !! Last aired |- | Season 1 || 8 || November 12, 2019 || December 27, 2019 |- style="background: #f7f7f7;" | Season 2 || 8 || October 30, 2020 || December 18, 2020 |- | Season 3 || 8 || March 1, 2023 || April 19, 2023 |} == Production == ''The Mandalorian'' was a pioneer of '''StageCraft''' (informally, "the Volume"), a virtual-production technology developed by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] in partnership with [[Epic Games]]. The system surrounds a 75-foot performance space with a 20-foot-high, 270-degree LED video wall and ceiling that display real-time, perspective-correct digital environments, allowing actors to perform inside a rendered location rather than in front of a green screen; more than half of the first season was filmed this way, eliminating traditional location shoots.<ref name="ilm">"Groundbreaking LED Stage Production Technology Created for Hit Lucasfilm Series ''The Mandalorian''." ''ILM.com'' (official). [https://www.ilm.com/groundbreaking-led-stage-production-technology-created-for-hit-lucasfilm-series-the-mandalorian/ ilm.com]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> ILM subsequently developed StageCraft into a virtual-production service offered to other film and television productions.<ref name="stagecraft">"StageCraft." ''ILM.com'' (official). [https://www.ilm.com/stagecraft/ ilm.com/stagecraft]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> The score was composed by [[Ludwig Göransson]], whose work on the series won the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series in both 2020 and 2021.<ref name="emmys">"The Mandalorian." ''Television Academy'' (official). [https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/mandalorian televisionacademy.com/shows/mandalorian]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> == Reception == The series was met with widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its visual effects, action sequences, musical score, and the popularity of Grogu. Rotten Tomatoes' critics consensus for the first season, at a 93% score, called it "action-packed and expertly-crafted" and "a welcome addition to the ''Star Wars'' universe."<ref name="rt">"''The Mandalorian'': Season 1 — Critics Consensus." ''Rotten Tomatoes''. [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mandalorian/s01 rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_mandalorian/s01]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> In the week of December 14–20, 2020, its second season became the first program on a platform other than [[Netflix]] to top Nielsen's weekly streaming rankings, with 1.34 billion minutes viewed;<ref name="thr">"'The Mandalorian' Becomes First Non-Netflix Show to Top Nielsen Streaming Chart." ''The Hollywood Reporter''. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/the-mandalorian-becomes-first-non-netflix-show-to-top-nielsen-streaming-chart hollywoodreporter.com]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> across 2020 as a whole the series accumulated an estimated 14.5 billion minutes viewed, per Nielsen's year-end data.<ref name="nielsen2020">"Nielsen says ''The Office'' was the most popular streaming series of 2020." ''TechCrunch'' (reporting Nielsen year-end data). [https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/12/nielsen-says-the-office-was-the-most-popular-streaming-series-of-2020 techcrunch.com]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> === Awards === According to the Television Academy, ''The Mandalorian'' has earned 48 [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations and 15 wins, including awards for visual effects, sound, cinematography, music composition, stunts, and production design.<ref name="emmys" /> == The Mandalorian and Grogu == A theatrical feature film, ''[[Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu|The Mandalorian and Grogu]]'', continues the story of Din Djarin and Grogu. Directed by [[Jon Favreau]] and released on '''May 22, 2026''', it follows the pair as the New Republic enlists them to help combat scattered Imperial warlords.<ref name="film">"Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu." ''StarWars.com — Films'' (official). [https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu starwars.com/films/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu]. Retrieved July 2026.</ref> == Related series == ''The Mandalorian'' anchors a group of interconnected New Republic-era productions, including: * ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]'' (2021–2022) * ''[[Ahsoka]]'' (2023–present) * ''[[Skeleton Crew]]'' (2024) Filmmaker [[Dave Filoni]] is developing a feature film that will focus on the New Republic and "close out the interconnected stories" told in ''The Mandalorian'', ''The Book of Boba Fett'', ''Ahsoka'', and other Disney+ series.<ref name="swce" /> == See also == {{ Star Wars: The Mandalorian Navbox }} * [[Star Wars]] * [[Star Wars/Mandalorian|Mandalorian]] * [[Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu|The Mandalorian and Grogu]] * [[Din Djarin]] * [[Grogu]]