The Mandalorian

{{Short description|American television series}} {{About|the television series}} {{Use list-defined references|date=February 2023}} {{Use American English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox television | image = The Mandalorian.svg | image_alt = The words "The Mandalorian" in gold. | alt_name = ''Star Wars: The Mandalorian'' | genre = {{Plainlist| * Action-adventure * Space Western }} | creator = Jon Favreau | based_on = {{Based on|''Star Wars''|George Lucas}} | showrunner = Jon Favreau | starring = {{Plainlist| * Pedro Pascal * Katee Sackhoff }} | theme_music_composer = Ludwig Göransson | composer = {{Plainlist| * Ludwig Göransson * Joseph Shirley }} | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 24 | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Jon Favreau * Dave Filoni * Kathleen Kennedy * Colin Wilson * Rick Famuyiwa }} | producer = John Bartnicki | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Greig Fraser * Barry "Baz" Idoine * Matthew Jensen * David Klein * Dean Cundey * Paul Hughen }} | editor = {{Plainlist| * Jeff Seibenick * Andrew S. Eisen * Dana E. Glauberman * Adam Gerstel * Dylan Firshein * Rachel Goodlett Katz * J. Erik Jessen }} | runtime = 33–59 minutes | location = Los Angeles, California | company = {{Plainlist| * Lucasfilm * {{nowrap|Fairview Entertainment}} * Golem Creations }} | network = Disney+ | first_aired = {{Start date|2019|11|12}} | last_aired = {{End date|2023|4|19}} | related = {{Plainlist| * ''The Book of Boba Fett'' * ''Ahsoka'' * ''Skeleton Crew'' }} }} '''''The Mandalorian''''', also known as '''''Star Wars: The Mandalorian''''',<ref name="StarWarsName">{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2025 |title=Star Wars: The Mandalorian |url=https://www.starwars.com/series/the-mandalorian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213092544/https://www.starwars.com/series/the-mandalorian |archive-date=December 13, 2025 |access-date=December 31, 2025 |website=StarWars.com}}</ref> 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.

== Premise == Beginning five years after the events of the film ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983) and the fall of the Galactic Empire,<ref name="Timeline" /><ref name="TitlePremise" /> ''The Mandalorian'' follows Din Djarin, a lone Mandalorian bounty hunter working in the outer reaches of the galaxy.<ref name="TitlePremise" /> He is hired by Imperial remnant forces to retrieve the child Grogu, but instead goes on the run to protect the infant.<ref name="FavreauTHR" /><ref name="Variety205Cast" /> While looking to reunite Grogu with his kind, he is pursued by former Imperial commander Moff Gideon, who wants to exploit Grogu's connection to the Force.<ref name="EWS2FirstLook" /><ref name="Variety205Cast" /> The duo then travel to Mandalore so Djarin can redeem himself for the transgression of removing his helmet.<ref name="S3StarWarsCelebrationFootage" />

== Episodes == {{Series overview |id=y

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=== Season 1 (2019) === {{Main|The Mandalorian season 1|l1=''The Mandalorian'' season 1}} {{:The Mandalorian season 1}}

=== Season 2 (2020) === {{Main|The Mandalorian season 2|l1=''The Mandalorian'' season 2}} {{:The Mandalorian season 2}}

=== Season 3 (2023) === {{Main|The Mandalorian season 3|l1=''The Mandalorian'' season 3}} {{:The Mandalorian season 3}}

== Cast and characters == {{Main|List of The Mandalorian characters|l1=List of ''The Mandalorian'' characters}} Pedro Pascal stars as Din Djarin / The Mandalorian, the series' title character.<ref name="TitlePremise" /><ref name="Pascal" /><ref name="DinDjarin" /> Pascal compared Djarin, a lone bounty hunter with advanced combat skills and "questionable moral character", to Clint Eastwood.<ref name="SWC2019EW" /> The character's real name is not given until "Chapter 8: Redemption", but Pascal accidentally revealed it early in November 2019.<ref name="DinDjarin" /> His bounty in "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" is "the Child"—colloquially known as "Baby Yoda" by viewers—an infant of the same species as Yoda, created with animatronics and puppetry (augmented with visual effects). He becomes the Mandalorian's ward,<ref name="FavreauTHR" /> and is revealed to be named Grogu in "Chapter 13: The Jedi".<ref name="Variety205Cast" /> The Mandalorian is also portrayed by stunt doubles Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder.<ref name="WayneCrowder" />

The first season features several recurring co-stars, including Carl Weathers as Greef Karga, leader of a bounty hunter guild;<ref name="FullCast" /><ref name="SWC2019EW" /> Werner Herzog as "the Client", an enigmatic man;<ref name="FullCast" /><ref name="HerzogBabyYoda" /> Omid Abtahi as Dr. Penn Pershing, a scientist working for the Client;<ref name="FullCast" /><ref name="Pershing" /><ref name="PershingName" /> Nick Nolte as the voice of Kuiil, an Ugnaught moisture farmer who helps the Mandalorian;<ref name="Nolte" /><ref name="DisneyGalleryEp5" /> Taika Waititi as the voice of IG-11, a bounty hunter droid;<ref name="WaititiIG88" /><ref name="SWC2019EW" /> Gina Carano as Cara Dune, a former Rebel shock trooper turned mercenary;<ref name="Carano" /><ref name="SWC2019EW" /> Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon, a former Imperial officer;<ref name="FullCast" /><ref name="EWSep2019" /> and Emily Swallow as "the Armorer", a Mandalorian who forges armor and equipment from beskar steel.<ref name="FullCast" /><ref name="Armorer" />

Esposito, Carano, Weathers, and Abtahi returned for the second season.<ref name="EWS2FirstLook" /><ref name="/Film204Cast" /> Several actors appear as characters from previous ''Star Wars'' media, including Timothy Olyphant as Cobb Vanth,<ref name="Olyphant2" /><ref name="Variety201Cast" /> Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett,<ref name="Morrison" /><ref name="Variety206Cast" /> Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze,<ref name="Sackhoff" /><ref name="Variety203Cast" /> Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano,<ref name="Dawson" /><ref name="Variety205Cast" /> and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.<ref name="Variety208Cast" /> Other recurring co-stars for the season include Amy Sedaris as Peli Motto, reprising her role from the first season;<ref name="Variety201Cast" /> Misty Rosas, the on-set performer for Kuiil in the first season, as the Frog Lady;<ref name="/Film202Cast" /> Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves;<ref name="Variety203Cast" /> and Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand, also reprising her first season role.<ref name="Variety206Cast" />

Sackhoff returns to star in the third season, while Swallow,<ref name="S3StarWarsCelebration" /> Weathers,<ref name="WeathersS3Filming"/> Sedaris,<ref name="SedarisS3" /> Abtahi,<ref name="PershingName" /> Varnado,<ref name="VarnadoS3" /> and Esposito returned as co-stars.<ref name="EspositoFilming" /> Wayne and Crowder receive co-star credit beginning with the third season.<ref name="WayneCrowderCoStarCreditS3" />

== Production == {{See also|1=The Mandalorian season 1#Production|label 1=Production of season 1|2=The Mandalorian season 2#Production|label 2=season 2|3=The Mandalorian season 3#Production|label 3=season 3}}

=== Background === ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas began development on a live-action ''Star Wars'' television series known as ''Underworld'' in early 2009. More than 50 scripts were written for the series by 2012, but they were deemed too expensive to produce.<ref name="Underworld" /> In January 2013, ABC president Paul Lee said his network would be discussing potential live-action ''Star Wars'' television series with Lucasfilm after the latter was sold by Lucas to ABC's parent company the Walt Disney Company in October 2012.<ref name="LeeJan2013" /> In November 2017, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Disney and Lucasfilm were developing a live-action ''Star Wars'' television series for the new streaming service Disney+.<ref name="IgerNov2017" />

=== Development === While working on ''The Lion King'' (2019), a photo-realistic remake of the 1994 animated film, in 2017, director Jon Favreau pitched an idea he had for a ''Star Wars'' television series featuring Mandalorians to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.<ref name="BabyYodaTHR" /><ref name="VanityFairMay2022" /> Dave Filoni, executive producer on the animated series ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' and ''Star Wars Rebels'', had also been conceiving a Mandalorian-focused series, and Kennedy suggested that he and Favreau meet to discuss their ideas.<ref name="VanityFairMay2022" /> Favreau and Filoni had previously met at the Skywalker Ranch when Favreau was working on ''Iron Man'' (2008) and Filoni was working on the first season of ''The Clone Wars'', and Favreau subsequently voiced the Mandalorian character Pre Vizsla in ''The Clone Wars'' for Filoni.<ref name="SWC2019EW" /> When Favreau met with Filoni about his series idea, they were able to combine Filoni's knowledge of Mandalorian history with Favreau's lone-gunslinger concept.<ref name="VanityFairMay2022" /> Filoni also drew a doodle of a baby of the same species as the ''Star Wars'' character Yoda which became "The Child".<ref name="BabyYodaTHR" /> Favreau wanted to explore the "scum and villainy" of the ''Star Wars'' universe following the events of the film ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983).<ref name="SWC2019EW" /> He began spending several hours at the end of each day developing the series while he was directing ''The Lion King''.<ref name="BabyYodaTHR" />

Lucasfilm announced that Favreau would write and executive produce a new ''Star Wars'' series for Disney+ in March 2018. Kennedy added that the series was an opportunity for a diverse group of writers and directors to be hired to create ''Star Wars'' stories after the franchise's films had been criticized for being written and directed solely by white men.<ref name="FavreauAnnouncement" /> In May, Favreau stated that he had written scripts for four of the series' eight episodes before being officially hired for the project.<ref name="FourScripts" /> On October 3, Favreau announced that the series was titled ''The Mandalorian'' and revealed the premise for the show.<ref name="TitlePremise" /> The following day, Lucasfilm announced that Filoni, Kennedy, and Colin Wilson would executive produce the series alongside Favreau, with Karen Gilchrist acting as co-executive producer.<ref name="Directors" /> The series premiere was set to be available with the launch of Disney+ in November 2019.<ref name="Nov2019Launch" /> Star Pedro Pascal described the series as taking the space Western undertones from the ''Star Wars'' films "and infusing it with steroids".<ref name="VarietyNov2019" />

In July 2019, Favreau confirmed that there would be a second season of the series and that he had begun writing it.<ref name="Season2" /> Iger announced in February 2020 that the second season would premiere that October.<ref name="S2Premiere" /> By late April, Favreau had been writing a third season for "a while" and further development on the season was beginning.<ref name="Season3" /> In September, co-star Giancarlo Esposito said the second season would "start to lay the groundwork for the depth and breadth that's going to come in season 3 and season 4, where you're really gonna start to get answers".<ref name="EspositoSep2020" /> Rick Famuyiwa, who directed in the first two seasons, was made an executive producer for the third season.<ref name="FamuyiwaEP" />

Favreau was writing a fourth season by late May 2022,<ref name="FavreauS4Writing" /> and said it was being informed by the spin-off series ''Ahsoka'' (2023) and ''Skeleton Crew'' (2024).<ref name="FavreauS4Writing" /><ref name="FavreauS4WritingComplete" /> Writing for the season was completed by February 2023,<ref name="FavreauS4WritingComplete" /> with pre-production occurring by that April.<ref name="S4PreProductionFilming" /> Filming was expected to begin in September. However, this was delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike and the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.<ref name="S4StrikeFilmingStartDelay" /><ref name="S4StrikeFilmingStartDelay2" /><ref name="MandoGroguFavreauFiloniWriting" /> Lucasfilm then re-evaluated their plans for the franchise and decided to prioritize a film, ''The Mandalorian and Grogu'', instead. It was unclear whether the fourth season would still be made because there was potential for future Mandalorian stories to instead be told through film sequels if the first film was a success.<ref name="MandoGroguFavreauFiloniWriting" /> In November 2025, Favreau stated that he still had all the scripts for the fourth season and the film had become "more of its own thing" due to the changes needed to fit a film structure rather than that of a weekly television series. James Whitbrook at ''Gizmodo'' said the existence of scripts for a fourth season did not mean one would be made, and if the season did get made it was unclear whether re-writes would be necessary to work around the film.<ref name="FavreauNov2025" /> In April 2026, Favreau said the fourth season would have featured many characters, was centered on Grand Admiral Thrawn and the larger storyline of this era of ''Star Wars'', relied on audiences having seen the previous seasons, and would have set up the events of the second season of ''Ahsoka''. He reiterated that changing from a television series to a film forced him to create a new story, though he was still able to explore the idea of Grogu being the Mandalorian's apprentice and some references to the wider universe which had been planned for the fourth season.<ref name="FavreauS4StorylinesApr2026" /> Jonny Coyne, who portrays Shadow Council Imperial warlord Janu Coin in the third season and the film, said he was originally slated to appear in multiple episodes of the planned fourth season.<ref name="CoyneS4Appearance" />

=== Casting === In November 2018, Pedro Pascal was confirmed to be portraying the Mandalorian after being rumored to be cast in the role for some time.<ref name="Pascal" /> Pascal initially thought he was being cast as the ''Star Wars'' character Boba Fett because of the visual similarities between that character and the Mandalorian,<ref name="PascalFett" /> but the latter is a separate character named Din Djarin.<ref name="DinDjarin" /> Favreau called Pascal "a classic movie star" who "had the presence and skill[s]" necessary to portray a character largely concealed under a helmet.<ref name="PascalVarietyOct2020" /> The Mandalorian is also portrayed by stunt doubles Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder,<ref name="WayneCrowder" /> and Barry Lowin.<ref name="WayneCrowderS3CreditGizmodo" /> Pascal worked with Favreau and Filoni to record the character's dialogue later.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp3" /><ref name="PascalVarietyOct2020" />

In February 2021, Lucasfilm said Gina Carano, a recurring co-star during the first two seasons, was no longer employed by the company. This came after Carano made a social media post comparing being a Republican in the United States to the treatment of Jewish people during the Holocaust, with Lucasfilm saying the post was "abhorrent and unacceptable".<ref name="CaranoFired" /> Carano had been repeatedly warned about her social media posts by Lucasfilm executives who reportedly had been looking for a reason to fire her for two months. The February 2021 posts were "the final straw", and the decision to fire the actress was made by Lucasfilm executives rather than Favreau.<ref name="CaranoFired" /><ref name="CaranoFiredTHRMore" /> The Walt Disney Company's then-CEO Bob Chapek said Carano was fired because her posts did not align with the values of Disney, which he said were "universal" and not political.<ref name="ChapekCarano" /> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that Carano's role of Cara Dune was not expected to be recast, though industry insiders felt that was still a possibility because of story and merchandising reasons.<ref name="CaranoFiredTHRMore" />

=== Filming === The series is filmed at Manhattan Beach Studios in California.<ref name="FavreauTHR" /> Filoni directed the series' first episode, making his live-action directorial debut,<ref name="Directors" /><ref name="FavreauS2" /> with Rick Famuyiwa, Deborah Chow, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Taika Waititi also directing for the first season.<ref name="Directors" /> Filoni,<ref name="S2FilmingWrap" /> Howard,<ref name="HowardS2" /> and Famuyiwa returned for the second season,<ref name="FamuyiwaS2" /> and were joined by Favreau (who was unable to direct during the first season because of his commitment to ''The Lion King''),<ref name="FavreauS2" /> Peyton Reed,<ref name="RodriguezReedS2" /> co-star Carl Weathers,<ref name="WeathersS2" /> and Robert Rodriguez.<ref name="RodriguezReedS2" /> Howard, Weathers, and Famuyiwa directed again for the third season, while being joined by Rachel Morrison, Lee Isaac Chung, and Peter Ramsey.<ref name="S3Directors" />

=== New technology === Visual effects studio Industrial Light & Magic, a subsidiary of Lucasfilm, opened a new division in November 2018 called ILM TV, specifically intended for episodic and streaming television. Based in London with support from ILM's San Francisco, Vancouver, and Singapore locations, one of the first projects for the new division was ''The Mandalorian''.<ref name="ILMTV" /> While directing ''The Jungle Book'' (2016), Favreau had used large screens on set to create interactive lighting so when live-action footage was combined with a digital environment in post-production the effect would be more realistic. He found the process to be effective, but time-consuming.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> When he began working on ''The Lion King'', Favreau worked with visual effects vendor Moving Picture Company, technology developer Magnopus, and the game engine software Unity to develop a new virtual camera system that allowed him to film scenes in a virtual reality environment as if he was filming with physical cameras. For ''The Lion King'', the results of the virtual photography were then rendered by MPC as the final animation for the film.<ref name="FavreauTHR" /> On ''The Mandalorian'', Favreau wanted to use virtual technology to aid live-action photography and also develop the video wall system.<ref name="FavreauTHR" /><ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> ILM partnered with video game developer Epic Games to create a new system named StageCraft based on Epic's game engine Unreal Engine. StageCraft consists of large LED video screens on which digital environments can be rendered in real-time for actors to perform in front of.<ref name="StageCraft" /><ref name="FavreauTHR" />

During pre-production, the virtual photography process developed for ''The Lion King'' was used to plan the series' filming and determine what environments would be needed on set. The digital environments were then created by ILM and added to StageCraft ready for live-action photography with the actors. Some of these environments were based on location photography in countries such as Iceland and Chile, on which Favreau said, "The actors aren't brought on location. The location is brought to the actors."<ref name="FavreauTHR" /> The environments were designed by the series' visual art department, led by Lucasfilm's creative director Doug Chiang and production designer Andrew L. Jones.<ref name="VFXVoice" /> During filming, the digital environments were rendered on a video wall in real-time, allowing the filmmakers and actors to see the environments.<ref name="StageCraft" /> ILM used a smaller version of the technology for ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' (2018), but on ''The Mandalorian'' they utilized a {{convert|21|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} set that was {{convert|75|ft|m}} in diameter, surrounded by a 360-degree semicircular LED video wall and ceiling. The Manhattan Beach Studios set is referred to as a "volume", which is traditionally the name for motion capture stages.<ref name="StageCraft" /><ref name="FavreauTHR" /> Favreau's initial intention was to use the video wall as a way to provide realistic interactive lighting for the actors, with a section of the screen behind the actors displaying a green screen so a higher quality version of the background could be added in post-production. During filming tests with the technology, the team realized that the Unreal Engine could render visuals fast enough that they could have the background move with the camera. This allowed the system to maintain the appearance of parallax, where the environment would appear differently based on the angle it was being looked at just as a real 3D environment would. This effect causes some distortion to the image on the video wall but looks like a real environment when viewed through the camera.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> The images rendered on the video wall in real-time were often of a high enough quality to be used as final effects when filmed on set.<ref name="StageCraft" />

Physical elements were added to the volume to match the digital backgrounds, such as dirt on the floor to match the dirt displayed on the video wall.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> Interior spaces were also created, such as an office used by Imperial agents where the walls and ceiling were displayed on the video wall around a physical table.<ref name="StageCraft" /> The production had several physical sections of the ''Razor Crest'', the Mandalorian's ship, that could be placed within the volume, such as having the front half of the ship physically built and the back half rendered digitally.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /><ref name="StageCraft" /> The environments could be manipulated in StageCraft on set as required, allowing the filmmakers to request changes to the environment and have them rendered on the video wall on the same day.<ref name="StageCraft" /> The production was able to change between environments within half an hour, or even faster if the physical elements within the volume were not visible and did not need to be changed.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> One of the primary advantages of using video wall technology was the realistic lighting, with the wall providing ambient light and accurate reflections on the actors. This was especially important for the Mandalorian, who wears reflective armor. Traditionally, on production using a green screen, the visual effects team would have to remove the green reflections from a reflective character or object in post-production, and then add new reflections that matched the digital environment. Using StageCraft, the reflections in the Mandalorian's armor were already correct on set. It also allowed for the series' cinematographers to light scenes in a way that would match the background, rather than lighting the set and hoping the digital background would match in post-production as they would have to do with the green screen. A technique used by the production to ensure the lighting from the video wall looked natural was to have the actors in shadow, with light from the environment behind them, often creating silhouettes.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" />

=== Music === {{See also|Music of Star Wars#The Mandalorian|l1=Music of ''Star Wars'' § ''The Mandalorian''}} Composer Ludwig Göransson was recommended by several of his previous collaborators to Favreau, including directors Ryan Coogler and Anthony and Joe Russo, and musician Donald Glover. Favreau knew that music would be important to the series due to the impact of John Williams' score on the ''Star Wars'' films, but also wanted the music of the series to be different from the films. He wanted the series to sound "a little grittier, a little edgier and a little more tech-oriented".<ref name="GoranssonLATimes" /> Göransson first met with Favreau in November 2018,<ref name="GoranssonVariety" /> when Favreau showed the composer concept art for the series and discussed his inspirations for the story and tone, including Western and samurai films. They also discussed how they felt when they first heard Williams' ''Star Wars'' music, and Göransson set out to recreate those feelings and "capture the soul of what ''Star Wars'' is" but in a new way.<ref name="GoranssonCollider" />

Göransson was announced as the composer for the series in December 2018.<ref name="Goransson" /> The basis of the main theme was created from Göransson experimenting with a bass recorder, digitally manipulating it to make it more "futuristic". Guitars, a piano, drums, and synthesizers are also featured in the main theme.<ref name="GoranssonCollider" /> A 70-piece orchestra was used for the first season,<ref name="GoranssonLATimes" /><ref name="GoranssonVariety" /> combined with recordings of Göransson playing the main instruments which he augmented with synthesizers and other digital manipulation.<ref name="GoranssonVariety" /> Walt Disney Records released a soundtrack album for each episode of the first season.<ref name="GoranssonVariety" /> Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, orchestra players were recorded remotely or in smaller, distant groups for the second season.<ref name="EWS2FirstLook" /> Two albums were released for the second season, each covering four episodes of the season.<ref name="S2SoundtrackVolume1" /><ref name="S2SoundtrackVolume2" /> In February 2023, Joseph Shirley was revealed to be scoring the third season. Shirley previously provided additional music for the first two seasons and used Göransson's themes to compose the score for ''The Book of Boba Fett''.<ref name="Shirley" />

== Themes == === Parenting and fatherhood === One of the primary themes of ''The Mandalorian'' is parenting and fatherhood, particularly through the father–son relationship dynamic between Din Djarin and the Child.<ref name="Britt1129">{{Cite news |last=Britt |first=Ryan |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Baby Yoda, Daddy Mando, and How Star Wars Gave Parents a New Fantasy |work=Fatherly |url=https://www.fatherly.com/play/baby-yoda-star-wars-the-mandalorian-adults/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218213005/https://www.fatherly.com/play/baby-yoda-star-wars-the-mandalorian-adults/ |archive-date=December 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Singer1213">{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Matt |date=December 13, 2019 |title='The Mandalorian' Is A Good Show About How Hard It Is to Be a Single Parent |work=ScreenCrush |url=https://screencrush.com/the-mandalorian-episode-6-recap-single-dad/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229155055/https://screencrush.com/the-mandalorian-episode-6-recap-single-dad/ |archive-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Chase1216">{{Cite news |last=Chase |first=Eileen |date=December 16, 2019 |title=Why The Mandalorian is, in fact, a show about a single dad |work=Today |url=https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/why-the-mandalorian-is-in-fact-a-show-about-a-single-dad |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229160800/https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/why-the-mandalorian-is-in-fact-a-show-about-a-single-dad |archive-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> Ryan Britt of ''Fatherly'' wrote that this is unusual in ''Star Wars'' stories and that past examples of parenting in the franchise have tended to be poor ones, from the murderous Darth Vader, father of Luke Skywalker, to the neglectful Galen Erso, father of Jyn Erso in ''Rogue One'' (2016).<ref name="Britt1129" /> Britt wrote: "For years the Star Wars franchise avoided depicting a parent-child dynamic. With Mando and Baby Yoda, that's finally changing."<ref name="Britt1129" /> The dynamic between Kuiil and IG-11 also reflect the childrearing theme in ''The Mandalorian''. The two have a relationship similar to that of a father and son, as demonstrated in the scene in which Kuiil teaches IG-11 how to operate and function after the droid is reprogrammed.<ref name="Phipps1218">{{Cite news |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=December 18, 2019 |title=''The Mandalorian'' Recap: Bait and Switch (and Switch) |work=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/the-mandalorian-recap-chapter-7-the-reckoning.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219022023/https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/the-mandalorian-recap-chapter-7-the-reckoning.html |archive-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>

''Vulture'' writer Kathryn VanArendonk argued that parenting has been the subject of past ''Star Wars'' stories, but almost always during later stages of parenthood, rather than an infant in early stages such as the Child. As examples, she cited Obi-Wan Kenobi serving as a mentor to the adolescent Anakin Skywalker, Princess Leia lamenting over her grown son Kylo Ren, or the absence of Rey's parents.<ref name="VanArendonk0103">{{Cite news |last=VanArendonk |first=Kathryn |date=January 3, 2020 |title=''The Mandalorian'' Doesn't Care About Diapers |work=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/the-mandalorian-parenting-fatherhood-archetype.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107030832/https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/the-mandalorian-parenting-fatherhood-archetype.html |archive-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref> Britt argued strong parental examples in ''Star Wars'' are important because the franchise is so often associated with the childhoods of its fans.<ref name="Britt1129" /> ''The Mandalorian'' particularly highlights the challenges of being a single parent<ref name="Singer1213" /><ref name="Chase1216" /> and a working parent since the Mandalorian struggles to continue his day job as a bounty hunter and mercenary while serving as the sole caretaker of the Child.<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /><ref name="Chase1216" /> Richard Newby of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' described the show as "the adventures of a single dad looking for a job".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Newby |first=Richard |date=December 14, 2019 |title=How 'The Mandalorian' Is Setting Up the Long Game |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/why-mandalorian-episode-5-didnt-include-mysterious-figure-1262747/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113103705/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/why-mandalorian-episode-5-didnt-include-mysterious-figure-1262747 |archive-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> Several reviewers have compared the dynamic between the Child and the Mandalorian to ''Lone Wolf and Cub'', a manga about a samurai warrior and his young son.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collins |first=Hannah |date=January 4, 2020 |title=Somali and the Forest Spirit Will Fill The Mandalorian Hole in Your Life |work=Comic Book Resources |url=https://www.cbr.com/somali-and-the-forest-spirit-the-mandalorian-comparison/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227221535/https://www.cbr.com/somali-and-the-forest-spirit-the-mandalorian-comparison/ |archive-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pierce-Bohen |first=Kayleena |date=December 23, 2019 |title=5 Westerns & 5 Samurai Movies To Watch If You Love The Mandalorian |work=Screen Rant |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-mandalorian-westerns-samurai-movies-similar/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216014331/https://screenrant.com/star-wars-mandalorian-westerns-samurai-movies-similar/ |archive-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=November 12, 2019 |title=How The Mandalorian's Plot Twist Evokes a Classic Manga Series |work=IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/12/the-mandalorian-plot-twist-lone-wolf-and-cub |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124001555/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/12/the-mandalorian-plot-twist-lone-wolf-and-cub |archive-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Housman |first=Andrew |date=November 20, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian: How the Series Takes Star Wars Back to Its Samurai Roots |work=Comic Book Resources |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-lone-wolf-and-cub-influence/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204173214/https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-lone-wolf-and-cub-influence/ |archive-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> Favreau acknowledged ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' as an influence in an episode of ''Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian''.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Process |series=Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian |series-link=The Mandalorian#Documentary series |network=Disney+ |date=June 5, 2020 |season=1 |number=6 |language=en}}</ref>

The Mandalorian's parental role in the series makes him a softer and more relatable character;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Frank |first=Allegra |date=December 3, 2019 |title=Baby Yoda: the Mandalorian's adorable alien co-star, explained |work=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/23/20972511/baby-yoda-meme-the-mandalorian-gif-star-wars |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228015643/https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/23/20972511/baby-yoda-meme-the-mandalorian-gif-star-wars |archive-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref> he changes in a positive way because of raising the Child, becoming less selfish and self-absorbed.<ref name="Pereira1129" /> He risked his life and drastically changed his career as a bounty hunter to accept his responsibility as the Child's caretaker and guardian,<ref name="Singer1213" /><ref name="Chase1216" /> marking a significant parental sacrifice.<ref name="Chase1216" /> When the Mandalorian seeks work to earn money, he is now doing so to provide not only for himself, but for the Child as well.<ref name="Singer1213" /> We see several examples of the Mandalorian parenting the Child throughout the series, such as when he stops the Child from pressing random buttons in the cockpit of the Mandalorian's spaceship, ultimately by holding him in his lap.<ref name="Britt1129" /> In another example, the Mandalorian establishes a car seat for the Child in the cockpit of his ship, so he can be seated safely and comfortably during their travels.<ref name="Atkin1230">{{Cite news |last=Atkin |first=Jessie |date=December 30, 2019 |title=5 Reasons The Witcher Geralt Will Be a Better Dad Than the Mandalorian (& 5 Reasons He Won't) |work=Screen Rant |url=https://screenrant.com/5-reasons-the-witcher-geralt-will-be-a-better-dad-than-the-mandalorian-5-reasons-he-wont/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220043947/https://screenrant.com/5-reasons-the-witcher-geralt-will-be-a-better-dad-than-the-mandalorian-5-reasons-he-wont/ |archive-date=February 20, 2020}}</ref>

The relationship between the Mandalorian and the Child is an example of unexpected fatherhood.<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /><ref name="Pereira1129">{{Cite news |last=Pereira |first=Sergio |date=November 29, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian Is Basically Big Daddy in Space |work=Comic Book Resources |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-big-daddy-in-space/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229214420/https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-big-daddy-in-space/ |archive-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> The Mandalorian feels a connection and parental bond with the Child because of his childhood, when he was orphaned upon the death of his parents and was adopted by the Mandalorian culture as a "foundling".<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /> Nevertheless, fatherhood is not a role the Mandalorian initially seeks, and he makes repeated initial attempts to avoid this responsibility. He first does so in "Chapter 3: The Sin", when he first leaves the Child with the Client.<ref name="Pereira1129" /> He does so again in "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" when he plans to leave the Child with Omera, a protective mother on the planet Sorgan, who is willing to take the Child into her own family. The Mandalorian does not fully commit to the role of fatherhood until the first-season finale, "Chapter 8: Redemption" when the Child himself is also adopted into the Mandalorian culture as a "foundling" and the Mandalorian is formally declared to be his father figure.<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /> He nonetheless continues to search for what he feels may be a more appropriate guardian for the Child, as in the second season's fifth episode, "The Jedi", in which he seeks to leave him with Ahsoka Tano.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray, Noel |date=November 27, 2020 |title=Season 2, Episode 5: 'The Jedi' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/arts/television/mandalorian-recap-baby-yoda-name.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127194024/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/arts/television/mandalorian-recap-baby-yoda-name.html |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |access-date=December 3, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>

Several writers suggested the fact that the Mandalorian's face is concealed has a tabula rasa effect and his anonymity allows viewers to see and imagine themselves as parents.<ref name="Britt1129" /><ref name="Singer1213" /> Britt said this "allow(s) us to dream about what arsenal we might deploy to protect our children".<ref name="Britt1129" /> However, Singer said the show's setting in space make the challenges of child-rearing seem more exciting and exotic than they might otherwise be.<ref name="Singer1213" /> Anthony Breznican of ''Vanity Fair'' has noted that none of the day-to-day difficulties of parenthood are portrayed in the series: "There is no shrill squawking from Baby Yoda, no tantrum, no spit-up, no uncontrollable shrieking that burrows into a parent's psyche like a dentist's drill shredding a soft, pink nerve."<ref name="Breznican1126">{{Cite news |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Baby Yoda Has Conquered the World |work=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/11/the-mandalorian-star-wars-baby-yoda |url-status=live |access-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127163301/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/11/the-mandalorian-star-wars-baby-yoda |archive-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref> Likewise, ''Vulture'' writer Kathryn VanArendonk said the show ignores or does not address many parenting details that make fatherhood difficult, such as what the Child eats, when he goes to sleep, and whether he wears diapers. She wrote: "''The Mandalorian'' is uninterested in diapers, and so Mando gets to be a very particular image of fatherhood: the guy who doesn't have to sweat the small stuff."<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /> VanAnderonk described this as a wish fulfillment fantasy for parents or prospective parents: "a vision of parenting stripped so thoroughly of all detail and specificity that all that's left are archetypes: the parent, the child".<ref name="VanArendonk0103" />

The Child encounters a handful of other protector figures throughout the first season, including Omera, IG-11, and Peli Motto.<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /> Some observers have criticized the series for the fact that the Mandalorian repeatedly leaves the Child alone or in the hands of relative strangers,<ref name="Singer1213" /> as well as for making decisions that place the Child in danger. One example is in "Chapter 6: The Prisoner", when he allows a team of dangerous mercenaries to use his ship while the Child is on board, nearly resulting in the Child's death.<ref name="Singer1213" /><ref name="White1218">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Brett |date=December 18, 2019 |title=Is Baby Yoda Bad to the Bone? This Week's 'The Mandalorian' Has Us Wondering |work=Decider |url=https://decider.com/2019/12/18/the-mandalorian-baby-yoda-evil/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108031652/https://decider.com/2019/12/18/the-mandalorian-baby-yoda-evil/ |archive-date=January 8, 2020}}</ref> An interaction the Mandalorian has with Peli Motto in "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" is one of the most overt discussions about the challenges of caring for the Child. When the Mandalorian accidentally wakes the child, who had been sleeping in Peli's arms, she chides him: "Do you have any idea how long it took me to get it to sleep?"<ref name="VanArendonk0103" /> She also condemns the Mandalorian for leaving the child alone on the ship, saying: "you have an awful lot to learn about raising a young one".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Keane |first=Sean |date=December 7, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian episode 5 recap: Baby Yoda travels to an iconic planet |publisher=CNET |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/the-mandalorian-episode-5-the-gunslinger-recap-baby-yoda-travels-to-an-iconic-planet/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215052741/https://www.cnet.com/news/the-mandalorian-episode-5-the-gunslinger-recap-baby-yoda-travels-to-an-iconic-planet/ |archive-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> ''ScreenCrush'' writer Matt Singer argued the Mandalorian's parenting errors makes the show that much more appealing because making mistakes is a large part of being a parent.<ref name="Singer1213" /> Eileen Chase of ''Today'' echoed this: "He is not an ideal parent, just like the rest of us who have to balance parenting and work."<ref name="Chase1216" />

=== Good and evil; nature versus nurture === The nature of good and evil and the question of nature versus nurture is raised repeatedly throughout ''The Mandalorian'', perhaps most overtly through Kuiil's reprogramming of IG-11 from a bounty hunter to a nurse droid and protector.<ref name="Phipps1227">{{Cite news |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=December 27, 2019 |title=''The Mandalorian'' Season Finale Recap: Tragedy of the Manufacturer's Protocol |work=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/the-mandalorian-season-1-finale-recap-episode-8-redemption.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230211122/https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/the-mandalorian-season-1-finale-recap-episode-8-redemption.html |archive-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Milner1222">{{Cite news |last=Milner |first=Sarah Bea |date=December 22, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian: Baby Yoda Learns About Good & Bad In A Powerful Way |work=Screen Rant |url=https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-makes-statement-nature-versus-nurture/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223125659/https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-makes-statement-nature-versus-nurture/ |archive-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> Even after IG-11 is reprogrammed, the Mandalorian does not believe he has truly changed, because he believes droids have an essential nature and that IG-11's nature remains murderous and untrustworthy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Libbey |first=Dirk |date=December 27, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian: 6 Biggest Questions After Episode 8 |work=CinemaBlend |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2487459/the-mandalorian-6-biggest-questions-after-episode-8 |url-status=live |access-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227204600/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2487459/the-mandalorian-6-biggest-questions-after-episode-8 |archive-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> But in reprogramming IG-11, Kuiil nurtures him and helps him to change; Kuiil feels that in the process of learning how to function again, IG-11 gained a new personality.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Babu |first=Armaan |date=December 18, 2019 |title='The Mandalorian': IG-11 and Kuiil's inspiring and heartwarming story deserves its own spinoff |work=Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide |url=https://meaww.com/the-mandalorian-ig-11-kuiil-deserves-its-own-spinoff-star-wars-disney-396037 |url-status=live |access-date=January 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113212906/https://meaww.com/the-mandalorian-ig-11-kuiil-deserves-its-own-spinoff-star-wars-disney-396037 |archive-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> Kuiil insists to the Mandalorian: "Droids are not good or bad — they are neutral reflections of those who program them."<ref name="Milner1222" /> Keith Phipps of ''Vulture'' wrote of IG-11 and the nature versus nurture theme: "He's not bad. He's just programmed that way, and with care and change he can do a lot of good in the world."<ref name="Phipps1227" />

The Kuiil and IG-11 scenes also demonstrate that how the "child" character is raised makes a significant difference in whether the child becomes an asset or a threat to those around him. The droid was a dangerous assassin before Kuiil reprogrammed him, but thanks to the Ugnaught's parenting, he becomes a protector and helper instead.<ref name="Phipps1218" /> Some writers have likewise suggested the Child is not inherently good or evil,<ref name="Milner1222" /><ref name="Foy1221" /> but that instead, like all children, he is impressionable and does not fully understand the events occurring around him. He is learning about the world around him and needs guidance as he develops his abilities.<ref name="White1218" /><ref name="Milner1222" /><ref name="Burwick1219">{{Cite news |last=Burwick |first=Kevin |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Baby Yoda Might Be Evil in The Mandalorian, Is He Wielding the Dark Side of the Force? |work=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/baby-yoda-evil-the-mandalorian-dark-side-force/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126110433/https://tvweb.com/baby-yoda-evil-the-mandalorian-dark-side-force/ |archive-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> It will largely fall to the Mandalorian to provide this guidance,<ref name="White1218" /> as when the Mandalorian stops him from strangling Cara Dune.<ref name="Milner1222" />

However, multiple writers have questioned whether the violent acts the Child has repeatedly witnessed throughout ''The Mandalorian'' are hurting his development and that he is learning to become violent himself as a result.<ref name="Milner1222" /><ref name="Gallagher1226" /> Phipps wrote of this: "That look of wonder in the Child's eyes as IG-11 kills and kills again is hilarious, but also a little chilling."<ref name="Phipps1227" /> One particular scene in "Chapter 7: The Reckoning" led many reviewers and fans to question whether the Child may be demonstrating evil tendencies. During a scene on the Mandalorian's spaceship, the Child observes as the Mandalorian and Cara Dune engage in a friendly arm wrestling match. During the contest, the Child uses the Force to choke Cara, nearly strangling her before the Mandalorian intervened.<ref name="Foy1221">{{Cite news |last=Foy |first=Peter |date=December 21, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian: Could Baby Yoda Actually Be... [Spoiler]? |work=Comic Book Resources |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-baby-yoda-actually-evil/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114120025/https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-baby-yoda-actually-evil/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Burwick1219" /><ref name="Gallagher1226">{{Cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Caitlin |date=December 26, 2019 |title=Is Baby Yoda Evil On 'The Mandalorian'? The Force Choke Means He Could Join The Dark Side |work=Bustle |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/is-baby-yoda-evil-on-the-mandalorian-the-force-choke-means-he-could-join-the-dark-side-19629941 |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301160308/https://www.bustle.com/p/is-baby-yoda-evil-on-the-mandalorian-the-force-choke-means-he-could-join-the-dark-side-19629941 |archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> Throughout the ''Star Wars'' franchise, that ability has been most commonly associated with the Dark Side of the Force, particularly Darth Vader.<ref name="Gallagher1226" /><ref name="Hibberd1218" /><ref name="Miller1218" />

Sarah Bea Milner of ''Screen Rant'' wrote: "The moment is genuinely shocking — and more than a little disturbing."<ref name="Milner1222" /> Some reviewers noted, however, that the Child likely mistakenly believed the Mandalorian was in danger and intervened to help.<ref name="Miller1218">{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Matt |date=December 18, 2019 |title=We Regret to Inform You Baby Yoda Might Be Evil |work=Esquire |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30272695/evil-baby-yoda-force-choke-the-mandalorian-episode-7/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101112915/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30272695/evil-baby-yoda-force-choke-the-mandalorian-episode-7/ |archive-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Hedash1219">{{Cite news |last=Hedash |first=Kara |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Wait... Is Baby Yoda Tempted by the Dark Side? |work=Screen Rant |url=https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-baby-yoda-force-choke-dark-side/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103183558/https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-baby-yoda-force-choke-dark-side/ |archive-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> Additionally, in the same episode, the Child uses Force healing to save Greef Karga, a power typically associated with the Light Side.<ref name="Milner1222" /><ref name="Foy1221" /><ref name="Hedash1219" /> Nevertheless, some writers have suggested viewers had been underestimating the Child's capacity for evil because he is so adorable.<ref name="Miller1218" /><ref name="Hibberd1218">{{Cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=December 18, 2019 |title=What if Baby Yoda is secretly evil? |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/18/evil-baby-yoda/ |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221090227/https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/18/evil-baby-yoda/ |archive-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Abdulbaki0106">{{Cite news |last=Abdulbaki |first=Mae |date=January 6, 2020 |title='Mandalorian' Season 2 theory links Baby Yoda to a Dark side icon |work=Inverse |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/62121-mandalorian-season-2-theory-baby-yoda-prophecy-anakin-skywalker |url-status=live |access-date=March 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301162110/https://www.inverse.com/article/62121-mandalorian-season-2-theory-baby-yoda-prophecy-anakin-skywalker |archive-date=March 1, 2020}}</ref> Fans speculated the Child could be presenting a false personality or using the Force to manipulate people into caring about him to help ensure his survival.<ref name="Gallagher1226" /> However, Caitlin Gallagher of ''Bustle'' suggested rather than building toward making the Child evil, the show could be suggesting the Mandalorian needs to find a way to raise the Child in a less violent environment.<ref name="Gallagher1226" />

== Release == === Streaming and broadcast === ''The Mandalorian'' premiered on the streaming service Disney+ on its United States launch day, November 12, 2019.<ref name="Nov2019Launch" /> The second season premiered on October 30, 2020.<ref name="S2Premiere" /> The third season premiered on March 1, 2023.<ref name="S3Premiere" /> "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" aired on Disney's linear networks ABC, Freeform, and FX on February 24, 2023, in anticipation of the season three premiere on the service.<ref name="Ch1LinearBroadcast" />

=== Home media === The first two seasons of ''The Mandalorian'' were released on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on December 12, 2023, with Steelbook packaging, concept art cards, and "never-before-seen" bonus features.<ref name="PhysicalMedia" /><ref name="HomeMediaBonusFeatures" /> The third season was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 3, 2024. Bonus features include the featurette "Honoring the Magistrate: A Tribute to Carl Weathers", "Galactic Legacy: The Creatures and Droids of The Mandalorian", and "Forging the Covert: Part Three".<ref name="PhysicalMedia2" />

== Reception == === Audience viewership === According to Nielsen, ''The Mandalorian''{{'}}s first season amassed 5.42 billion minutes of viewing time during its seven-week run, topping at 1.15 billion minutes during the week its finale premiered.<ref name="thr"/> It added 800 million more minutes the week after its finale.<ref name="thr"/> According to Nielsen, the second season became the most watched streaming television series in the U.S. from December 14 to 20, with 1.336 billion minutes of viewing time.<ref name="businessinsider">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mandalorian-tops-nielsen-list-of-most-watched-streaming-tv-shows-2021-1|title='The Mandalorian' finally beat 'The Office' as the most watched streaming series in the US, according to Nielsen|first=Travis|last=Clark|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822115355/https://www.businessinsider.com/mandalorian-tops-nielsen-list-of-most-watched-streaming-tv-shows-2021-1|url-status=live|website=Business Insider}}</ref> It also ranked at the fourteenth place on Nielsen's list of most watched streaming television shows and movies of 2020 with 14.5 billion minutes watched during the year.<ref name="businessinsider"/> The show became the first non-Netflix show that landed at number one on Nielsen's streaming ranker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/lists/tv-ratings-the-mandalorian-finally-beats-michael-scott-and-co-in-nielsens-streaming-top-10-1234885734/|title=TV Ratings: 'The Mandalorian' Finally Beats Michael Scott and Co. in Nielsen's Streaming Top 10|first=Mónica Marie|last=Zorilla|date=January 14, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822122526/https://variety.com/2021/tv/lists/tv-ratings-the-mandalorian-finally-beats-michael-scott-and-co-in-nielsens-streaming-top-10-1234885734/|url-status=live|website=Variety}}</ref> According to Samba TV, the show's second season drew 1.04 million households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2020/11/star-wars-disney-plus-mandalorian-ratings-viewership-audience/|title=A Definitive Look at the Popularity of 'The Mandalorian' in Season 2|first=Brandon|last=Katz|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822123213/https://observer.com/2020/11/star-wars-disney-plus-mandalorian-ratings-viewership-audience/|url-status=live|website=Observer}}</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that ''The Mandalorian'' lead Disney+'s live action series with the majority minutes (8.4 billion) came from the eight weeks the second season debuted.<ref name="thr">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-wars-vs-marvel-which-disney-shows-are-most-viewed-1235122942/|title='Star Wars' vs. Marvel: Which Disney+ Shows Are Most-Viewed|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=August 22, 2022|archive-date=August 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822124302/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/star-wars-vs-marvel-which-disney-shows-are-most-viewed-1235122942/amp/|url-status=live|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

=== Critical response === <section begin=Response />{{Television critical response <includeonly>| series = ''The Mandalorian'' </includeonly> | link1 = The Mandalorian season 1#Critical response | rotten_tomatoes1 = 93% (338 reviews)<ref name="RTS1">{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=the_mandalorian |type=tv |season=1 |title=The Mandalorian |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref> | metacritic1 = 70 (29 reviews)<ref name="MCS1">{{cite Metacritic |id=the-mandalorian |type=tv |season=1 |title=The Mandalorian |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

| link2 = The Mandalorian season 2#Critical response | rotten_tomatoes2 = 93% (449 reviews)<ref name="RTS2">{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=the_mandalorian |type=tv |season=2 |title=The Mandalorian |access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref> | metacritic2 = 76 (14 reviews)<ref name="MCS2">{{cite Metacritic |id=the-mandalorian |type=tv |season=2 |title=The Mandalorian |access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

| link3 = The Mandalorian season 3#Critical response | rotten_tomatoes3 = 84% (248 reviews)<ref name="RTS3">{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=the_mandalorian |type=tv |season=3 |title=The Mandalorian |access-date=February 10, 2026}}</ref> | metacritic3 = 70 (14 reviews)<ref name="MCS3">{{cite Metacritic |id=the-mandalorian |type=tv |season=3 |title=The Mandalorian |access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref> }}<section end=Response /> For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 8/10 based on 338 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Action-packed and expertly-crafted—if at times a bit too withholding—''The Mandalorian'' is a welcome addition to the ''Star Wars'' universe that benefits greatly from the cuteness of its cargo."<ref name="RTS1" /> Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 for the season, based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MCS1" />

For the second season, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 93% approval rating with an average score of 8.5/10, based on 449 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "With fan favorites and fresh faces galore both in front of and behind the camera, ''The Mandalorian''{{'}}s sophomore season solidifies its place as one of ''Star Wars''{{'}}s most engaging and exciting sagas."<ref name="RTS2" /> Metacritic assigned a score of 76 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MCS2" />

For the third season, Rotten Tomatoes has reported an 84% approval rating with an average score of 7.55/10, based on 248 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mileage may vary by a couple parsecs as ''The Mandalorian'' becomes more and more about the connective tissue of broader ''Star Wars'' lore, but this remains one of the most engaging adventures in a galaxy far, far away."<ref name="RTS3" /> Metacritic has assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MCS3" />

=== Accolades === {{Main|List of accolades received by The Mandalorian|l1=List of accolades received by ''The Mandalorian''}} ''The Mandalorian'' has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards and forty-two Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (winning fifteen Creative Arts Emmys),<ref name="EmmyAwards" /> as well as one British Academy Television Award,<ref name="BAFTAAwards" /> one Critics' Choice Television Award,<ref name="CCAwards" /> one Directors Guild of America Award,<ref name="DGAAwards" /> one Golden Globe Award,<ref name="GGAwards" /> seven Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards and four Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts TV Awards (winning one),<ref name="HCATVAwards" /> three Hugo Awards,<ref name="HugoAwards" /> three MTV Movie & TV Awards,<ref name="MTVAwards" /> one Producers Guild of America Award,<ref name="PGAAwards" /> two TCA Awards,<ref name="TCAAwards" /> nineteen Visual Effects Society Awards (winning five),<ref name="VESAwards" /> and one Writers Guild of America Award,<ref name="WGAAwards" /> among others.

=== Industry impact === ''The Mandalorian'' was the first production to be filmed using real-time rendering for realistic, parallax environments.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> Favreau believed that the StageCraft technology developed for the series would have a significant impact on the production of films and television series moving forward.<ref name="StageCraft" /> He attributed the breakthroughs made with the technology to the support of Kathleen Kennedy, who was in charge of both Lucasfilm and ILM, as well as to his drive for innovation, and to previous work done by George Lucas on new technology for the ''Star Wars'' films. Favreau also acknowledged that much of the technology involved in StageCraft is not proprietary and is readily available to others, it just had not been combined in this way before.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> Favreau invited other filmmakers and studios to visit the series' set and see how the new technology was being used, noting that Lucas and other filmmakers such as James Cameron had done the same when they had been working on innovative film projects. Favreau added that the companies working on the series' new technologies—including ILM, Epic, and MPC—were being encouraged to share their work and develop the technology further beyond the requirements of the series.<ref name="FavreauTHR" /> Several actors working on the series, including Carl Weathers and Giancarlo Esposito, gave high praise to the technology and the way it allowed them to act within the environment rather than pretend in front of a green screen.<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4" /> After learning lessons about the technology during the production of the first season of ''The Mandalorian'', ILM was able to make several advancements beginning with the second season. This included transitioning StageCraft to a fully in-house product utilizing ILM's game engine, Helios, rather than Epic's Unreal Engine.<ref name="VFXVoice" /> In February 2020, ILM announced that it was making its StageCraft technology available to all filmmakers and production studios as a complete end-to-end solution,<ref name="StageCraft" /> and that December, it was announced that three additional StageCraft volumes–in Los Angeles, London, and Australia–were being built.<ref name="3MoreStageCraft" />

== Spin-offs == In November 2019, Walt Disney Studios CCO Alan Horn said if the series was successful, a film featuring the Mandalorian could be developed.<ref name="HornNov2019" /> The next month, Favreau said there was an opportunity to explore the series' characters in other ''Star Wars'' films or television series.<ref name="FavreauTHR" /> Bob Iger said in February 2020 that spin-offs of ''The Mandalorian'' were being considered, and there was potential to add more characters to the series to then give them their series.<ref name="IgerSpinOffsFeb2020" /> Favreau said in October that as more characters are introduced in the series, "we are beginning to explore where we could go". He felt Lucasfilm could be "more responsive" to audience reactions in determining potential spin-offs due to the faster production time for television series than films. Favreau looked to his experience working in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where smaller stories exist within the larger narrative, as a potential guide for spin-offs. Additionally, both Favreau and Pascal were open to the idea of the Mandalorian appearing in a ''Star Wars'' film, but Favreau was in "no rush" to do this.<ref name="S3Filming" />

In December 2020, the spin-off series ''Rangers of the New Republic'', ''Ahsoka'', and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' were announced,<ref name="DisneyInvestorDay" /><ref name="DisneyInvestorDayVerge" /><ref name="BookofBobaConfirm" /> with all three series developed by Favreau and Filoni, set within ''The Mandalorian''{{'}}s timeframe and planned to culminate in a "climactic story event".<ref name="SpinoffsCrossoverVariety" /> Before Lucasfilm announced that Carano was no longer employed by the company in February 2021, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' had reported that there was potential for her to star in ''Rangers of the New Republic''.<ref name="CaranoFired" /> Active development on the series had not begun by that May,<ref name="FiloniECDMay2021" /> and it was still on hold in November when Kennedy said the development had not reached a point where scripts were written. She said there was potential for ideas from the series to be incorporated into ''The Mandalorian''{{'s}} "next iteration".<ref name="KennedyEmpireNov2021" /> A new series, ''Skeleton Crew'', was announced in May 2022 after being developed by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford. Favreau and Filoni were revealed to be serving as executive producers on the series,<ref name="SkeletonCrewCelebration" /> which is also set in the timeframe of ''The Mandalorian'' and ''Ahsoka''.<ref name="SkeletonCrewTimeline" />

Favreau discussed the spin-offs in August 2022, explaining that ''The Mandalorian'', ''The Book of Boba Fett'', ''Ahsoka'', and ''Skeleton Crew'' were all set in the same timeframe—during the 30 years between ''Return of the Jedi'' and ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015)—which had "a lot of room for us to tell stories, and there are a lot of characters that are in play because we know who's around at that time". He noted that they were using ''The Mandalorian'' to remind fans of these characters or introduce them to unfamiliar audiences before they appeared in the spin-off series, which created interconnected stories and characters within a "very rich fabric for us to explore".<ref name="FavreauSpinOffsAug2022" />

=== ''The Book of Boba Fett'' === {{Main|The Book of Boba Fett|l1=''The Book of Boba Fett''}} A spin-off miniseries focused on Boba Fett was reported in November 2020.<ref name="BobaFettSeriesDeadline" /> It was officially announced as ''The Book of Boba Fett'' a month later and was already in production by that point. Favreau, Filoni, and Robert Rodriguez executive produced, with Morrison and Wen reprising their respective roles as Fett and Fennec Shand.<ref name="BookofBobaConfirm" /> Pascal, Swallow, Sedaris,<ref name="BBFEp5Cast" /> Olyphant, Dawson, and Hamill also reprise their roles,<ref name="BBFEp6Cast" /> along with Favreau as the voice of Paz Vizsla, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Carson Teva,<ref name="BBFEp5Cast" /> and W. Earl Brown as the Weequay bartender.<ref name="BBFEp6AdditionalCast" /> Grogu also appears.<ref name="BBFEp6Cast" /> The seven-episode series was released from December 2021 to February 2022.<ref name="BookofBobaEpisodeRelease" />

=== ''Ahsoka'' === {{Main|Star Wars: Ahsoka|l1=''Star Wars: Ahsoka''}} A limited series titled ''Ahsoka'', featuring Dawson reprising her role as Ahsoka Tano, was revealed in December 2020 with Filoni writing and executive producing alongside Favreau.<ref name="DisneyInvestorDayVerge" /> The series premiered on August 22, 2023.<ref name="AhsokaRelease" /> Lee reprises his role as Carson Teva in the series,<ref name="CarsonTevaAhsoka" /> while Brendan Wayne appears as Lieutenant Lander.<ref name="WayneAhsoka"/> A second season was announced to be in development with Filoni in January 2024.<ref name="AhsokaS2Announce" />

=== ''Skeleton Crew'' === {{Main|Star Wars: Skeleton Crew|l1=''Star Wars: Skeleton Crew''}} A new series, ''Skeleton Crew'', was announced in May 2022 after being developed by Jon Watts and Christopher Ford. Favreau and Filoni were revealed to be serving as executive producers on the series,<ref name="SkeletonCrewCelebration" /> which is also set in the timeframe of ''The Mandalorian'' and ''Ahsoka''.<ref name="SkeletonCrewTimeline" /> The series premiered on December 2, 2024.<ref name="SkeletonCrewRelease" /> Marti Matulis reprises his ''Mandalorian'' role as the Nikto pirate Vane.<ref name="VaneSkeletonCrew" />

=== ''The Mandalorian and Grogu'' === {{Main|The Mandalorian and Grogu|l1=''The Mandalorian and Grogu''}} In January 2024, Lucasfilm announced a film, ''The Mandalorian and Grogu'', that would continue the stories established in the series. Favreau was announced to direct, co-write with Filoni, and produce the film with Kennedy and Filoni.<ref name="MandoGroguOfficialAnnouncement" /><ref name="MandoGroguFavreauFiloniWriting" /> Filming began by August 2024,<ref name="MandoGroguFilmingStart" /> and the film is scheduled to be released on May 22, 2026.<ref name="MandoGroguRelease" /> Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios and the Anzellan species from the third season appear along with a new version of the ''Razor Crest'', the Mandalorian's ship which was destroyed in the second season.<ref name="MandoGroguD23" /><ref name="MandoGroguD23Gizmodo" /> Jonny Coyne and Hemky Madera reprise their respective roles as Shadow Council members Janu Coin and Barro.<ref name="CoyneS4Appearance" /><ref name="ShadowCouncilMandoGrogu" />

=== Untitled Dave Filoni film === In December 2020, it was revealed that ''The Mandalorian'' and its related series were planned to culminate in a "climactic story event".<ref name="SpinoffsCrossoverVariety" /> At ''Star Wars'' Celebration London in April 2023, it was announced that Filoni was directing a feature film that would serve as the conclusion to the interconnected stories of ''The Mandalorian'', ''The Book of Boba Fett'', and ''Ahsoka'', among others.<ref name="FiloniFilm" /> Filoni is expected to begin work on the film following the second season of ''Ahsoka''.<ref name="AhsokaS2Announce" /><ref name="MandoGroguFavreauFiloniWriting" />

== Other media == === Documentary series === {{Series overview

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| color3 = #000000 | link3 = The Mandalorian season 3#Documentary special | episodes3 = 1 | released3 = {{Start date|2023|6|28}} }} A documentary series, ''Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian'', features interviews with the cast and crew of ''The Mandalorian'', behind-the-scenes footage, and roundtable conversations hosted by Favreau that explore the production of the series. The first season premiered on Disney+ on May 4, 2020, ''Star Wars'' Day.<ref name="DisneyGallery" /> An hour-long special covering the second season was released on December 25, 2020,<ref name="GalleryS2Announced" /> with a second special episode covering the season two finale released on August 25, 2021.<ref name="GalleryS2Ep2" /> A special covering the third season was released on June 28, 2023.<ref name="GalleryS3">{{cite web |title=Listings – DISNEY GALLERY: THE MANDALORIAN on DISNEY+ {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20230515disney23/ |website=thefutoncritic.com |access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>

=== Publishing === Lucasfilm announced a publishing campaign of tie-in books and comics for the series in June 2020. The campaign was announced to include ''The Art of The Mandalorian (Season One)'' by Phil Szostak, an original adult novel written by Adam Christopher and published by Del Rey Books, a visual guide written by Pablo Hidalgo and published by DK, a junior novelization of the first season written by Joe Schreiber, and comic books inspired by the series to be published by Marvel Comics and IDW.<ref name="PublishingCampaign" /> One month later, the novel by Christopher was delayed from December 2020 to November 2021, before both it and the visual guide by Hidalgo was canceled in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernandez |first1=Miguel |title='The Mandalorian' Original Novel Pushed Back to Fall 2021 |url=https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2020/07/the-mandalorian-original-novel-pushed-back-to-fall-2021.html |work=Star Wars News Net |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224175050/https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2020/07/the-mandalorian-original-novel-pushed-back-to-fall-2021.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Harn |first1=Darby |title='The Mandalorian' Visual Guide And Original Novel Both Canceled |url=https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2021/03/the-mandalorian-visual-guide-and-original-novel-both-canceled.html |work=Star Wars News Net |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309181314/https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2021/03/the-mandalorian-visual-guide-and-original-novel-both-canceled.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hidalgo stated in December 2021 that the publishing program had been put on hold to avoid any potential contradictions or restrictions that may have arisen between the published material and the spin-off series in development.<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Hidalgo |first=Pablo |author-link=Pablo Hidalgo |user=pabl0hidalgo |number=1468633459715313665 |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Basically when the success of one series became a whole bunch of new series, the shows didn't want to be boxed in by any storytelling being defined in publishing. Rather than risk such contradictions, that material was moved off the calendar. I think it's the right thing to do. |access-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref>

A manga adaptation illustrated by Yūsuke Ōsawa began serialization in Square Enix's ''Monthly Big Gangan'' magazine on May 25, 2022,<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Visions Both Get Manga Adaptations|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-25/the-mandalorian-star-wars-visions-both-get-manga-adaptations/.184978|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 14, 2023|date=April 25, 2022|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514161820/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-25/the-mandalorian-star-wars-visions-both-get-manga-adaptations/.184978|url-status=live}}</ref> and ended with the November 2024 issue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2026 |title=Star Wars: The Mandalorian – The Manga Ends in October |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-29/star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-manga-ends-in-october/.216120 |access-date=March 16, 2026 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref> The manga adaptation is licensed in English by Viz Media.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Viz Media V.P. Kevin Hamric: Viz to Release Star Wars: The Mandalorian – The Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-03/viz-media-v.p-kevin-hamric-viz-to-release-star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-manga/.195564|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 14, 2023|date=March 3, 2023|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514161820/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-03/viz-media-v.p-kevin-hamric-viz-to-release-star-wars-the-mandalorian-the-manga/.195564|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Video games === In November 2020, ''Minecraft'' released ''Star Wars''-themed downloadable content which included locations and characters from ''The Mandalorian''.<ref name="Minecraft" /> Din Djarin and Grogu appear as unlockable cosmetics in ''Zero Point'', ''Fortnite Battle Royale''{{'}}s Chapter 2 event. Djarin's sniper rifle and jetpack were also available as usable items.<ref name="Fortnite" /> Some of the characters in the series are playable characters in ''Disney Magic Kingdoms''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMEk2tKL8Bw&ab_channel=DisneyMagicKingdoms|title=Update 45: The Mandalorian {{!}} Livestream|publisher=YouTube|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=October 17, 2022|archive-date=October 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017122909/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMEk2tKL8Bw&ab_channel=DisneyMagicKingdoms|url-status=live}}</ref> Characters from the first two seasons of the series were made available as downloadable content for ''Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga''.<ref name="LegoSkywalkerSagaDLC" />

=== Pinball === Two pinball adaptations of the series were released in 2021. The first is a virtual pinball table designed by Zen Studios and among eight tables featured in ''Star Wars Pinball VR'', released on April 29;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jagneaux |first1=David |title=Star Wars Pinball VR Hits All Platforms This April With Eight Tables |url=https://www.uploadvr.com/star-wars-pinball-vr-platforms-this-april/ |website=UploadVR |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=March 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=James |date=May 10, 2021 |title=Review: Star Wars Pinball VR |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-star-wars-pinball-vr/402915/ |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=Hardcore Gamer |language=en}}</ref> this same table was released for ''Pinball FX'' on March 31, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2022 |title=Pinball FX Early Access |url=https://zenstudios.com/news/pinball-fx-early-access-is-here-download-for-free-today/ |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=Zen Studios |language=}}</ref> The following month, ''Stern Pinball'' released its own physical pinball adaptation, based on the first two seasons of ''The Mandalorian'' featuring the Razor Crest and Grogu characters with voice callouts by actor Carl Weathers and music from composer Ludwig Göransson.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/stern-announces-the-mandalorian-pinball-deep-dive-in-depth-overview-of-the-machine-features-rules-and-more | title=STERN ANNOUNCES THE MANDALORIAN PINBALL! DEEP DIVE: In Depth Overview of the Machine, Features, Rules, and More! | date=May 11, 2021 | access-date=November 5, 2022 | archive-date=November 5, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105224728/https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/stern-announces-the-mandalorian-pinball-deep-dive-in-depth-overview-of-the-machine-features-rules-and-more | url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Goransson">{{Cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=December 19, 2018 |title='Black Panther' composer Ludwig Göransson will write music for 'The Mandalorian' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/12/19/black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson-star-wars-mandalorian/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220015829/https://ew.com/tv/2018/12/19/black-panther-composer-ludwig-goransson-star-wars-mandalorian/ |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |access-date=December 19, 2018 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

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<ref name="DinDjarin">{{Cite web |last=Ankers |first=Adele |date=December 28, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian's Real Name Confirmed as Din Djarin |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/27/the-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-reveals-the-name-of-his-titular-bounty-hunter-on-disney-show |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228072713/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/27/the-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-reveals-the-name-of-his-titular-bounty-hunter-on-disney-show |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |access-date=May 9, 2020 |website=IGN}}</ref>

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<ref name="S2FilmingWrap">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=March 8, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Season 2 Bringing Back Dave Filoni to Direct Again |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/572768/the-mandalorian-season-2-directors-include-dave-filoni/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309154147/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-directors-include-dave-filoni/ |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

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<ref name="S2Premiere">{{Cite web |last=Mitovitch |first=Matt |date=February 4, 2020 |title=''The Mandalorian'' Set for Early Return, Disney+ Marvel Slate Starts in August |url=https://tvline.com/2020/02/04/the-mandalorian-season-2-premiere-date-october/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204223821/https://tvline.com/2020/02/04/the-mandalorian-season-2-premiere-date-october/ |archive-date=February 4, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2020 |website=TVLine}}</ref>

<ref name="Season3">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=April 21, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Season 3 Already in the Works at Disney Plus (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-season-3-in-the-works-disney-plus-1234586103/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421223359/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-season-3-in-the-works-disney-plus-1234586103/ |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |access-date=April 21, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="HornNov2019">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=November 13, 2019 |title=Disney Studios Chief Alan Horn on Scorsese v. Marvel, Challenges in a Changing Business |url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/disney-chief-scorsese-marvel-mandalorian-1203403513/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114001553/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/disney-chief-scorsese-marvel-mandalorian-1203403513/ |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=November 14, 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="IgerSpinOffsFeb2020">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=February 4, 2020 |title=Disney's Bob Iger Considering 'Mandalorian' Spinoff Shows |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/disneys-bob-iger-teases-mandalorian-falcon-winter-soldier-wandavision-dates-1276326/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204230308/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-bob-iger-teases-mandalorian-falcon-winter-soldier-wandavision-dates-1276326 |archive-date=February 4, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

<ref name="WeathersS2">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Bryan |date=October 29, 2019 |title=Carl Weathers Explains Why He Joined The Mandalorian and His Star Wars Dreams |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/carl-weathers-explains-why-he-joined-the-mandalorian-and-his-star-wars-dreams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102221026/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/carl-weathers-explains-why-he-joined-the-mandalorian-and-his-star-wars-dreams |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2020 |website=SyFy Wire}}</ref>

<ref name="GoranssonCollider">{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=November 29, 2019 |title='The Mandalorian' Composer Ludwig Göransson on Why Scoring Baby Yoda Was a Huge Challenge |url=https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-interview-ludwig-goransson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130152109/https://collider.com/the-mandalorian-interview-ludwig-goransson/ |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |website=Collider}}</ref>

<ref name="GoranssonLATimes">{{Cite web |last=Harper |first=Marques |date=November 1, 2019 |title='Black Panther' composer Ludwig Göransson brings new sounds to 'Star Wars' series 'The Mandalorian' |url=https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-11-01/composer-ludwig-goransson-music-sounds-black-panther-disney-star-wars-mandalorian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101142811/https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2019-11-01/composer-ludwig-goransson-music-sounds-black-panther-disney-star-wars-mandalorian |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

<ref name="GoranssonVariety">{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=November 13, 2019 |title=Composer Takes Music for the 'Star Wars' Series 'The Mandalorian' to a New Universe |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/star-wars-mandalorian-music-1203402950/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113185433/https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/star-wars-mandalorian-music-1203402950/ |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="Sackhoff">{{Cite web |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |date=May 12, 2020 |title=Exclusive: 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 Recruits Katee Sackhoff to Play Bo-Katan in Live-Action |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/574064/the-mandalorian-season-2-bo-katan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512164413/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-season-2-bo-katan/ |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="Olyphant2">{{Cite web |last=Sciretta |first=Peter |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Exclusive: Timothy Olyphant Will Wear Boba Fett's Iconic Armor in ''The Mandalorian'' Season 2 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/574233/timothy-olyphant-mandalorian-character/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519164714/https://www.slashfilm.com/timothy-olyphant-mandalorian-character/ |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="ILMTV">{{Cite web |last=Caranicas |first=Peter |date=November 7, 2018 |title=ILM Launches TV Unit to Serve Episodic and Streaming Content |url=https://variety.com/2018/artisans/news/george-lucas-star-wars-ilm-launches-tv-unit-1203022007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116072921/https://variety.com/2018/artisans/news/george-lucas-star-wars-ilm-launches-tv-unit-1203022007/ |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="StageCraft">{{Cite web |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=February 20, 2020 |title=How The Mandalorian teamed up with Fortnite creator Epic Games to create its digital sets |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/20/21145671/mandalorian-sets-stagecraft-epic-games-ilm-fortnite-baby-yoda-digital |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220203837/https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/20/21145671/mandalorian-sets-stagecraft-epic-games-ilm-fortnite-baby-yoda-digital |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp3">{{Cite episode |title=Cast |series=Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian |last=Baruh |first=Bradford |network=Disney+ |date=May 15, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp4">{{Cite episode |title=Technology |series=Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian |last=Baruh |first=Bradford |network=Disney+ |date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="DisneyGalleryEp5">{{Cite episode |title=Practical |series=Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian |last=Baruh |first=Bradford |network=Disney+ |date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="HerzogBabyYoda">{{Cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Baby Yoda Has Conquered the World |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/11/the-mandalorian-star-wars-baby-yoda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127163301/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/11/the-mandalorian-star-wars-baby-yoda |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |access-date=January 27, 2020 |website=Vanity Fair}}</ref>

<ref name="VFXVoice">{{Cite web |last=Failes |first=Ian |date=April 1, 2020 |title=The Mandalorian and the Future of Filmmaking |url=https://www.vfxvoice.com/the-mandalorian-and-the-future-of-filmmaking/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091049/https://www.vfxvoice.com/the-mandalorian-and-the-future-of-filmmaking/ |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |website=VFX Voice}}</ref>

<ref name="EWS2FirstLook">{{Cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=September 8, 2020 |title=The Mandalorian exclusive: First look inside season 2 |url=https://ew.com/tv/mandalorian-season-2-first-look/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908133304/https://ew.com/tv/mandalorian-season-2-first-look/ |archive-date=September 8, 2020 |access-date=September 8, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

<ref name="HowardS2">{{Cite web |last=Weintraub |first=Steve |date=June 19, 2020 |title=Bryce Dallas Howard on Directing 'Dads' and the 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Script |url=https://collider.com/bryce-dallas-howard-interview-mandalorian-season-2-dads/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621001626/https://collider.com/bryce-dallas-howard-interview-mandalorian-season-2-dads/ |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |access-date=September 19, 2020 |website=Collider}}</ref>

<ref name="EspositoSep2020">{{Cite web |last=Pearson |first=Ben |date=September 21, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Season 4 is When "You're Really Gonna Start to Get Answers", Says Giancarlo Esposito |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/576718/the-mandalorian-season-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921223343/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-season-4/ |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="DisneyGallery">{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Go Behind the Scenes in the New Disney+ Series ''Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian'' |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/disney-gallery-the-mandalorian-announce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415133836/https://www.starwars.com/news/disney-gallery-the-mandalorian-announce |archive-date=April 15, 2020 |access-date=April 15, 2020 |website=StarWars.com}}</ref>

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<ref name="EWSep2019">{{Cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=September 5, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian unmasked: 'We did things no Star Wars fan has ever seen' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/05/inside-the-mandalorian-star-wars/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009110207/https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/05/inside-the-mandalorian-star-wars/ |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |access-date=October 12, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

<ref name="Pershing">{{Cite web |last=Renfro |first=Kim |date=November 12, 2019 |title=The opening episode of Disney Plus' 'The Mandalorian' ends on a surprising cliffhanger. Here's what you need to know. |url=https://www.insider.com/mandalorian-first-episode-ending-meaning-star-wars-2019-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201013023311/https://www.insider.com/mandalorian-first-episode-ending-meaning-star-wars-2019-11 |archive-date=October 13, 2020 |access-date=February 11, 2020 |website=Insider}}</ref>

<ref name="Armorer">{{Cite web |last=Silliman |first=Brian |date=November 27, 2019 |title=The Mandalorian's Emily Swallow on the Armorer's secrets and the Baby Yoda puppet |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-mandalorians-emily-swallow-on-the-armorers-secrets-and-the-baby-yoda-puppet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224092134/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-mandalorians-emily-swallow-on-the-armorers-secrets-and-the-baby-yoda-puppet |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019 |website=Syfy Wire}}</ref>

<ref name="S3Filming">{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=October 15, 2020 |title=A 'Mandalorian' Movie? Pedro Pascal and Jon Favreau on the Future of the Newest 'Star Wars' Franchise |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/star-wars-mandalorian-movie-pedro-pascal-jon-favreau-1234805417/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016151246/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/star-wars-mandalorian-movie-pedro-pascal-jon-favreau-1234805417/ |archive-date=October 16, 2020 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="PascalVarietyOct2020">{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=October 14, 2020 |title=Pedro Pascal on Fame and 'The Mandalorian': 'Can We Cut the S— and Talk About the Child?' |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/pedro-pascal-the-mandalorian-star-wars-wonder-woman-1984-1234803468/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015194622/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/pedro-pascal-the-mandalorian-star-wars-wonder-woman-1984-1234803468/ |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |access-date=October 16, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="VarietyNov2019">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=November 11, 2019 |title='The Mandalorian': Jon Favreau and Pedro Pascal on Creating a Western on Steroids |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/the-mandalorian-jon-favreau-pedro-pascal-western-1203399015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020132657/https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/the-mandalorian-jon-favreau-pedro-pascal-western-1203399015/ |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=October 29, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety201Cast">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=October 30, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Season 2 Premiere: Is That 'Star Wars' Character Back From the Dead? And More Burning Questions |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-season-2-premiere-boba-fett-burning-questions-1234819615/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030171129/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-season-2-premiere-boba-fett-burning-questions-1234819615/ |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="BobaFettSeriesDeadline">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=November 5, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Eyes Season 3 Production Start As Spinoff, Casting & Boba Fett Buzz Heats Up |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/the-mandalorian-season-3-production-start-date-spinoff-casting-disney-plus-sophie-thatcher-1234609860/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106175726/https://deadline.com/2020/11/the-mandalorian-season-3-production-start-date-spinoff-casting-disney-plus-sophie-thatcher-1234609860/ |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

<ref name="/Film202Cast">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Brian |date=November 6, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Goes on a Wild, Funny and Icky Side Quest With "The Passenger" |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/577656/the-mandalorian-the-passenger-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106182327/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-the-passenger-review/ |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety203Cast">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=November 13, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian': Which 'Clone Wars' Character Joins the Action? And More Burning Questions From Episode 3 |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mandalorian-bo-katan-clone-wars-baby-yoda-1234831228/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115002038/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mandalorian-bo-katan-clone-wars-baby-yoda-1234831228/ |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |access-date=November 14, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="Minecraft">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Star Wars Comes to Minecraft in Download Pack That Includes Baby Yoda From 'The Mandalorian' |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/star-wars-minecraft-baby-yoda-mandalorian-1234833032/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116231229/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/star-wars-minecraft-baby-yoda-mandalorian-1234833032/ |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |access-date=November 17, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="/Film204Cast">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Brian |date=November 20, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Makes an Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With "The Siege" |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/577936/the-mandalorian-the-siege-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120204031/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-the-siege-review/ |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="S2SoundtrackVolume1">{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2020 |title=First Soundtrack Album for 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/11/20/first-soundtrack-album-for-the-mandalorian-season-2-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120190953/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/11/20/first-soundtrack-album-for-the-mandalorian-season-2-released/ |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety205Cast">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=November 27, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian': What's Ahsoka Tano Been Up To? Baby Yoda's Big Reveal and More Burning Questions From 'The Jedi' |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-ahsoka-tano-rasario-dawson-baby-yoda-real-name-the-jedi-recap-1234841143/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127170845/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-ahsoka-tano-rasario-dawson-baby-yoda-real-name-the-jedi-recap-1234841143/ |archive-date=November 27, 2020 |access-date=November 27, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="Fortnite">{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Fortnite season 5 arrives with Baby Yoda and The Mandalorian |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/2/22004894/fortnite-season-5-chapter-2-baby-yoda-mandalorian-zero-point |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202161604/https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/2/22004894/fortnite-season-5-chapter-2-baby-yoda-mandalorian-zero-point |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=December 2, 2020 |website=Polygon}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety206Cast">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=December 4, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian': Has Boba Fett Got His Mojo Back? And More Burning Questions From 'The Tragedy' |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mandalorian-boba-fett-grogu-baby-yoda-the-tragedy-1234846309/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204225815/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mandalorian-boba-fett-grogu-baby-yoda-the-tragedy-1234846309/ |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="DisneyInvestorDay">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Lucasfilm Announces 'The Mandalorian' Spin-Offs 'Ahsoka' and 'Rangers of the New Republic' |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/578293/mandalorian-spin-off-shows-ahsoka-and-rangers-of-the-new-republic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211001516/https://www.slashfilm.com/mandalorian-spin-off-shows-ahsoka-and-rangers-of-the-new-republic/ |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="DisneyInvestorDayVerge">{{Cite web |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Disney Plus is getting two new Mandalorian spinoffs: Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22168619/disney-plus-star-wars-rangers-of-the-new-republic-ahsoka-mandalorian-spinoffs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210233851/https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22168619/disney-plus-star-wars-rangers-of-the-new-republic-ahsoka-mandalorian-spinoffs |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

<ref name="3MoreStageCraft">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Spencer |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Lucasfilm Announces Three More StageCraft Studios Being Constructed Around the Globe |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/lucasfilm-announces-three-more-stagecraft-studios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212152327/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/lucasfilm-announces-three-more-stagecraft-studios/ |archive-date=December 12, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2020 |website=ComicBook}}</ref>

<ref name="GalleryS2Announced">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=December 16, 2020 |title='Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian' Season 2 is a One-Hour Behind-the-Scenes Special |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/578401/the-mandalorian-documentary-series-season-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216181110/https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-documentary-series-season-2/ |archive-date=December 16, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=/Film}}</ref>

<ref name="S2SoundtrackVolume2">{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Chapters 13–16 Soundtrack Album Released |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/12/18/the-mandalorian-chapters-13-16-soundtrack-album-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218215954/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/12/18/the-mandalorian-chapters-13-16-soundtrack-album-released/ |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref>

<ref name="Variety208Cast">{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=December 18, 2020 |title='The Mandalorian' Finale: Which 'Star Wars' Character Makes a Shocking Cameo? And More Questions From the Epic Season 2 Finale |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-luke-skywalker-season-2-finale-1234866318/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218170216/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/the-mandalorian-luke-skywalker-season-2-finale-1234866318/ |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="BookofBobaConfirm">{{Cite web |last=Mitovitch |first=Matt |date=December 21, 2020 |title=Boba Fett Series Confirmed as a Mandalorian Spinoff; Pedro Pascal Will Be Back as Mando for Season 3 |url=https://tvline.com/2020/12/21/the-book-of-boba-fett-mandalorian-spinoff-series-december-2021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221150505/https://tvline.com/2020/12/21/the-book-of-boba-fett-mandalorian-spinoff-series-december-2021/ |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |access-date=December 21, 2020 |website=TVLine}}</ref>

<ref name="SpinoffsCrossoverVariety">{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=December 19, 2020 |title=How Disney and Lucasfilm Are Remaking Star Wars in the Image of Marvel Studios |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/disney-star-wars-marvel-studios-1234866986/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219162659/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/disney-star-wars-marvel-studios-1234866986/ |archive-date=December 19, 2020 |access-date=December 19, 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="CaranoFired">{{Cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |last2=Couch |first2=Aaron |title='The Mandalorian' Star Gina Carano Not Returning Amid Social Media Controversy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy-4131168/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211025909/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/the-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-fired-amid-social-media-controversy |archive-date=February 11, 2021 |access-date=May 29, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 11, 2021 }}</ref>

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<ref name="FiloniECDMay2021">{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=May 21, 2021 |title='The Mandalorian' EP Dave Filoni's 'New' Job at Lucasfilm Isn't Actually New, but Fans on Twitter Got Excited Anyway |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/star-wars-the-mandalorian-dave-filoni-lucasfilm-creative-director-1234978130/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521014510/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/star-wars-the-mandalorian-dave-filoni-lucasfilm-creative-director-1234978130/ |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |access-date=May 21, 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref>

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<ref name="MandoGroguRelease">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 5, 2024 |title='Mandalorian & Grogu', 'Moana' Live Action & 'Toy Story 5' Stake Out 2026 Release Dates |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/mandalorian-grogu-moana-live-action-toy-story-5-disney-2026-release-dates-1235876948/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405183930/https://deadline.com/2024/04/mandalorian-grogu-moana-live-action-toy-story-5-disney-2026-release-dates-1235876948/ |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

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<ref name="PhysicalMedia2">{{Cite web |last=Archer |first=John |date=October 24, 2024 |title=Disney Unveils First Star Wars And Marvel TV Show 4K Blu-Rays With Dolby Vision |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2024/10/24/disney-announces-first-star-wars-and-marvel-tv-show-4k-blu-rays-with-dolby-vision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241024152531/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2024/10/24/disney-announces-first-star-wars-and-marvel-tv-show-4k-blu-rays-with-dolby-vision/ |archive-date=October 24, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=Forbes}}</ref>

<ref name="VaneSkeletonCrew">{{Cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Dalton |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Star Wars: Skeleton Crew exclusive photos reveal Jaleel White as a space pirate |url=https://ew.com/star-wars-skeleton-crew-jaleel-white-exclusive-photos-space-pirate-8700076 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918141628/https://ew.com/star-wars-skeleton-crew-jaleel-white-exclusive-photos-space-pirate-8700076 |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

<ref name="FavreauNov2025">{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=November 21, 2025 |title='The Mandalorian and Grogu' Is Something Different Than 'The Mandalorian' Season 4 |url=https://gizmodo.com/mandalorian-and-grogu-season-4-movie-star-wars-2000689486 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251121165700/https://gizmodo.com/mandalorian-and-grogu-season-4-movie-star-wars-2000689486 |archive-date=November 21, 2025 |access-date=November 21, 2025 |website=Gizmodo}}</ref>

<ref name="FavreauS4StorylinesApr2026">{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Molly |date=April 19, 2026 |title=The original Mandalorian season 4 scripts helped set up Ahsoka season 2, but Jon Favreau had to "start from scratch" for The Mandalorian and Grogu |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/star-wars-movies/the-original-mandalorian-season-4-scripts-helped-set-up-ahsoka-season-2-but-jon-favreau-had-to-start-from-scratch-for-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260421015013/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/star-wars-movies/the-original-mandalorian-season-4-scripts-helped-set-up-ahsoka-season-2-but-jon-favreau-had-to-start-from-scratch-for-the-mandalorian-and-grogu/ |archive-date=April 21, 2026 |access-date=April 22, 2026 |website=Total Film |publisher=GamesRadar+}}</ref>

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<ref name="ShadowCouncilMandoGrogu">{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=Tom |date=May 23, 2026 |title=The Mandalorian & Grogu: 38 Star Wars Easter Eggs & Deep-Cut Lore References Explained |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/list/the-mandalorian-grogu-star-wars-easter-eggs-references/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260527001021/https://comicbook.com/movies/list/the-mandalorian-grogu-star-wars-easter-eggs-references/ |archive-date=May 27, 2026 |access-date=May 28, 2026 |website=ComicBook.com}}</ref>

<ref name="EmmyAwards">{{Cite web |title=The Mandalorian |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/mandalorian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915023617/https://www.emmys.com/shows/mandalorian |archive-date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |website=Primetime Emmy Awards}}</ref>

<ref name="BAFTAAwards">{{Cite news |last=Barry |first=Anna |date=April 27, 2021 |title=BAFTA TV Awards announce Must-See Moment nominees |work=Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/bafta-tv-awards-2021-must-see-moment-nominees-newsupdate/ |access-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427013639/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/bafta-tv-awards-2021-must-see-moment-nominees-newsupdate/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="CCAwards">{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=January 18, 2021 |title='Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230541/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref>

<ref name="DGAAwards">{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Ryan |date=March 8, 2021 |title=DGA Announces 2020 Nominees for Documentary, Television, and Commercials |url=https://www.awardsdaily.com/2021/03/08/dga-announces-2020-nominees-for-documentary-television-and-commercials/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309160730/https://www.awardsdaily.com/2021/03/08/dga-announces-2020-nominees-for-documentary-television-and-commercials/ |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 8, 2021 |website=Awards Daily}}</ref>

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<ref name="HCATVAwards">{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=July 8, 2021 |title=HCA TV Awards Nominations: 'Ted Lasso' Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/hca-tv-awards-nominations-2021-ted-lasso-handmaids-tale-nbc-hbo-netflix-1234788064/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708152108/https://deadline.com/2021/07/hca-tv-awards-nominations-2021-ted-lasso-handmaids-tale-nbc-hbo-netflix-1234788064/ |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=August 30, 2021 |title='Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown,' 'The Mandalorian,' 'Cruel Summer,' 'New Amsterdam' Among HCA TV Awards Winners |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ted-lasso-crown-mandalorian-cruel-summer-hca-tv-awards-2021-1235051600/ |access-date=August 31, 2021 |website=Variety |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901043116/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ted-lasso-crown-mandalorian-cruel-summer-hca-tv-awards-2021-1235051600/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="HugoAwards">{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2020 |title=2020 Hugo Awards |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411003406/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |access-date=April 11, 2020 |website=The Hugo Awards }} * {{Cite web |date=April 13, 2021 |title=2021 Hugo Awards |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ |access-date=April 13, 2021 |website=The Hugo Awards |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103115504/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="MTVAwards">{{Cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=April 19, 2021 |title=MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/mtv-movie-tv-awards-nominations-emily-in-paris-wandavision-rupauls-drag-race-1234737437/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419190517/https://deadline.com/2021/04/mtv-movie-tv-awards-nominations-emily-in-paris-wandavision-rupauls-drag-race-1234737437/ |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

<ref name="PGAAwards">{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Libby |date=March 8, 2021 |title='Bridgerton' and 'Ted Lasso' Among PGA Awards TV Nominees |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/pga-awards-nominations-tv-bridgerton-ted-lasso-1234621946/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309160726/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/pga-awards-nominations-tv-bridgerton-ted-lasso-1234621946/ |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 8, 2021 |website=IndieWire}}</ref>

<ref name="TCAAwards">{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=David |date=July 9, 2020 |title='Watchmen', 'Unbelievable' Lead TCA Award Nominations With Four Apiece; HBO Tops With 16 Overall Noms |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/watchmen-unbelievable-tca-awards-nominations-1202981972/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709204723/https://deadline.com/2020/07/watchmen-unbelievable-tca-awards-nominations-1202981972/ |archive-date=July 9, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood }} * {{Cite web |last=Turchiano |first=Danielle |date=July 15, 2021 |title='Ted Lasso' Scores the Most 2021 TCA Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/2021-tca-awards-nominations-list-ted-lasso-wandavision-1235020447/ |access-date=July 16, 2021 |website=Variety |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715194609/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/2021-tca-awards-nominations-list-ted-lasso-wandavision-1235020447/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VESAwards">{{Cite magazine |last=Huff |first=Lauren |date=January 29, 2020 |title=''The Lion King'' reigns at 2020 Visual Effects Society Awards |url=https://ew.com/awards/2020/01/29/2020-visual-effects-society-awards-list-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130072550/https://ew.com/awards/2020/01/29/2020-visual-effects-society-awards-list-winners/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly }} * {{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=March 2, 2021 |title=VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/ves-awards-nominations-2021-visual-effects-society-mandalorian-tenet-soul-1234704513/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302202115/https://deadline.com/2021/03/ves-awards-nominations-2021-visual-effects-society-mandalorian-tenet-soul-1234704513/ |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood }} * {{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=April 6, 2021 |title=VES Awards: 'The Midnight Sky', Pixar's 'Soul', 'The Mandalorian' Take Marquee Honors – Full List Of Winners |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/ves-awards-2021-winners-list-visual-effects-society-1234727902/ |access-date=April 6, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407013539/https://deadline.com/2021/04/ves-awards-2021-winners-list-visual-effects-society-1234727902/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="WGAAwards">{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=February 3, 2021 |title=Writers Guild Unveils 2021 TV Award Nominees |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/writers-guild-awards-2021-television-nominees-1234899663/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204002238/https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/writers-guild-awards-2021-television-nominees-1234899663/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref>

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== Further reading == * {{cite book |last=Belluomini |first=L. |pages=1–25 |contribution=''The Mandalorian'' as Philosophy: "This Is the Way" |editor=Johnson D. K. |title=The Palgrave Handbook of Popular Culture as Philosophy | year=2022 | publisher=Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-97134-6_104-1 |isbn=978-3-319-97134-6|s2cid=245779254 }}

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