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The Mandalorian
Genre
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Written byJon Favreau
Starring
ComposerLudwig Göransson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companyLucasfilm
Original release
NetworkDisney+

The Mandalorian is an upcoming American space opera web television series that is scheduled to premiere on Disney+. Set in the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas, the series will take place after the events of Return of the Jedi and before The Force Awakens, and follows a lone Mandalorian gunfighter beyond the reaches of the Republic. Jon Favreau is expected to serve as a writer for the series and executive produce alongside Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. The series stars an ensemble cast featuring Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Nick Nolte, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Carl Weathers, Omid Abtahi, and Werner Herzog.

Premise

The Mandalorian takes place "after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order" and follows "a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic."[1]

Cast

Production

Background

Further information: List of Star Wars films and television series § Live-action series

A live-action Star Wars TV series entered production in early 2009, with over 50 scripts produced by 2012, but due to their complex content, they were deemed too expensive to produce.[2] Its title was to have been Star Wars: Underworld.[3] In January 2013, following the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company, then-president of the ABC television network Paul Lee spoke to the current status of the series commenting that "We'd love to do something with Lucasfilm, we're not sure what yet. We haven't even sat down with them. We're going to look at [the live-action series], we're going to look at all of them, and see what's right. We weren't able to discuss this with them until [the acquisition] closed and it just closed. It's definitely going to be part of the conversation."[4] In June 2014, more details regarding the series were revealed, including that Boba Fett would have appeared.[5]

In January 2016, Lee gave an update on the status of Lucasfilm's plans for a live-action Star Wars television series saying, "they are focused on their movies."[6] Though the following August, following Lee's replacement with Channing Dungey as ABC president, it was revealed during the annual Television Critics Association's annual summer press tour by Dungey that they were "The conversations with Lucas, we have had conversations with them and will continue to have conversations with them. I think it would be wonderful if we could find a way to extend that brand into our programming."[7] However a month later, Disney–ABC Television Group president Ben Sherwood clarified the state of development of a potential live-action series saying, "Somewhere we hope in a galaxy not too far away there will be a television show that will air on one of our networks. But I wouldn't get anybody's hopes up too high. They have a lot of movies to make between now and then."[8]

Development

On November 9, 2017, it was announced that Disney and Lucasfilm were developing a new live-action Star Wars television series for Disney's then-unnamed upcoming streaming service. The announcement was made by Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger while on a quarterly earnings call with investors.[9][10] On February 6, 2018, it was reported that Iger had revealed during another financial report conference call with investors that multiple Star Wars live-action series were actually in development by Disney saying, "We are developing not just one, but a few Star Wars series specifically for the Disney direct-to-consumer app. We've mentioned that and we are close to being able to reveal at least one of the entities that is developing that for us. Because the deal isn't completely closed, we can't be specific about that. I think you'll find the level of talent … on the television front will be rather significant as well."[11]

On March 8, 2018, it was announced that the forthcoming series would be written and executive produced by Jon Favreau.[12] In May 2018, Favreau confirmed that the series would be set three years after the end of Return of the Jedi, and that half of the scripts for the first season had been completed.[13][14] On August 5, it was reported that the series had been budgeted around $100 million dollars for 10 episodes.[15] On October 3, it was announced that the series had been titled The Mandalorian and the show's central premise was revealed.[1][16] The following day, it was revealed that additional executive producers would include Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson with Karen Gilchrist acting as a co-executive producer. Filoni was also expected to direct the series' first episode with additional directors including Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa, and Deborah Chow.[17] On December 19, it was announced that Ludwig Göransson would compose the musical score for the series.[18]

Casting

In November 2018, it was announced that Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, and Nick Nolte had been cast in starring roles.[19][20][21][22] On December 12, 2018, it was announced that Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Emily Swallow, Omid Abtahi, and Werner Herzog had joined the main cast.[23]

Filming

Principal photography for the series reportedly began during the first week of October 2018 in Southern California.[24] On October 19, 2018, George Lucas visited the set of the series as a birthday surprise for Favreau.[25] On October 25, 2018, it was reported that police were investigating the grand theft of several unspecified items from The Mandalorian's set at the Manhattan Beach Studios campus in Manhattan Beach, California.[26][27] Filming wrapped on February 27, 2019.[28]

Marketing

On October 4, 2018, the first promotional image from the series was released, featuring a Mandalorian with a rifle.[17] About a week later, Favreau released a photo through his official Instagram account featuring a rifle with a two-pronged barrel, an apparent callback to Boba Fett's weapon in The Star Wars Holiday Special.[29][30]

References

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  18. ^ Breznican, Anthony (December 19, 2018). "'Black Panther' composer Ludwig Göransson will write music for 'The Mandalorian'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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  23. ^ Boucher, Geoff (December 12, 2018). "'Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Casting: Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers And Werner Herzog Join Disney+ Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
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