The Mandalorian (2019)
The Mandalorian is a 2019 sci-fi & fantasy series created by Jon Favreau. It stars Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff and Chris Bartlett.
Five years after the Empire falls, the galaxy's edges have gone lawless, and a masked Mandalorian works them for whatever coin the bounties pay. Jon Favreau's series, the first live-action Star Wars show, plays like a space Western: dusty outposts, wary strangers, a gun for hire who says little and trusts less. His life turns when a job puts a small, Force-sensitive child called Grogu in his care, with Imperial remnants close behind. Pedro Pascal carries much of it from behind a helmet, and the show leans into frontier atmosphere over franchise noise.
Quick answers
What is The Mandalorian about?
Five years after the Empire falls, the galaxy's edges have gone lawless, and a masked Mandalorian works them for whatever coin the bounties pay. Jon Favreau's series, the first live-action Star Wars show, plays like a space Western: dusty outposts, wary strangers, a gun for hire who says little and trusts less. His life turns when a job puts a small, Force-sensitive child called Grogu in his care, with Imperial remnants close behind. Pedro Pascal carries much of it from behind a helmet, and the show leans into frontier atmosphere over franchise noise.
When was The Mandalorian released?
The Mandalorian was released on 12 November 2019.
How many episodes does The Mandalorian have?
The Mandalorian has 24 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made The Mandalorian?
The Mandalorian was created by Jon Favreau.
Where can I watch The Mandalorian?
The Mandalorian is available on Disney+.
Where to watch The Mandalorian
Stream: Disney+
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Cast
- Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin / The Mandalorian
- Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan Kryze
- Chris Bartlett as Nevarro Copper Droid (Performance Artist)
- Carl Weathers as Greef Karga
- Misty Rosas as Kuiil (Performance Artist)
- Emily Swallow as Armorer
- Brendan Wayne as The Mandalorian Body Actor
- Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon
- Tait Fletcher as Paz Vizsla
- Lateef Crowder as The Mandalorian Body Actor
- Gina Carano as Cara Dune
- Katy O'Brian as Comms Officer
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A few thoughts on The Mandalorian
The lone protector and his small charge echo God of War, where a hardened warrior guards a boy across dangerous country. The Witcher 3 puts you in the boots of another monster-hunter taking contracts on a violent frontier, and Stephen King's Wizard and Glass tells a gunslinger's Western-tinged fantasy. Muse's Black Holes and Revelations supplies the wide-screen space mood.
More corners of the Star Wars galaxy after the Empire falls
The Mandalorian was the first live-action Star Wars series, working the galaxy's lawless edges. These shows explore the same universe from other angles, spies and Jedi, bounty hunters and younglings, deepening the era around the Empire's fall that Din Djarin and Grogu wander through.
Space operas about lone travelers crossing a hostile frontier
Strip the Star Wars branding and The Mandalorian is a starship drifting between wary outposts. These space operas share that texture: crews and lone travelers crossing hostile frontiers, chasing jobs and survival across worlds where trust is scarce and the void is always close.
Lone gunslingers with a code, the Western in disguise
Din Djarin says little, trusts less and lives by a hunter's code, the Western gunslinger in a helmet. These shows carry that lone-warrior template, wandering swords and guns for hire who drift into trouble, do the hard right thing, and ride on.
Open-world games about a lone wanderer in a vast frontier
Half of The Mandalorian's pleasure is atmosphere: dusty outposts, distant threats, a solitary figure crossing a wide frontier. These open-world games hand you that same solitude, vast lands to roam as a lone wanderer taking contracts and picking fights across untamed territory.