The Mandalorian season two has finally concluded, with an action-packed finale that combined exciting fight scenes and Easter Eggs with some seriously massive cameos (and the announcement of a Boba Fett spin-off).
But amidst all the excitement there were also some key, solid hints for what to expect from season three, which may see Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) get drawn further into his Mandalorian heritage while Baby Yoda (Grogu as himself) learns how to control his Force abilities.
Will Mando get caught in a civil war? What’s next for Moff Gideon, how will the darksaber come into play, and is this the last we’ve seen of the Empire?
Read on for everything you need to know about The Mandalorian season three.
The Mandalorian season 3 release date
In December 2020, Disney held its investor day presentation and revealed that The Mandalorian season three was aiming for release on Disney+ around Christmas 2021.
Whether that means Christmas Day itself or just some time around the festive season is open to interpretation, but it appears that Mando’s story will definitely continue next year – barring any more COVID-19 delays, that is.
Intriguingly, at the end of The Mandalorian season two Disney announced a spin-off called The Book of Boba Fett in “December 2021” – and unless both series are to run concurrently, it seems likely that this new series will push The Mandalorian a little later on.
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The Mandalorian season 3 cast
There are no confirmed details about the cast of The Mandalorian’s third season, but one can assume that Pedro Pascal will return in the title role.
The series has seen a revolving door of guest stars since its first season, but the likes of Gina Carano’s Cara Dune, Carl Weathers’ Greef Karga and Bill Burr’s former Imperial Mayfeld have each enjoyed multiple appearances.
So too have Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen as the legendary Boba Fett and sharpshooter Fennec Shand respectively, but now that they’re being spun off into their own Disney+ series it seems less likely they’ll make regular appearances.
That’s exactly what happened for Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano, who debuted as a guest star in The Mandalorian season two to universal acclaim from fans and critics, before her own solo show was quickly given the green light.
The Mandalorian season 3 plot
The Mandalorian season two’s finale gave us some big hints as to what we might expect from season three, with the most notable being the break-up of the series’ central duo. Read our full The Mandalorian review for in-depth finale details.
At the end of the episode Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) arrives to take Grogu/Baby Yoda for training, and after an emotional farewell (which saw Mando take his helmet off) Din is left standing alone, The Child taken to an unknown future.
This seems to suggest that Mando and Baby Yoda will be separated for at least part of the next series as the latter continues his training – but given the popularity of the character and his centrality to the show, it seems unlikely that they’ll be kept apart for too long.
Who knows? Maybe we’ll even see some more of digital Luke Skywalker as he trains Baby Yoda, assuming Mark Hamill is one board for more adventures in a galaxy far far away.
In the meantime, Pascal’s Din Djarin might have his own issues to attend to. In the finale he bests Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) in combat and takes the Darksaber – a legendary Mandalorian weapon held by the ruler of the planet Mandalore – to give to Katee Sackhoff’s Bo-Katan Kryze, who had been hunting it for a while.
Unfortunately, as Moff Gideon gleefully revealed she needed to win the Darksaber in battle to claim it, with Bo-Katan unable to take it from Din despite his entreaties unless she fought him first. This tension was quickly punctured by the arrival of more Dark Troopers and Luke, but we’re betting we haven’t seen the last of the Darksaber tussle in The Mandalorian. Who knows? Maybe after all this time we’ll finally visit Mandalore itself, which has as of yet not appeared in the Disney+ series.
And there’s at least one more thread left dangling, after Moff Gideon reveals that he already took Baby Yoda’s Force-friendly blood prior to the team’s arrival. Where did the blood go? If not Moff Gideon, who’s using it, and for what? Is it linked to Snoke and the return of the Emperor in The last Skywalker, or is there some other insidious purpose?
Somehow, we think The Mandalorian season three will lead us to find out.
Is there a trailer for The Mandalorian season 3?
Not just yet. Expect to see our first look at the next season when the show commences filming in 2021.
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