In a surprise to absolutely no one, it appears as though Disney and Lucasfilm are very interested in makingThe MandalorianSeason 3 a reality—even if we’re still months away from the release of Season 2 of the Disney+Star Warsseries. The first-ever live-actionStar WarsTV show launched on Disney+ last fall to immense fan response and wide critical acclaim, as creator/showrunnerJon Favreaubrought the story of a bounty hunter caring for a baby Yoda (excuse me,“The Child”) while running from bad guys and stormtroopers.
That eight-episode first season didn’t necessarily cover a ton of story ground, so there’s clearly much more to explore. Favreau and Co. wrappedThe MandalorianSeason 2 shortly before the COVID-19 shutdown and are continuing to work on post-production remotely. That new season is still expected to debut this fall, but Favreau is pulling a classic Favreau and multitasking like no other.
Varietyreports that Favreau has been writingThe MandalorianSeason 3 “for a while” and that the art department has been creating concepts for the new season for “the past few weeks” under the leadership of Lucasfilm vice president and executive creative directorDoug Chiang.
They’ve only just started pre-production so it’s early days, but it makes sense if Lucasfilm and Disney+ want to keepThe Mandalorianon track to debut a new season each year. Favreau had already written much of Season 2 by the time Season 1 debuted and was in production shortly after.
Speaking of which, part of the reason whyThe Mandalorianis able to churn out episodes whileGame of Thronestook a year and a half between seasons is the cutting edge technology that was developed specifically for the series. Backgrounds were rendered in real-time on set using a game engine, so the post-production work necessary to bring the world ofThe Mandalorianto life is less extensive than, say,AvatarorAvengers: Endgame. In the place of green screens,The Mandalorianused massive LED walls that would literally render entire backgrounds in seconds.
If you don’t believe me, check out the video below. And stay tuned for moreMandaloriangoodness coming to Disney+ this fall.
For more on the show, take a gander at our full breakdown of that season one finale.
