Season 3 of The Mandalorian has been delayed – but only by a little bit

After months of silence about it, Disney finally did open Premiere date for the third season of the first live-action Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian. The new season will premiere on March 1, 2023.

That’s a little behind what Disney said to expect the last time it made an announcement; The February 2023 release window was announced Tweet in May.

Small premiere date slips aside, it’s been quite a while since the previous season either way. Season 2 premiered in October 2020. However, it wouldn’t be accurate to say that it’s been more than two years since we last got to spend time with the show’s two central characters, Mando and Grogu.

This is because both are featured prominently in Boba Fett booka limited series that ran from December 2021 until February 2022. In fact, they were so prominent in a segment on that show that we called it The Mandalorian Season 2.5 when we Check it out.

We expect them to be the main focus of The Mandalorian Season 3 when it premieres March 1; This point is driven home by the promotional image shown above and by the plot threads that run from Boba Fett book and previous seasons The Mandalorian.

The Mandalorian It received generally positive reviews upon its premiere – in stark contrast to the divided responses to most recent Star Wars films. To date, the various TV series have been directed by a different creative team than the films. Accomplished director Jon Favreau and animated Star Wars series veteran Dave Filoni seem to have done a better job of appeasing fans than some of the other directors, producers, and writers of the films.

Disney has sought to separate several additional live-action events star Wars Performances from the series, many of which stem from characters who had guest roles in the second season, including the first live-action performance of Ahsoka Tano from the popular movie. Clone Wars animated series.

Not all of the now many live-action Star Wars series are also made by Disney Mandalorian popup, though. Earlier this year, Disney+ ran a limited series focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi that took place between the prequel films and the original trilogy. The same goes for Thriller Andorwhich just finished its first season to widespread critical acclaim.