THE MANDALORIAN Producer Says Season 3 Is "The Biggest" and "Most Ambitious Yet"
The Mandalorian producer and director Rick Famuyiwa is out there hyping the highly-anticipated third season of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars series, and in a recent interview with SFX/GamesRader, he offered some insight on what we can expect from the show. First, he talks about the threat of the growing threat of the Empire, and then he promises that this will be the biggest and most ambitious season yet!
When talking about the Empire, it’s explained that X-wing pilot Carson Teva (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) is one of the few people in the New Republic that has any idea that trouble is brewing on the Outer Rim with the Empire. Famuyiwa explains:
"There’s certainly something that Teva has been having an ear to in terms of what the Empire may be up to, so yeah, I think we’ll certainly see some of that throughout the season. For now we know that Moff Gideon has been taken away, but the larger forces of what might be out there as the remnant Empire still exist. Something that hangs over some of this season is [the question of] what that element might be. There are things going on that our characters may not be aware of, but certainly, Teva has some inkling about."
When talking about the challenge of topping what they did with Season 2, the filmmaker when on to say:
"I think every season you try to tell a simple story that connects. I can say that this season has certainly been the biggest yet, the most ambitious yet – it was almost crazy to try to do everything we’ve tried to do this season – but I think that ambition is just driven by wanting to continue to make these stories great. For me, the foundation has always been that simple relationship between Mando and Grogu. The adventures get bigger and the characters you meet might be as iconic as Luke Skywalker, but it’s always in the service of that simple story. That’s taken us to bigger and bigger places, and certainly, this season is the biggest yet."
That’s exciting to hear! I love reading this stuff because it gets me so hyped! This third season sees the journey of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu continue as their adventure takes them to Mandalore where Mondo hopes that he will be "forgiven for his transgressions." It also sees Mando stepping into a leadership position, and Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) dealing with the disappointment of not taking back the Darksaber.
The journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din Djarin has reunited with Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. The Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and make new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.
Pascal said in a previous interview, "Three is even better than the previous one.” Sackhoff went on to describe the upcoming episodes as "dark." Then there’s Giancarlo Esposito, who takes on the role of the villainous Moff Gideon. He added that the scale is "larger than ever… and it's just an expansion, in many ways, of last season. It's a season that has great ideas, great teasings, and great tips for the future."
The Mandalorian Season 3 will premiere on Disney+ on March 1st, 2023.