‘The Mandalorian’

Everyone has experienced the time when a friend or family member comes up to you and is like, “You gotta watch [Insert streaming TV series]! It’s the best!” A lot of the time, you kindly nod and say that you’ll have to watch it sometime later. But in the case of Jonah Hill, when Leonardo DiCaprio tells you to watch “The Mandalorian,” that’s exactly what you do.

Chapter 3 of The Mandalorian was the best episode of the season thus far; it was an exciting half hour of television that propelled the narrative into fascinating uncertainty. Thankfully, the Bryce Dallas Howard-helmed Chapter 4, ‘Sanctuary’, follows suit to deliver another superb episode.

By Jake Kanter

It's been quite a ride for Star Wars fans as the Skywalker Saga reached its end in December 2019, with the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. While fans weren't exactly elated by how things ended, they still have The Mandalorian to look forward to. Created by Jon Favreau, Star Wars' first live-action series, premiered on Disney+ in November 2019 and became a huge hit. Pedro Pascal, who stars as Mando got a ton of praise for his performance.

The Mandalorian started out in good-stead with a strong pilot; though, like most shows it suffered in its sophomore episode as it wrestled with figuring out where to go next. Thankfully, ‘Chapter 3: The Sin’ picks that slump back up for the best episode of the series thus far and some of the best Star Wars content in years.

By Jake Kanter

Giving us twice the action on launch day, Disney+ arrived with the first two episodes of The Mandalorian. Chapter One offered a gritty take on the Star Wars formula, ending with our titular gunslinger facing his bounty: The Child (or Baby Yoda, as the Internet knows him).

Over 5 months since it first launched overseas, the House of Mouse’s hotly-anticipated Disney+ has finally arrived in the UK. Whilst it brings a lot of great content with it, the most notable addition is perhaps The Mandalorian – Jon Favreau’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars spin-off – and the first two episodes are available to watch on the new streaming platform now.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

Update 3/25/20: ActressAshley Eckstein has now spoken out to those fans who were disappointed about her not being cast as Ahsoka Tano in Disney+'s The Mandalorian. In an Instagram post, she wrote that she is but one of many people who bring Ahsoka to life in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and she could not comment on casting for The Mandalorian, a show she is not involved with. However, she did want to express her immense gratitude for the amount of support she received from fans.

Update 3/25/20: ActressAshley Eckstein has now spoken out to those fans who were disappointed about her not being cast as Ahsoka Tano in Disney+'s The Mandalorian. In an Instagram post, she wrote that she is but one of many people who bring Ahsoka to life in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and she could not comment on casting for The Mandalorian, a show she is not involved with. However, she did want to express her immense gratitude for the amount of support she received from fans.

The Disney+ series The Mandalorian ended its exciting eight-episode first season with a lot of big revelations including: Mando's (Pedro Pascal) real name (Din Djarin), his face — yes, our fearless hero was unmasked after being badly injured! — and it was also confirmed that he was rescued as a child by blue-armored Mandalorians after the death of his parents. He was raised as one of their own and thus took on the Mandalorian creed.

Rosario Dawson has joined the Star Wars universe by signing on for the new season of spinoff TV show The Mandalorian.

By Anthony D'Alessandro