Season Two of ‘The Mandalorian’ Bows on Disney Plus

By Michael Malone
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Jon Favreau created live-action ‘Star Wars’ series

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The second season of Star Wars series The Mandalorian begins on Disney Plus Oct. 30. Jon Favreau created the series, the first-ever live-action show within the Star Wars franchise. 

Also see: The Mandalorian Season 2 Trailer

Pedro Pascal plays The Mandalorian, a bounty hunter named Din Djarin. Carl Weathers, Gina Carano, Omid Abtahi and Nick Nolte are also in the cast. “After the fall of the Galactic Empire, lawlessness has spread throughout the galaxy. A lone gunfighter makes his way through the outer reaches, earning his keep as a bounty hunter,” goes the description on Disney Plus. 

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Favreau executive produces The Mandalorian along with Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. 

The Mandalorian launched when streaming service Disney Plus debuted in November. Season one had eight episodes. 

Watch the season two trailer here:

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.