The third season of the American television series ''

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'' is part of the ''

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'' franchise, set after the events of the film ''

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'' (1983). It continues the story of a bounty hunter and his charge,

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, after they were reunited in the spin-off series ''

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''. It also depicts efforts to unite the scattered

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people and retake their home planet from remnants of the

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. The season was produced by

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, and

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, with

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serving as

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and

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star as the

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and Mandalorian leader

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, respectively. Development on a third season of ''The Mandalorian'' began by late April 2020, and it was officially confirmed that December. The season concludes storylines from the first two seasons as well as ''The Book of Boba Fett'', and teases new stories for future projects. Filming began by October 2021 and wrapped in late March 2022. Joseph Shirley took over as composer from

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. The eight-episode season premiered on the streaming service

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on March 1, 2023, and ran until April 19, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances, musical score, direction, cinematography, and action sequences, but criticism for the writing and pacing, with some deeming the season weaker than its predecessors. The season won a

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and was nominated for eight others. A continuation film, ''

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'', is in development. A fourth season had been in development, but it was unclear whether it would still be made following Lucasfilm re-evaluating their plans for the franchise and focusing on the film.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Starring

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** Brendan Wayne and

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as the on-set doubles for the Mandalorian *

Recurring co-stars

Emily Swallow Emily Swallow (born December 18, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as The Armorer in the ''Star Wars'' series ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–present) and '' The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022). She is also known for her roles as ...

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Carl Weathers Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and gridiron football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four ''Rocky'' films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in ''Predat ...

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* Katy M. O'Brian as Elia Kane *

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (; born August 16, 1972) is a South Korean-Canadian actor and television host. He is best known for his roles as Randy Ko in the soap opera '' Train 48'' (2003–2005) and as family patriarch Appa in the play '' Kim's Convenie ...

as Carson Teva *

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as Axe Woves * Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves * Tait Fletcher as

Paz Vizsla Paz Vizsla is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. He first appeared in the first season of the Disney+ television series '' The Mandalorian'' as a member of the same tribe of Mandalorian warriors in service of the Armorer as ...

Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor and director. He rose to prominence by portraying Gus Fring in the AMC (TV channel), AMC crime drama series ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2011), a role he reprised in ...

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Other co-stars

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as Peli Motto *

Omid Abtahi Omid Abtahi (; born July 12, 1979) is an Iranian-born American actor. He is best known for his roles as Salim, in the Starz Original ''American Gods'', Penn Pershing in ''The Mandalorian'', Saleem Ulman in '' NCIS'', and Homes in the fourth insta ...

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as Kelleran Beq *

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as Colonel Tuttle *

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as Captain Bombardier *

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as Duchess of Plazir-15 *

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as Commander Helgait

Production

Development

By late April 2020, ''

'' creator and showrunner

had been writing a third season for "a while" and further development on the season was beginning. That September, co-star

said the second season would "start to lay the groundwork for the depth and breadth that's going to come in season 3 and season 4, where you're really gonna start to get answers." After the second-season finale announced ''

'' for December 2021, commentators speculated that the third season would be shifting focus from Din Djarin,

, to

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. Favreau soon clarified that ''The Book of Boba Fett'' was a separate spin-off series that was already in production in December 2020, with the third season of ''The Mandalorian'' again focusing on Djarin. He added that the third season was in pre-production, and filming would begin in 2021.

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Rick Famuyiwa Rick Famuyiwa (born June 18, 1973) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker and television director. He is best known for the films ''The Wood'' (1999), ''Brown Sugar'' (2002), and '' Dope'' (2015), as well as for his work on the television series ''The ...

, and co-star

all directed episodes after doing so for previous seasons, with Famuyiwa also being promoted to executive producer.

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, and

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all directed episodes of the season.

Writing

Favreau wrote all eight episodes of the season, working with Noah Kloor on the third and

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on the fourth and seventh episodes. The season picks up after the events of ''

'' (2021), with the Mandalorian and

traveling to

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so Din Djarin can redeem himself for his transgressions of removing his helmet. Discussing the absence of

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in the season following the firing of actress

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, Famuyiwa said the character was still "a big part... of the world" and that Favreau took the time to address her absence. However, the creatives knew "the heart of the show" was Din Djarin and Grogu with Filoni stating the season was "mainly dealing with Mandalorians and the Mandalorian saga, the Mandalorian tale", and how that affects the duo's story. Famuyiwa stated the season would resolve a number of plot points established in the previous ''Mandalorian'' seasons as well as in the spin-off series ''

'', particularly in the final two episodes, concluding the first chapter of these connected stories. The season would also plant seeds as to where the connected storyline was heading.

Casting

stars in the series as The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian is also portrayed by stunt doubles Brendan Wayne and

, with Wayne and Crowder receiving co-star credit for the first time in the third season. In November 2020, Esposito said he expected to be featured more prominently in the third season than previous ones. Also returning are Carl Weathers as

as Peli Motto,

as Axe Woves, and Mercedes Varnado as Koska Reeves.

Katy O'Brian Katy M. O'Brian is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as bodybuilder Jackie in '' Love Lies Bleeding'', Imperial communications officer Elia Kane in the second and third seasons of ''The Mandalorian'', George in Syfy's zombi ...

co-stars as Elia Kane, reprising the role from the second season, while

co-stars as Jedi Master Kelleran Beq; Best originated the role on the children's game show '' Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge''. Due to the previous experience and concern to how his character would fit in the story, Best was initially reluctant to appear. However, executive producers Jon Favreau and

were able to convince him to appear.

also reprises his role as Carson Teva, as does Tait Fletcher as the Mandalorian

, with the character voiced by Favreau. In March 2022,

was revealed to be a guest star for the season, as Commissioner Helgait, and in May 2022 it was revealed that

would appear in the season, as New Republic Colonel Tuttle.

and singer

co-star as Captain Bombardier and his wife The Duchess, respectively, of the planet Plazir-15. Favreau cast Black and Lizzo as Bombardier and the Duchess because of their reputations in social media as ''

'' fans, with Black often doing funny videos of ''

'' on his

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and

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accounts while Lizzo often

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ed as

in videos that Favreau's kids showed to his father. As the showrunners were preparing to make an episode with an eccentric royal couple in a court that felt like something taken from

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's ''

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'', Favreau reached out to Black and Lizzo and they gladly accepted, especially for the opportunity of interacting with the Grogu puppet. Also starring in the season are

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reprising his role as the voice of the

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reprising his role as the voice of ''Rebels'' character Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, and directors

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, Rick Famuyiwa, and Dave Filoni reprising their roles as New Republic pilots Sash Ketter, Jib Dodger, and Trapper Wolf, respectively. Brian Gleeson and

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appear as Brendol Hux and Gillad Pellaeon, two Imperial warlords and members of the Shadow Council.

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, Ron Bottitta,

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, and

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appear as additional warlords.

Filming

Filming for the season began by October 13, 2021, with David Klein serving as the cinematographer. It had previously been expected to begin once filming for ''

'' completed in June 2021, but was unable to then because ''

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'' was using the Los Angeles soundstages. Esposito noted that the production did not need to wait for Pascal to complete filming the

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series ''

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'' since the Mandalorian is primarily seen with his helmet on. Regarding filming the season during the

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, Favreau felt ''The Mandalorian'' was in an advantageous situation since many characters are in masks and the series employs "a lot of digital work that augments things", allowing the production to be flexible to adhere to filming protocols. Filming wrapped on March 29, 2022. Reshoots occurred in early July 2022.

Music

In February 2023, Joseph Shirley was revealed to be composing the score for the season, replacing

. Shirley previously provided additional music for the first two seasons and used Göransson's themes to compose the score for ''The Book of Boba Fett''. Like the previous season, its music was released into two volumes. The first volume featuring selections from "Chapter 17" to "Chapter 20" of the season was released digitally by

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on March 29, 2023, while the second, featuring selections from "Chapter 21" to "Chapter 24" was released on April 21, 2023.

Marketing

Filoni, Favreau, and Sackhoff promoted the season at Lucasfilm's ''Star Wars'' Celebration panel on May 26, 2022, revealing the first teaser to those in attendance. They returned for a panel on ''The Mandalorian'' and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' on May 28 along with Pascal, Esposito, and Weathers, where more footage from the season was shown. Filoni, Favreau, and cast members promoted the season at the 2022

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, while also debuting a trailer. A second trailer for the season was released on January 16, 2023, during ''

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''. The trailer had 83.5 million global views in its first 24 hours, becoming the most viewed trailer in that time period for a ''Star Wars'' Disney+ series; surpassing ''

'' (58 million views).

Release

The season premiered on March 1, 2023 on

, and consisted of eight episodes.

Reception

Audience viewership

According to

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the first episode was the number one streamed show that week and watched by 1.6 million households over the first five days. According to Parrot Analytics, which looks at consumer engagement in consumer research, streaming, downloads, and on social media, ''The Mandalorian'' was the most in-demand streaming original series in the United States during the week of 25 February to 3 March 2023, and during the week of 4 March to 10 March 2023. According to

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, ''The Mandalorian'' was the most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States during the week of March 5, 2023, during the week of March 12, 2023, during the week of March 19, 2023, during the week of March 26, 2023, during the week of April 2, 2023, during the week of April 9, 2023, during the week of April 16, 2023, and during the week of April 23, 2023. Whip Media later announced ''The Mandalorian'' was the most-watched streaming original television series of 2023.

Critical response

The

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website

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reported an 84%

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with an average score of 7.55/10 based on 248 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Mileage may vary by a couple parsecs as ''The Mandalorian'' becomes more and more about the connective tissue of broader ''Star Wars'' lore, but this remains one of the most engaging adventures in a galaxy far, far away."

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, which uses a

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, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Accolades

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(for " Chapter 20: The Foundling") , , rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;" , , - , Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes ,

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, Elissa Alcala, Julie Robar, and Julie Yang Silver (for " Chapter 22: Guns for Hire") , , - , Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling , Maria Sandoval, Ashleigh Childers, and Sallie Ciganovich (for " Chapter 19: The Convert") , , - , Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) , Cristina Waltz, Ana Gabriela Quinonez Urrego, Alex Perrone, and Crystal Gomez (for " Chapter 22: Guns for Hire") , , - , Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation , Matthew Wood, Trey Turner, Brad Semenoff, David W. Collins, Luis Galdames, Stephanie McNally, Nicholas Fitzgerald, Joel Raabe, and Shelley Roden (for " Chapter 24: The Return") , , - , Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation , Scott R. Lewis, Tony Villaflor, Shawn Holden, and Chris Fogel (for " Chapter 24: The Return") , , - , Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie , Grady Cofer, Abbigail Keller, Paul Kavanagh, Cameron Neilson, Scott Fisher,

Hal Hickel Hal T. Hickel is a visual effects animator for Industrial Light & Magic. At the age of 12, Hickel wrote a letter to Lucasfilm, outlining his ideas for a sequel to the original ''Star Wars'' movie (now known as ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars Episo ...

, J. Alan Scott, Victor Schutz IV, and Bobo Skipper , , - , Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited or Anthology Series or Movie , JJ Dashnaw , , - , Outstanding Stunt Performance ,

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