The Mandalorian Season 1

The Mandalorian Season 1
Details
Episodes	8
Premiere	"Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
Finale	"Chapter 8: Redemption"
Directors	Dave Filoni Rick Famuyiwa Deborah Chow Bryce Dallas Howard Taika Waititi
Writers	Jon Favreau Dave Filoni Christopher Yost Rick Famuyiwa (Teleplay)
Release date	November 12, 2019
Finale date	December 27, 2019
The Mandalorian
Next	Season 2

The first season of The Mandalorian was announced on November 9, 2017. It consists of eight episodes. It debuted with "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" on November 12, 2019 on Disney+, and concluded with "Chapter 8: Redemption" on December 27, 2019.

Premise

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.

Development

On November 9, 2017, Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger announced a live-action Star Wars TV series to air on its entertainment streaming service that was expected to launch by the end of 2019.

On October 3, 2018, executive producer and writer Jon Favreau provided the title and premise for the series via his Instagram.

On October 4, 2018, StarWars.com officially announced The Mandalorian, along with a first image of the protagonist and a list of directors and executive producers, including Dave Filoni, who would direct the first episode.

On December 12, 2018, StarWars.com revealed the cast of The Mandalorian, including Pedro Pascal in the title role.

Sometime prior to February 15, 2019, production on the first season wrapped.

On August 23, 2019 at the D23 Expo, an official trailer and poster were released.

Release

On November 12, 2019, the first episode of The Mandalorian was released on Disney+, followed by Friday releases occurring weekly from November 15, 2019. In order to avoid a clash between the series and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the seventh episode of The Mandalorian was released on December 18, 2019, a Wednesday. The season concluded with the release of the eighth and final episode on December 27, 2019.

Credits

Cast

Starring Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian (8 episodes) Co-Starring (in order of appearance) Carl Weathers as Greef Karga (5 episodes) Werner Herzog as The Client (3 episodes) Omid Abtahi as Dr. Pershing (2 episodes) Nick Nolte as Kuiil (3 episodes) Taika Waititi as IG-11 (3 episodes) Gina Carano as Cara Dune (3 episodes) Amy Sedaris as Peli Motto ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Jake Cannavale as Toro Calican ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Ming-Na Wen as Fennec Shand ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Mark Boone Jr. as Ranzar Malk ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Bill Burr as Mayfeld ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Natalia Tena as Xi'an ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Clancy Brown as Burg ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Richard Ayoade as Zero (Q9-0) ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Ismael Cruz Cordova as Qin ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon (2 episodes) Emily Swallow as Armorer (3 episodes)

Guest Starring (in order of appearance) John Beasley as Bartender ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Horatio Sanz as Mythrol ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Tait Fletcher as Alpha Trawler ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Ryan Watson as Beta Trawler ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Dmitrious Bistrevsky as Quarren Trawler ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Christopher Bartlett as Ferryman ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Brian Posehn as Speeder Pilot ("Chapter 1: The Mandalorian") Stephen Jackson Powers Jr. as Jawa Elder ("Chapter 2: The Child") Julia Jones as Omera ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Isla Farris as Winta ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Asif Ali as Caben ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Eugene Cordero as Stoke ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Tiffany Thomas as Sorgan Farmer #3 ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Aydrea Walden as Sorgan Farmer #4 ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Trula Marcus as Sorgan Farmer #5 ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Sala Baker as Klatooinian Raider Captain ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Ida Darvish as Common House Proprietor ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Rio Hackford as Riot Mar ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Troy Kotsur as Tusken Raider Scout #1 ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Steve Jay Blum as Spaceport Operator ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Matt Lanter as New Republic Soldier ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Dave Filoni as Trapper Wolf ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Rick Famuyiwa as Jib Dodger ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Deborah Chow as Sash Ketter ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Adam Pally as Bike Scout Trooper #2 (2 episodes) Dave Reaves as Zabrak Fighter ("Chapter 7: The Reckoning") Jason Sudeikis as Bike Scout Trooper #1 ("Chapter 8: Redemption") Aidan Bertola as Young Din Djarin ("Chapter 8: Redemption") Alexandra Manea as Din Djarin Mother ("Chapter 8: Redemption") Bernard Bullen as Din Djarin Father ("Chapter 8: Redemption") Brendan Wayne as Mandalorian Warrior ("Chapter 8: Redemption")

Crew

Directed by Dave Filoni (2 episodes) Rick Famuyiwa (2 episodes) Deborah Chow (2 episodes) Bryce Dallas Howard ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Taika Waititi ("Chapter 8: Redemption") Written by Jon Favreau (6 episodes) Dave Filoni ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Teleplay by Christopher Yost ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Rick Famuyiwa ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Story by Christopher Yost ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Created by Jon Favreau (8 episodes) Based on STAR WARS by George Lucas (8 episodes) Executive Producers Jon Favreau (8 episodes) Dave Filoni (8 episodes) Kathleen Kennedy (8 episodes) Colin Wilson (8 episodes) Directors of Photography Greig Fraser (3 episodes) Baz Idoine (6 episodes) Production Designer Andrew L. Jones (8 episodes) Edited by Jeff Seibenick (4 episodes) Andrew S. Eisen (3 episodes) Dana E. Glauberman (2 episodes) Music by Ludwig Göransson (8 episodes) Casting by Sarah Halley Finn (8 episodes) Unit Production Manager Colin Wilson (8 episodes) First Assistant Directors Kim Richards (6 episodes) Gary Marcus (2 episodes)

Second Assistant Directors Heather Wagner (6 episodes) Matthew Milan (2 episodes) Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Bluff (8 episodes) Costume Designer Joseph Porro (8 episodes) Co-Executive Producer Karen Gilchrist (8 episodes) Co-Producers John Bartnicki (8 episodes) Carrie Beck (8 episodes) Doug Chiang (8 episodes) Greig Fraser (8 episodes) Janet Lewin (8 episodes) Jason McGatlin (8 episodes) Executive Consultant Christopher Yost (8 episodes) Doubles / Performance Artists / Stunt Doubles / Additional Double Brendan Wayne as Double - The Mandalorian (8 episodes) Lateef Crowder as Double - The Mandalorian (8 episodes) Misty Rosas as Performance Artist - Kuiil (3 episodes) Rio Hackford as Performance Artist - IG-11 (3 episodes) Tait Fletcher as Double - Paz Vizsla ("Chapter 3: The Sin") Gene Freeman as Stunt Double - Greef Karga (3 episodes) Barry Lowin as Additional Double - The Mandalorian (3 episodes) Amy Sturdivant as Stunt Double - Cara Dune ("Chapter 4: Sanctuary") Lauren Mary Kim as Stunt Double - Omera / Armorer (2 episodes) Milly Nalin as Stunt Double - Peli Motto ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Trevor Logan as Stunt Double - Toro Calican ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Ming Qiu as Stunt Double - Fennec Shand ("Chapter 5: The Gunslinger") Chris Bartlett as Performance Artist - Zero (Q9-0) / RA-7 Droid (2 episodes) Chad Bennett as Stunt Double - Mayfeld ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Katherine O'Donovan as Stunt Double - Xi'an ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") Justin Anthony Williams as Stunt Double - Burg ("Chapter 6: The Prisoner") John Dixon as Stunt Double - The Client ("Chapter 7: The Reckoning")

Episodes

"Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" 1.01 | November 12, 2019 Director: Dave Filoni | Writer: Jon Favreau Premise In the lawless aftermath of the collapse of the Galactic Empire, an armored bounty hunter known only as the Mandalorian takes on a well-paying yet cryptic assignment.	"Chapter 2: The Child" 1.02 | November 15, 2019 Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Writer: Jon Favreau Premise Having tracked down a valuable quarry, the Mandalorian is left stranded, after a thieving band of scavengers strips his ship. To get off the planet, he is forced to broker an even more dangerous deal.
"Chapter 3: The Sin" 1.03 | November 22, 2019 Director: Deborah Chow | Writer: Jon Favreau Premise The battered Mandalorian returns to his client to collect his reward and tend to his wounds. Complications arise and what should have been a simple task becomes far more dangerous than anyone could have expected.	"Chapter 4: Sanctuary" 1.04 | November 29, 2019 Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Writer: Jon Favreau Premise After a narrow escape, the Mandalorian lies low on a remote planet. There he meets an ex-soldier and the two of them are approached by farmers to help defend their village.
"Chapter 5: The Gunslinger" 1.05 | December 6, 2019 Director: Dave Filoni | Writer: Dave Filoni Premise The Mandalorian crossed paths with a rookie bounty hunter. The cocky young man is looking to bring in a quarry that is well beyond his skill, and asks The Mandalorian for help.	"Chapter 6: The Prisoner" 1.06 | December 13, 2019 Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Writer: Christopher Yost Premise The Mandalorian joins a mismatched crew of cutthroat mercenaries. The mission is a dangerous one, and more difficult than it first appeared.
"Chapter 7: The Reckoning" 1.07 | December 18, 2019 Director: Deborah Chow | Writer: Jon Favreau Premise An old rival extends an invitation for the Mandalorian to make peace. Hoping he may be able to resolve his disputes without more bloodshed, the Mandalorian decides to end this conflict once and for all.	"Chapter 8: Redemption" 1.08 | December 27, 2019 Director: Taika Waititi | Writer: Jon Favreau Premise The Mandalorian is cornered by powerful enemies, including one who knows all about his past, and is out to ensure he has no future.

Gallery

Videos

First Look at The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian Panel

The Cast of The Mandalorian Take The Stage At SWCC 2019

Ludwig Göransson to Compose Score for The Mandalorian

Official Trailer

Official Trailer 2

Star Wars Q&A With the Cast of The Mandalorian

Special Look

Exclusive Clip

The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian, Season One

Ludwig Göransson Scoring The Mandalorian

Season 1 Recap

Images

Promotional

Stills

Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019

Behind the scenes