Earlier today, Lucasfilm announced a new publishing initiative that will encapsulate and expand on the world around Disney+’s beloved TV series,The Mandalorian.
The Mandalorianis one of many pieces to the massiveStar Warsfranchise. The show is categorized as a “space-western” and follows bounty hunter and Mandalorian Din Djarin after he finds whatthe internet refers to as “baby Yoda,“as his species does not yet have a name. Lucasfilm was “thrilled to announce” these new elements to the Mandalorian universe.
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The upcoming series published by Lucasfilm will feature books and titles for fans of all ages. It will delve deeper into theStar Warsuniverse to give hard-core fans of the franchise even more content and activities. The first installment in the series will beThe Art of The Mandalorian (Season One).
Other titles will include novels, such as a novelization by Joe Schreiber, who has written a few other books for the franchise. Though currently no plot details regarding these novels and original works have been released, StarWars.com says the series is set to release this fall, similar tothe second season of the TV series.
It looks like a comic book series focusing aroundThe Mandalorianis also coming, this time from Marvel and IDW Publishing, which is known for its regular licensed comic book adaptations of movies, television shows, and video games. Several other types of media are on the way as well, such as magazines and coloring books. For younger audience members, a Little Golden Book and a Screen Comix retelling of Season One will be on the way.
The Mandalorianscored exceptionally positive in its reviews and even won a few awards, including two from the Visual Effects Society. Fans should be excited, but perhaps not surprised, to know thatDisney is already working on a thirdMandalorianseason, though a release date for it has not yet been set.
Fans were also excited by the news earlier this month that season 2 ofThe Mandalorianwill be arriving on Disney+ this October. Due to Covid-19, several movies and TV series' production processes have been delayed, but thankfullyThe Mandalorianwrapped filming in March, and it looks like Disney is still confident that their series will premiere on time.
