The Mandalorian Season 3: Trailer, Release Date, Story, & Everything We Know

The Mandalorian season 3 is on the way in March 2023, marking the arrival of the next installment of the flagship Star Wars Disney+ series. One of the biggest shows in the universe, The Mandalorian has expanded to be about more than just Din and about Grogu. With Boba Fett, Ahsoka Tano, Bo-Katan Kryze, and even Luke Skywalker showing up in The Mandalorian, the series is more expansive than ever. While The Mandalorian season 1 was about laying the foundation for a bigger story, season 2 dove deep into Star Wars lore, taking viewers on a journey through a variety of sand, snow, water, and forest planets

Season 2 expanded on season 1 considerably, and The Book of Boba Fett‘s episode 5 fleshed out Grogu and Din Djarin’s stories too (The Book of Boba Fett is essential viewing ahead of The Mandalorian season 3). The finale of Boba Fett left off with Grogu and Din reunited again, so season 3 of The Mandalorian was always guaranteed to bring the team-up adventures that made the show popular — which the trailer and promo footage have proudly showcased. Here’s everything to know about The Mandalorian season 3, including the release date, story details, and casting updates.

The Latest News For The Mandalorian Season 3

The world-building that The Mandalorian has done over its first two seasons comes full circle in the latest preview clip released. The 40-second clip shows Din Djarin reunite with Greef Karga, who first appeared in the inaugural season. In the preview clip, Karga offers Din and Grogu a home on Nevarro but remains confused about them being together given Din’s mission in season 2. That allows Din to sort of recap the events of The Book of Boba Fett, which saw Grogu return to Din and set the on a path together. Karga is a stand-in for viewers who didn’t watch that series and need a bit of catch up.

The Mandalorian Season 3 Releases On March 1, 2023

The season releases on March 1, 2023, keeping the early talk of a February 2023 release despite a handful of delays during production. Disney also confirmed that The Mandalorian season 4 has been greenlit and is already being worked on. The new Mandalorian season will follow a similar release schedule to previous seasons in that episodes will premiere on a weekly basis though some of the directors will be different. Currently, only one episode is set to debut on March 1, 2023, with the remaining seven episodes following each week until the season finale airs on April 19, 2023.

The Mandalorian Season 3 Cast & Spinoffs

The Mandalorian season 3 will, of course, bring back Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin and it will feature Grogu as well. But beyond them, Moff Gideon actor Giancarlo Esposito has already confirmed that he will return in season 3 and hyped the season as being “off the chain.” (via Digital Spy) Carl Weathers is returning as Greef Karga too. Omid Abadhi is bringing Dr. Pershing back to screens, and Peli Motto will be with Din and Grogu for The Mandalorian’s new season, with Amy Sedaris once again portraying the fan-favorite. , However, Gina Carano won’t return as Cara Dune given she was fired by Disney since the airing of season 2.

In a fun twist, Christopher Lloyd (via Hollywood Reporter) and Tim Meadows (via Hype Beast) have also been cast for The Mandalorian season 3 in as-yet-unknown roles. There’s no word yet on whether any characters associated with spinoffs, such as Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka, Temuera Morrison’s Boba Fett, and Ming-Na Wen’s Fennec Shand, will appear. The Mandalorian spin-off Ahsoka is confirmed to be bringing Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) to the forefront and since season 3 of The Mandalorian will be stooped in the Mandalorians themselves, a cameo from the popular Star Wars: Rebels character Sabine Wren isn’t implausible.

The Mandalorian Season 3 Story Details

The Mandalorian season 3 is likely to dive much deeper into Mandalorian culture and history. Season 2 saw Din Djarin encounter Bo-Katan and her Nite Owls, and he agreed to help them reclaim Mandalore if they assisted him in recovering the Child. Din defeated Moff Gideon in combat, taking the Darksaber and unwittingly becoming Mandalore’s rightful ruler.

As seen in The Book of Boba Fett, not all Mandalorians are content to leave the Darksaber with Din Djarin, and he is likely to find himself challenged as he attempts to reunite the scattered Mandalorians. In order to wield the Darksaber, Din will have to train; non-Jedi can use lightsabers, but they need to practice meditative techniques that allow them to bond with the blade, and Din Djarin doesn’t know any of these at present.

In addition to Din’s journey, Giancarlo Esposito and Katee Sackhoff have also revealed some key details about Gideon and Bo-Katan’s arcs in The Mandalorian season 3. Season 2 saw Gideon end up behind bars, but Esposito has teased that season 3 could see his character break out of prison and return to the mix (via The Direct). Meanwhile, Bo-Katan has always seen herself as the rightful heir to Mandalore, which longtime Bo-Katan actor Katee Sackhoff says will be explored in season 3 (via Collider).

The Mandalorian Season 3 Trailer

The latest trailer for The Mandalorian season 3 arrived during the Buccaneers-Cowboys NFL Wild Card playoff game. In less than two minutes, the new Mandalorian season 3 trailer gave the most in-depth look at the new seasonso far. Disney and Lucasfilm had a lot of success in 2022 with shows like Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi, but the Star Wars tentpole property when it comes to Disney+ is still The Mandalorian.

Din talks about their people being scattered, which speaks to the overarching plot while surrounded by other Mandalorians from the various separate clans, identified by their respective armors. Grogu and Din also return to meet with the Bounty Hunters’ Guild agent who helped them escape the Empire, Greef Karga, whose new, ostentatious wardrobe is just one improvement to the formerly depressed desert planet. Din confirms his plans to return to Mandalore when speaking with the Armorer in order to “be forgiven for my transgressions.”

A group of Mandalorians then join Mando in defending Nevarro from mercenaries that could either be agents of the Empire or the Pyke Syndicate from The Book of Boba Fett. Finally, The Mandalorian season 3 trailer ends with Grogu using the Force to push away a bipedal beast out of a cave in the desert, with Mando’s off-screen voice saying, “This is the way.”

Combined with the reveals in earlier trailers, it’s implied that The Mandalorian will see Grogu further realizing his true potential as a Jedi despite turning away from formal training, and possibly becoming the first Mandalorian Jedi since Tarre Vizsla, who created the Darksaber. All these reveals imply a number of possibilities, chief among them being the outbreak of a Mandalorian season 3 civil war between clans/factions that support Bo-Katan Kryze, Din Djarin, or another Mandalorian as their people’s leader. It’s also possible that Grogu finally wields the Darksaber and even teaches Mando how to properly do so, allowing Mando to rise to his true destiny.

The 2023 D23 Mandalorian Season 3 Teaser

Disney released the first teaser trailer for The Mandalorian season 3 at 2022’s D23 Expo. Based on the teaser, season 3 will see Din and Grogu traveling to Mandalore itself, providing the first live-action look at the homeland of the titular warrior clan. There were also more Mandalorians shown in the pre-release footage than have been seen in any Star Wars project to date. The sweeping shots of Mandalore and quick-stop tour of many colorful Mandalorian armor sets hint that season 3 is pushing The Mandalorian toward the spectacle of Star Wars theatrical movie releases, with shots of a full-on dogfight in Din’s refurbished Naboo Starfighter increasing the combat stakes.

There were several shots of Bo-Katan in what may well be the Children of the Watch’s throne room on Concordia, one of Mandalore’s moons. Din made an oath to help Bo-Katan take back Mandalore, and in the footage, the tension between them is palpable. It already looks like Din Djarin is going to be conflicted throughout The Mandalorian season 3, paralleling the choices Grogu had to make in The Book of Boba Fett.

There were many shots of what appeared to be dozens of Mandalorians engaged in a full-on skirmish. Star Wars is a franchise known for its vast battle sequences, yet The Mandalorian has surprisingly few. If the siege, reclamation, and fate of Mandalore form a key plot arc, The Mandalorian season 3 already looks set to expand the scope of the franchise more than previous seasons combined.

How The Mandalorian Season 3 Will Be Different

With all the anticipation built up for The Mandalorian season 3, it’s set to have some distinctly different characteristics than the previous two seasons. For one, season 3 will see the dynamic between Grogu and Mando continue to evolve. As Grogu’s relationship with the Force continues to grow and change, the balance of who protects who might become quite different moving forward, and Grogu himself will need to make some significant choices about how to handle his power. On the whole, The Mandalorian season 3 promises to be darker than previous installments, with several of the cast promising that it’s also better and denser with action and character beats.

Given that The Book of Boba Fett (which is essentially season 2.5 of The Mandalorian) received backlash for poor writing, it’s a reassuring sign that The Mandalorian season 3 took the time to develop its characters and story in a deeper, more mature way. It’s also been confirmed that the Armorer will play a more active role than ever before in The Mandalorian, which is another of many big changes coming in season 3.