We Now Know When ‘The Mandalorian’ Will Be Canceled

In 2023, Star Wars creator Jon Favreau revealed when the massive television series, The Mandalorian, would come to an end, and now two years later, the answer is seemingly more concrete than ever.

The Mandalorian blasted onto the small screen back in 2019 when The Walt Disney Company launched its streaming service, Disney+. Acting as a flagship show for the streamer, The Mandalorian was led by top-tier talent both on and off the camera. Game of Thrones and Narcos star Pedro Pascal brought the lone bounty hunter Din Djarin to life, and Jon Favreau and Lucasfilm darling Dave Filoni worked behind the scenes to make The Mandalorian one of the biggest TV shows on the planet.

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Almost four years after its debut, The Mandalorian Season 3 jetpacked back onto screens–running, rather oddly, parallel to Filoni’s own animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch. The third outing for The Mandalorian finds newly-reunited Din Djarin and Grogu (“Baby Yoda”) traversing the galaxy as the former searches to regain his right to call himself Mandalorian.

This, of course, leads the pair on a merry chase through the stars, where they eventually come across the self-exiled Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff). As questions around the Darksaber, the Mandalorians, and even Mandalore itself bubble up like a Mythosaur waiting to strike, many are wondering just when The Mandalorian may come to an end.

Prior to The Mandalorian Season 3 releasing (after a long delay thanks to Pascal’s work on the HBO smash The Last of Us), rumors swirled that the popular Star Wars series would run through Season 4. But, then, Favreau claimed that there is no current end for The Mandalorian. The Mandalorian, after all, is one of Disney’s biggest vehicles and a dead cert winner in the eyes of fans and critics alike.

However, while the creator of The Mandalorian and the orchestrator of the larger “Mando-Verse” (which also includes The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka starring Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, and Jon Watts and Christopher Ford’s Skeleton Crew) has previously said that there is no planned end yet for Mando and Grogu, the Star Wars showrunner indicated when The Mandalorian will be canceled.

Speaking on Entertainment Weekly‘s Dagobah Dispatch podcast, Favreau said he loved to watch the characters develop over time and celebrated working with Dave Filoni. The Iron Man (2008) director also acknowledged how The Mandalorian loops into upcoming shows like Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew — the shows are set in the same timeline around five years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi (1983) in the era of the New Republic.

On when The Mandalorian would end or be canceled, Favreau gave a surprising answer. The director and screenwriter said (via Deadline):

“I don’t know what would make me not enjoy doing it, especially as long as the audience is connecting with these characters. This feels like a really enjoyable moment. And I love this format of telling one chapter at a time and keeping the audience guessing, but also fulfilling certain expectations.”

Favreau’s answer here indicates that The Mandalorian‘s longevity is very much rooted in how long the viewers are engaging with it; that is, if the ratings were to drop or viewers began to lose interest in the story of Din Djarin and Grogu, then that could be when The Mandalorian wraps up.

However, the month after Favreau’s comments, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy confirmed three new movies at Star Wars Celebration 2023, one being Dave Filoni’s Mando-Verse crossover movie. While that is still expected, Lucasfilm would throw another curveball and announce the Favreau would helm The Mandalorian and Grogu, coming May 22, 2026.

Since its announcement, reports have swirled around the possibility of The Mandalorian Season 4–with the latest being that it won’t be happening and that the future of Din Djarin and Din Grogu relies on its box office performance next year.

While some insiders claim a fourth season is still in development, others, including industry scooper Daniel Richtman, suggest it’s dead. According to Richtman, if the film succeeds at the box office, a sequel could move forward; if it flops, it may mark the final chapter for Din Djarin and Grogu and jeopardize other planned projects like Dave Filoni’s New Republic film.

Despite strong fan anticipation, the move raises significant stakes. The film will be the first Star Wars theatrical release since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, and much rides on its reception. While confidence remains high due to the series’ popularity and Pedro Pascal’s star power, this cinematic gamble reflects broader uncertainty in Lucasfilm’s Star Warsroadmap.

With this firm release date, The Mandalorian and Grogu now serve not only as the next chapter in the Mando-Verse but also as a critical litmus test for the future of Star Wars storytelling both on Disney+ and in theaters.

The notion that the story can continue being told after The Mandalorian Season 3 and beyond also poses another question: would Pedro Pascal be the titular Mandalorian in the future? Pascal is one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry thanks to his charismatic persona and title of the “Internet’s daddy,” as well as his role as Joel Miller in The Last of Us, where he stars with Bella Ramsey (Ellie), and his future appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Reed Richards, his first appearance being in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).

This could mean that the high demand for the actor may put The Mandalorian in jeopardy.

Bo-Katan is right there, though.

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For now, The Mandalorian is open-ended and could pave the way for an even tighter connection to the sequel trilogy, but Favreau’s comments two years ago and the subsequent reports are the clearest fans have gotten surrounding when the iconic Star Wars series will end.

When do you think The Mandalorian will end? Let us know in the comments down below!

The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal (Din Djarin), Katee Sackhoff (Bo-Katan Kryze), Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon), Carl Weathers (Greef Karga), Amy Sedaris (Peli Motto), Emily Swallow (The Armorer), Omid Abtahi (Dr. Penn Pershing), and Ahmed Best (Kelleran Beq). Christopher Lloyd and Tim Meadows also star in undisclosed roles.