Yesterday, a member of The Mandalorian season 3's costume department shared a now-deleted Instagram post revealing that work on the next batch of episodes has now wrapped. We're certainly hoping that person hasn't gotten in trouble, but they may have been saved by the fact that Greef Karga actor Carl Weathers has confirmed that the Disney+ series has finished shooting.
Weathers, who has also stepped behind the camera to helm episodes, revealed last August that shooting was set to begin the following month and that he was returning both as Karga and as a director.
This is a great update, but will The Mandalorian return to Disney+ later this year? We're used to seeing the series arrive in November/December, but as shooting concluded later than expected (minor delays were reportedly caused as a result of the pandemic), something might have changed.
Well, after doing some digging, we've noticed that The Mandalorian typically hits the streaming platform eleven to thirteen months after shooting starts. As a result, we're pretty sure season 3 will arrive by December at the latest, even if that means episodes continue streaming into next year.
2022 is shaping up to be an incredibly exciting year for Star Wars fans. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor are on the way, while we're also expecting to see more of The Bad Batch. Shooting should begin shortly on Ahsoka and the mysterious project believed to be set during the High Republic era.
Stay tuned to SFFGazette.com for further updates.