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From Variety.com ...

'Star Wars': Jon Favreau Reveals TV Series Details
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Creator Jon Favreau revealed the first details of his forthcoming
"Star Wars" streaming TV series.

In a post Wednesday on his Instagram account, the filmmaker teased
"The Mandalorian," writing in a yellow-on-black script reminiscent
of the traditional opening "crawl" that precedes most "Star Wars"
films, "After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior
emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after
the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First
Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer
reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic."
<https://www.instagram.com/p/BofTUzhBtrZ/?hl=en&taken-by=jonfavreau>

The Walt Disney Co. announced in March that Favreau would write a
live-action "Star Wars" series for the company's forthcoming
streaming service, which is set to launch next year. The project
would become the first live-action television series set in the
"Star Wars" universe.

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Favreau's live-action series entry
into to "Star Wars" universe on a conference call with investors
in March. The show is set to become one of multiple series and
film offerings hailing from Disney's Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar
units that will populate the new service as Disney looks to
challenge dominant player Netflix in the direct-to-consumer arena.

<https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/star-wars-jon-favreau-tv-the-mandalorian-1202968077/>

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A single photo and the director names have been released today.

From ComingSoon.net ...

First photo from The Mandalorian, director list revealed!
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Yesterday Jon Favreau confirmed that the live-action Star Wars
series he's developing was officially titled The Mandalorian,
and now Lucasfilm has released the first official photo from
the series as production has officially kicked off.
Photo: <http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/gallery/the-mandalorian/the-mandalorian.jpg>


In addition, the directors for the series have been officially
announced included Dave Filoni (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star
Wars Rebels) who will be directing the first episode. Additional
episodes will be directed by  Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick
Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), and Taika
Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok). The Mandalorian will be executive
produced by Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and
Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist will serve as co-executive
producer.

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior
emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after
the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First
Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer
reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.

The 10-episode first season will reportedly have a combined
budget of $100 million, making each episode worth $10 million.
It has also been announced that Disney is currently developing
multiple limited series featuring characters from the Marvel
Cinematic Universe for their upcoming streaming service.

The Mandalorian does not yet have a release date but the Disney
direct-to-consumer platform will launch in late 2019.

<http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/992455-first-photo-from-the-mandalorian-director-list-revealed>

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