History Series / TheMandalorian

The show began airing exclusively on Creator/DisneyPlus as the platform's launch day flagship on November 12, 2019. The show finished releasing its third season for streaming on said platform in April 2023, with Season 4 currently being under production.

** The [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} Quarren]] half of the couple of StarCrossedLovers from the ColdOpen of Chapter 22 is named "Captain [[Literature/AtTheMountainsOfMadness Shuggoth]]".

* VictorStealsInsignia: Ahsoka takes Din Djarin's pauldron, bearing his mudhorn sigil, as proof that she defeated him. Though, in reality, they were faking his death because they were working together.
* VillainousRescue: In "The Believer," when the Imperial transport [[MadeOfExplodium full of rhydonium]] that Djarin hijacked is about to be destroyed by pirates, [[spoiler:a group of TIE Fighters and stormtroopers come to stop them.]] It's very effectively played for dissonance.
--> '''Mayfeld:''' Never thought you'd be happy to see [[spoiler:stormtroopers.]]

** Near the end of Chapter 13 [[spoiler:Ahsoka herself drops one when she asks Morgan Elsbeth where her master, '''Grand Admiral Thrawn''', is.]]

* {{Pilgrimage}}: Mandalore is not the literal homeland of all Mandalorians, but it is the most culturally important place, similar to how Mecca is for Muslims. After Din breaks a [[AgainstMyReligion religious prohibition]], he is told he can atone for it with a pilgrimage to the Living Waters on Mandalore, and a baptism when he gets there. In [[Recap/TheMandalorianS3E1Chapter17TheApostate "Chapter 17: The Apostate"]], he does this.

Set five years after [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the fall of the Galactic Empire]], the show follows a Mandalorian BountyHunter (Creator/PedroPascal) operating in the lawless Outer Rim, as he works to support his clan's hidden enclave. Known simply as [[NoNameGiven "Mandalorian" or "Mando"]] to most, his name is later revealed to be [[Characters/StarWarsTheMandalorianCharacterSheet Din Djarin]]. After accepting a shady job from a group of [[TheRemnant Imperial holdouts]], he is shocked to discover that his target is a strange alien infant with supernatural powers.

During the second season in December 2020, it was announced that three spinoffs of the series had been ordered: ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' [[note]](starring Creator/TemueraMorrison as [[Characters/StarWarsBobaFett Fett]], reprising his role from season two)[[/note]], ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' [[note]](starring Creator/RosarioDawson as [[Characters/StarWarsAhsokaTano Ahsoka Tano]], reprising her role from "[[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E5Chapter13TheJedi Chapter 13: The Jedi]]")[[/note]], and ''Rangers of the New Republic'', with the intention to have them eventually come together for a [[CrisisCrossover crossover event]]. However, on May 22, 2021, Lucasfilm announced that ''Rangers'' was "no longer in active development", followed by a statement from Kathleen Kennedy that they would try to work some of its story into future ''Mandalorian'' episodes instead. In April 2023, it was officially announced that Filoni would be directing the aforementioned crossover as a [[TheMovie feature-length theatrical release]], serving as a conclusion for these interconnected stories. In January 2024, the film would be titled ''The Mandalorian & Grogu''.

During the second season in December 2020, it was announced that three spinoffs of the series had been ordered: ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' [[note]](starring Creator/TemueraMorrison as [[Characters/StarWarsBobaFett Fett]], reprising his role from season two)[[/note]], ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' [[note]](starring Creator/RosarioDawson as [[Characters/StarWarsAhsokaTano Ahsoka Tano]], reprising her role from "[[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E5Chapter13TheJedi Chapter 13: The Jedi]]")[[/note]], and ''Rangers of the New Republic'', with the intention to have them eventually come together for a [[CrisisCrossover crossover event]]. However, on May 22, 2021, Lucasfilm announced that ''Rangers'' was "no longer in active development", followed by a statement from Kathleen Kennedy that they would try to work some of its story into future ''Mandalorian'' episodes instead. In April 2023, it was officially announced that Filoni would be directing the aforementioned crossover as a [[TheMovie feature-length theatrical release]], serving as a conclusion for these interconnected stories.

* CatchPhrase:
** Kuiil's is "I have spoken", meaning that he's said all he's going to say on a particular topic and isn't going to waste time on any further debate. As of Season 3, this particular phrase extends to all Ugnaughts Din talks with (to Bo-Katan's bewilderment).
** The Mandalorians have one of their own in a similar vein, saying "This is the Way" whenever they reach a resolution in a conversation about their culture.
** The Mandalorian uses "I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold" in the first episode. In the fifth one, another bounty hunter uses it against him, much to his annoyance. He doesn't kill the other hunter ''because'' he stole his line, but he does bring it up before pulling the trigger so it probably was extra motivation.

** [[spoiler:Bo-Katan and her crew are downright hateful towards Boba Fett for being both [[CloningBlues a clone]] and the son of the outcast Jango Fett.]]

* TeamMom: The Armorer, for her clan of Mandalorians. When Djarin and Paz Vizsla start fighting, she just sits quietly, letting them get it out of their system, before speaking up calmly to remind everyone of [[ArcWords what makes them a family]].

Not to be confused with the Delorean in Franchise/BackToTheFuture.

* Main/ConvectionSchmonvection: In Chapter 8, Din and his allies ride down a lava canal on Nevarro in a metal gondola. Despite the lava melting the pole the droid gondolier uses to push them off, [[spoiler:and IG-11's legs]], none of the humans in the boat so much as break a sweat.

* CrypticBackgroundReference: The Great Purge. The Empire went after the Mandalorians, forcing them into hiding while looting their beskar. When this happened and how complete it was is currently unknown, though the overall timeline suggests that it was some time between ''Film/ANewHope'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. [[spoiler:Season 2 shows there are other Mandalorians active, including Bo-Katan Kryze, and Boba Fett states that the Empire "glassed" Mandalore, though how many Mandalorians of which sub-sects survived and how thoroughly Mandalore is "glassed" remain unknown.]]
** [[spoiler:Season 3 reveals that the planet is habitable, if not exactly in the best state.]]

** Dank ferrik, but the characters in ''Series/TheMandalorian'' seem to use the phrase "dank ferrik" a lot. It's the series' go-to when they want to have a character swear on family-friendly Disney+. It seems to be the equivalent of "Goddammit", and even has the emphasis on the same syllables.

* StealthPun: Mayfeld says the ''Razor Crest'' "looks like a Canto Bight slot machine," in reference to its condition. Given that Canto Bight is presented as infamously wealthy in ''Film/TheLastJedi'', this probably is a way of saying the ship is (jury) rigged.
** In Season 3, Dr. Pershing's given name is revealed to be "Penn", and in the same episode he's shown working a tedious desk job after joining the New Republic - in other words, he's a pen-pusher.

** Star Wars' all too familliar Aurebesh writing raises its head once again in Chapter 22. As Din and Bo-Katan observe the nano-droids' chain codes, one of the phrases is deciphered as "[[Film/BackToTheFuture Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads]]".

* MoodWhiplash: Bo-Katan goes through one of these across Chapters 18 and 19. In the former, she's cocky and dismissive of the living waters and the ritual that Din is about to go through. The episode ends with her going after Din after he falls into the water and [[spoiler:her seeing the mythosaur up close and personal]], causing her to enter a ThousandYardStare across episodes and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness being more serious about Din's ritual]] as they return to her ship. [[spoiler:She even recites their catchphrase regularly after being in the water]]

** [[spoiler:Ahsoka Tano]] battling Morgan Elsbeth's henchmen is a downright ''terrifying'' PerspectiveFlip that shows what its like being a normal {{Mook}} going up against a Jedi; [[spoiler:Ahsoka]] is portrayed like a vengeful, unstoppable wraith that sweeps through the area, ruthlessly cutting down anybody who dares stand in her path.

* MoodWhiplash: Bo-Katan goes through one of these across episodes 2 and 3. In the former, she's cocky and dismissive of the living waters and the ritual that Din is about to go through. The episode ends with her going after Din after he falls into the water and [[spoiler:her seeing the mythosaur up close and personal]], causing her to enter a ThousandYardStare across episodes and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness being more serious about Din's ritual]] as they return to her ship. [[spoiler:She even recites their catchphrase regularly after being in the water]]

* MoodWhiplash: Bo-Katan goes through one of these across episodes 2 and 3. In the former, she's cocky and dismissive of the living waters and the ritual that Din is about to go through. The episode ends with her going after Din after he falls into the water and [[spoiler:her seeing the mythosaur up close and personal]], causing her to enter a ThousandYardStare across episodes and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness being more serious about Din's ritual]] as they return to her ship. [[Spoiler:She even recites their catchphrase regularly after being in the water]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Mandalorian's client specified his target in the first episode should preferably be taken alive, while IG-11's contract specified "dead", indicating that they were hired by different parties.