‘The Mandalorian’ Season 4 Is When “You’re Really Gonna Start To Get Answers”, Says Giancarlo Esposito
Don’t expect many huge, universe-shaking answers to be revealed during the course ofThe Mandalorianseason 2 – it seems as if showrunnerJon Favreauis going to keep fans on the hook for a few more seasons until he starts dropping any truly major revelations.
In a new interview, actorGiancarlo Esposito, who plays the Darksaber-wielding villain Moff Gideon, says thatThe Mandalorianis developing not only a third but a fourth season, and season 4 is “where you’re really gonna start to get answers.”
The Mandalorianseason 3 is one of the worst-kept secrets in Hollywood. Back in April, Favreau revealed that pre-production had already begun and he’d been writing the scripts for a third season “for a while,” and last month, heanswered some logistical questionsabout how that season could meet the new coronavirus-related requirements for a big production like that.
But in a new interview withPeopleyesterday before the (virtual) Emmy Award ceremony, Esposito confirmed that a fourth season is in the works too, as well as teasing thatthat’sthe point where some of the show’s questions will be answered.
“The next season ofThe Mandalorian[season 2] is going to be very interesting because you’re going to start to find out the power of The Child, what The Child really means,” he said. “You will also start to uncover the origins of the Darksaber that Moff Gideon has and how that plays into previousStar Warshistory connected toThe Clone Warsand other shows. And you’ll start to get a real dramatic sense of the territory. We’re living in a universe that’s huge, and there’s so much to explore. So I think this show is going to start to lay the groundwork for the depth and breadth that’s going to come in season 3 and season 4, where you’re really gonna start to get answers.”
The Mandalorianseason 2 certainly has a lot of ground to cover, because it is tasked with introducing live-action versions of characters likeRosario Dawsonas Ahsoka Tano,Temuera Morrisonas Boba Fett,Timothy Olyphantas a character named Cobb Vanth whowears Boba Fett’s famous armor,Katee Sackhoffas Bo-Katan, andMichael Biehnas a bounty hunter. With all those characters likely comes a lot of backstory – and it seems like it might be too much backstory for one season of television to contain by itself.
