105Streaming now
W
e’ll probably wait years
for another Star Wars
film, but the galaxy has a
bright future on the small
screen if The Mandalorian
is any indication. The first live-action
Star Wars series, and flagship show of
new streaming service Disney+, it’s
good enough to make forking out for
yet another subscription a no-brainer.
Pedro Pascal plays the eponymous
bounty hunter. ‘Mando’ is as skilled as
they come, and in high demand. But
when an Imperial client hires him to
track down a mysterious bounty it sets
him on a very different path.
Set shortly after Return Of The Jedi,
The Mandalorian isn’t just closer to the
original trilogy than the recent sequels
chronologically, it’s nearer tonally and
visually as well. Episodes run anywhere
from 50 minutes to a brisk 30, meaning
they rarely outstay their welcome. And
Lucasfilm hasn’t skimped on the budget,with cinema-quality
effects and return trips
to some iconic locations.
It’s also no
exaggeration to say that
in The Child (known the
internet over as ‘Baby
Yoda’) The Mandalorian
features the single
greatest contribution to
pop culture of the last 12
months – a character so
cute their every move is
destined for meme-dom.
If there’s a problem
it’s that close ties to The
Clone Wars and Rebels
means anyone who
hasn’t seen those
animated series may find
certain moments pass
them by. Regardless, this
is well worth hunting
down. Jordan FarleyThe Mandalorian
There’s a new bounty hunter in town
THE FALCON AND
THE WINTER SOLDIER
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The first MCU series to hit Disney+ this autumn catches
up with Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes post-Endgame,
as Sam embraces the mantle of Captain America and
they reckon with the return of Civil War’s Baron Zemo.LOKI
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The final MCU Disney+ series currently in production
(though there are more being written) is a Loki-
centric spin-off. After taking off with the tesseract
in Avengers: Endgame, Thor’s bro will hop through
history, pursued by the Time Variance Authority.WANDAVISION
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Also set for a 2020
release, WandaVision
sees Wanda Maximoff, aka
Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth
Olson) and Paul Bettany’s
Vision living in domestic
bliss, inspired by classic
American sitcoms. Only
Vision died in Avengers:
Infinity War, and Wanda
has the power to alter
reality around her...STAR WARS: THE
CLONE WARS S7
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Disney+ will also debut the
long-awaited seventh and final
season of The Clone Wars,
which will finally wrap up the
story of Anakin’s fan-favourite
Padawan Ahsoka Tano.
Though set predominantly
between Episodes II and III,
this final season is rumoured
to depict the events of
Revenge Of The Sith from a
different perspective.now and incoming
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The Mandalorian is
already confirmed, and
will debut in October.