Boba Fett to get his own Star Wars spinoff TV series

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Boba Fett joins ‘Star Wars’ characters who come out of the background and get their own show.

Jon Favreau, creator of the hit Disney TV series “The Mandalorian,” said Monday that the “Book of Boba Fett” would be a standalone spin-off series starring the previously clone bounty hunter best known for helping capture Han Solo in science. fi saga.

Favreau told “Good Morning America” ​​that the series, which was teased last week, will debut on the Disney + streaming service in December 2021.

“It’s actually separate from Season 3 of ‘The Mandalorian,’” Favreau said.

“The Mandalorian,” which proved to be a huge hit for Disney +, stars Pedro Pascal as a bounty hunter sent on a sentient mission and features fan favorite Baby Yoda. This is the first live-action television series set in the galaxy far, far away that was first seen onscreen in the 1977 film “Star Wars”.

Favreau said “The Book of Boba Fett” was an addition to the slew of 10 new “Star Wars”-related TV shows and movies announced by Disney earlier this month.

He said the Boba Fett series was chosen from this announcement because “we didn’t want to spoil the surprise.”

“The Book of Boba Fett” will be set in the same timeline as “The Mandalorian” – shortly after the events depicted in the 1983 film “Return of the Jedi,” Favreau said.