Disney has revealed that Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett will premiere on Disney+ on December 29, 2021.
The news was revealed alongside an image of our favorite bounty hunter in Jabba's Palace that mirrors the same shot that announced the series in after credits of The Mandalorian's season two finale.
His story is only beginning. The Book of @BobaFett, an all-new Original Series, starts streaming December 29 on @DisneyPlus. #TheBookOfBobaFett pic.twitter.com/bWPg0D0Z6l
— Star Wars (@starwars) September 29, 2021
"The Book of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate," the official description reads on StarWars.com.
Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen return as Boba Fett and Fennec Shand, respectively, and Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Robert Rodgriguez, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson are serving as executive producers. Karen Gilchrist and Carrie Beck will serve as co-executive producers. John Bartnicki and John Hampian will also take on the role of producers.
The Book of Boba Fett is "set within the timeline of The Mandalorian, and will tide fans over until the third season of The Mandalorian returns" which, according to Moff Gideon actor Giancarlo Esposito, is said to begin filming soon.
The Book of Boba Fett is only one of the many Star Wars series in development at Disney, and will be joined by an Ahsoka Tano and Rangers of the New Republic series, another one focused on Lando Calrissian, and lastly, one starring Diego Luna's Cassian Andor, which will serve as a prequel to Rogue One.
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