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Disney Plus reportedly begins work on The Mandalorian season 3

Pre-production work on scripts and art has begun, a report says.

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Disney Plus ' breakout hit The Mandalorian has begun pre-production work on season 3, according to a report Tuesday. Star Wars spinoff series creator Jon Favreau has been working on scripts for the third season "for a while," Variety said citing unnamed sources.

The art department has been working on season 3 concepts "for the past few weeks," Variety added, and the production design department began prep work on April 20.

The Mandalorian season 2 is expected to launch in October. Rosario Dawson has reportedly been cast as Anakin Skywalker's Jedi padawan apprentice Ahsoka Tano for the second season. Tano is a main character from the animated Star Wars series the Clone Wars.

There's also a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of The Mandalorian season 1 coming to Disney Plus on Star Wars Day, May 4.

Disney Plus didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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