‘The Mandalorian’ Is Now The Top-streaming TV Show In The U.S.
Disney Plus has a lot to thank Baby Yoda for. Okay, so it’s not just the cute factor that’s pushed its new live-action “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian” to the top of the streaming chart, but that’s bound to have had something to do with it. Baby Yoda obsession aside,
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The show breaks the mold with short (32-38 minute) chapter-like installments drawn out over eight episodes, releasing about a week apart. We’re not going to reveal anything important (although the mere revelation of Baby Yoda’s existence is a spoiler for the first episode) except to say that the series gives richer context to the heretofore mysterious warrior culture within the “Star Wars” universe called the Mandalorians. This group of people was introduced to many moviegoers by the character Boba Fett, who is a clone of a Mandalorian warrior.
Here’s an image from the show from @disneyplus, featuring the taciturn bounty hunter played by Pedro Pascal and the awesome off-the-ground baby carrier (we want one — Disney, please get on that!) holding “The Child,” known to everyone now as Baby Yoda.
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One week after its release, “The Mandalorian” (which is set five years after the events of “The Return of the Jedi”) was already the most in-demand new original streaming show of the year, outperforming Netflix’s “When They See Us” and “The Umbrella Academy.”
Are you watching this cool new series? If not, maybe you should be!
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