Since 2019 and for 3 seasons we have followed the ongoing adventures of the Mandalorian and his little green adopted son Grogu as they traverse the galaxy seeking not only answers but a place to lay down their weapons. But with the upcoming film aptly titled The Mandalorian and Grogu, the duo are getting thrust onto the big screen for their biggest adventure yet. Though before we jump into Mando’s co pilot seat, we should look back on just what this duo have accomplished since first meeting them.
Season 1
The first season of The Mandalorian serves us a plethora of questions to keep us hooked. It begins with Din Djarin operating as the top hunter in the Bounty Hunters’ Guild, a man defined by his Beskar Armor and a firm belief to the Way. His life is one of stoic silence until he accepts an under-the-table commission from a mysterious Imperial Client. This job will soon change every aspect of his life when he discovers that the “fifty-year-old asset” he was sent to terminate or capture is actually a helpless, wide-eyed infant of an unknown species. Before we knew his name, the audiences went with Baby Yoda due to his appearance while official merch dubbed him simply “The Child”. It wouldn’t be until later on when we actually gave him a name.
Throughout their initial travels, the relationship between the two shifts from an asset protector to something akin to a genuine paternal bond. They bounce from the forest world of Sorgan to the desert plains of Tatooine, with Grogu gradually revealing his impressive latent Force capabilities, such as saving Djarin from a charging Mudhorn.
After delivering Grogu to the Imperials and receiving a handsome reward of Beskar steel, the Mandalorian experiences a shift in his faith and launches a one-man siege on the Imperial facility to rescue the child, breaking the Guild’s primary rule which was to never return for a closed contract.
This act of defiance turns him into a outcast, hunted by his former peers and marked for death by the relentless Moff Gideon (played by Giancarlo Esposito).
The season culminates in a desperate standoff on Nevarro, where the Mandalorian’s hidden tribe sacrifices their secrecy to help him escape. This finale connects their destinies through the words of the Armorer, who tasks Djarin with a new creed:
“By Creed, it is in your care. A Foundling is in your custody until devoid of childhood or reunited with its own kind. You are as its father. This is the Way.”
As they blast off into the stars with Moff Gideon’s TIE fighter smouldering in the wreckage behind them, the mission shifts from simple survival to a quest across the galaxy to find the remaining Jedi.
Season 2
Following the Armorer’s instructions, Djarin begins searching for other Mandalorians who can guide him to the Jedi. This leads him to Tatooine, where he recovers Boba Fett’s armor (this season reflects on alot of callbacks from the original trilogy of Star Wars films) from the marshal Cobb Vanth after a joint effort to slay a krayt dragon, and eventually to the moon Trask. It is there that he meets Bo-Katan Kryze (played by Katee Sackhoff) , who reveals that Djarin is a child of the Watch—a group of religious outcasts who follow an ancient, more rigid version of the Mandalorian code. In exchange for his help in seizing an Imperial freighter, Bo-Katan provides the name of a Jedi: Ahsoka Tano (played by Rosario Dawson).
Upon reaching the forest planet Corvus, Djarin meets Ahsoka, who uses the Force to communicate with the infant and finally reveals his name: Grogu. She explains that Grogu was raised in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant but was hidden during the Great Purge, causing him to suppress his powers to survive. While Ahsoka refuses to train him herself due to the child’s deep emotional attachment to the Mandalorian, she directs them to the ancient Jedi ruins on Tython. There, she suggests Grogu can use a “Seeing Stone” to reach out through the Force to other Jedi who might be willing to take him.
The journey takes a tragic turn on Tython. While Grogu is deep in meditation atop the Seeing Stone, Moff Gideon’s forces track them down. Despite the unexpected arrival and assistance of a resurfaced Boba Fett (played by Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (played by Ming-Na Wen), the Imperial remnants destroy the Razor Crest and deploy Dark Troopers to abduct Grogu. Djarin, now joined by Fett, Shand, and Cara Dune, is forced to recruit his old enemy Migs Mayfeld to locate Gideon’s light cruiser for a rescue mission.
Season 2 takes an emotional peak towards the end, during a high-stakes infiltration of Gideon’s ship. Djarin successfully defeats the Moff in combat, unwittingly becoming the rightful owner of the Darksaber—a weapon that carries the weight of the Mandalorian throne. However, they are quickly cornered by a small battalion of Dark Troopers. The group is saved only by the arrival of Luke Skywalker (a de-aged and CGI looking Mark Hamill lookalike), who answered Grogu’s call from Tython.
In an utterly heart breaking finale, Djarin removes his helmet to show his face to Grogu for the first time, giving his blessing for the child to leave and complete his training with the Jedi Master. His passing words to Grogu being:
“That’s who you belong with. He’s one of your kind. I’ll see you again. I promise.”
Season 3
The third season of this saga kicks off with a shift from wandering to redemption. Having reunited during the events of The Book of Boba Fett (a spin off series from this one) —where Grogu famously chose the Mandalorian chainmail over the Jedi lightsaber—the duo finds themselves in a state of spiritual exile.
Din Djarin, branded an “apostate” for removing his helmet, travels to the glass-scarred surface of Mandalore to bathe in the Living Waters beneath the civic center of Sundari. This quest for purification not only restores his status within his covert but also inadvertently sets the stage for the reclamation of their home world when Bo-Katan Kryze witnesses the return of the legendary Mythosaur in the depths of the mines.
As the season moves forward, the focus expands to the unification of the fractured Mandalorian clans. Djarin and Grogu join forces with Bo-Katan to bridge the gap between the fundamentalist Children of the Watch and the Mandalorian privateers. This cultural bridge-building is mirrored in Grogu’s own development; he is no longer just a “foundling” but a student of the Creed, receiving his own specialized armour and winning training matches against older peers. He also begins to recover suppressed memories of his escape from the Jedi Temple during Order 66, revealing that he was saved by Jedi Master Kelleran Beq.
All this reaches its boiling point when the united Mandalorian front returns to their home planet to rebuild, only to discover that Moff Gideon has established a secret base within the Great Forge. Gideon, now sporting an awesome suit of Beskar-enhanced Dark Trooper armour, reveals a plan to create a fleet of Force-sensitive clones of himself. In a chaotic final battle that sees the destruction of the Darksaber, Djarin and Bo-Katan fight side-by-side to end Gideon’s threat. Grogu proves instrumental in their survival, using the Force to create a protective barrier that shields his father and Bo-Katan from a massive explosion that consumes the Imperial base and, presumably, Gideon himself.
In the aftermath of the victory, the duo finds a rare moment of peace and official recognition. Standing before the Living Waters, Din Djarin formally adopts the child as his own son, legally naming him Din Grogu.
The season concludes with the two settling into a quiet life in a cabin on the outskirts of Nevarro. From this new home base, Djarin strikes a deal with the New Republic to work as an independent contractor, hunting down the remaining Imperial remnants—setting the stage for their upcoming transition to the big screen as a formalized father-son bounty hunting team.
The Mandalorian & Grogu release into cinemas across the UK and Ireland on May 22, 2026.
