- Warning: There are spoilers ahead if you haven't watched the season two finale of "The Mandalorian."
- A new
Boba Fett series is announced in the end-credits of "The Mandalorian" finale. - "The Book of Boba Fett" is coming to
Disney Plus in December 2021.
Boba Fett is getting his own "Star Wars" show on Disney Plus next year.
If you watched the season two finale of "The Mandalorian," make sure you stay through the credits to the very end.
A bonus scene brings viewers back to Tatooine and announces "The Book of Boba Fett," a spinoff series revolving around everyone's favorite bounty hunter, is coming to the streaming service in December 2021.
What happened in the end-credits scene: A return to Tatooine
After the credits roll, we return to Jabba the Hutt's Palace on the desert planet of Tatooine, the home to Luke Skywalker.
One by one, members of Jabba's guard, who are now ruled over by Bib Fortuna (played by Matthew Wood on the finale), are swiftly taken out by a mysterious figure.
Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) and Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) enter Jabba's familiar throne room and take out every one of his goons until they're left facing Bib Fortuna.
Fortuna looks surprised to see Fett alive, telling him he heard rumors he may be alive, but wasn't sure if they were more than that. Fett's not much for chatting. Before Fortuna can say much more and bargain for his life, Fett takes him out and takes his spot on the throne with Shand by his side.
It looks like we can expect to see Wen on the upcoming series as well.
The significance of this scene: Fett was getting revenge on the remainder of Jabba's gang for leaving him for dead years ago.
In 1983's "
Fett was the one who brought Han Solo to Jabba frozen in carbonite. The last time we saw Fett, he fell into the Sarlaac pit and was presumably eaten by the creature.
We learned on season two of "The Mandalorian" that wasn't the case. Boba Fett somehow survived his encounter with the Sarlaac - something we have yet to learn more about - and had been spending his days on Tatooine until he recently gained his armor back. He clearly had some unfinished business with Jabba's people.
Will Fett continue his work as a bounty hunter with Fennec Shand by his side? We'll see next year.
Fans are thrilled by the news of the long-awaited spinoff
A Boba Fett series seemed the most obvious when Morrison reprised his role as the "Star Wars" fan-favorite on season two. But the long-rumored series was missing last week from Disney's 2020 investor's day where Lucasfilm president announced 11 new "Star Wars" shows.
Fans are overjoyed by the news.
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