The future of the MandoVerse is apparently about to become a very real conversation.
Jon Favreau says he plans to sit down with Dave Filoni next week to discuss what comes after Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu. That does not mean a new movie, show, or fourth season has been announced. But it does mean the two main architects of this corner of Star Wars are preparing to talk next steps — and that is enough to make the rumor engines start coughing smoke.
Speaking during a roundtable attended by MeriStation, Favreau said he is currently focused on promoting The Mandalorian & Grogu, while Filoni is busy working on Ahsoka. But once they are both back in the United States, the two will reconnect and discuss the future. MeriStation quotes Favreau as saying that after they meet next week, “we’ll sit down and talk.”
The Movie Was Not Always the Plan
The most interesting part is Favreau’s reminder that The Mandalorian & Grogu was not originally the obvious next step.
According to Favreau, he thought they were going to make a fourth season of The Mandalorian, but that was “not on the menu.” After the industry strike and the production pause, the team explored whether Din Djarin and Grogu were the right characters to bring Star Wars back to cinemas. The answer, clearly, became yes.
That makes the upcoming conversation with Filoni even more important. The franchise has now moved Din and Grogu from Disney+ into theaters. Once that happens, the old roadmap gets harder to read.
Do you go back to television?
Do you build toward another movie?
Does Filoni’s own larger New Republic-era story become the main target?
Or does Lucasfilm let the theatrical film decide where the next move lands?
Very tidy. Very Star Wars. Definitely no chance of fans overthinking it.
The MandoVerse Is Still Full of Loose Threads
Favreau also made it clear that he cares deeply about the characters and the Star Wars world he has spent years building. He noted that he has been working in this galaxy for eight years, and that he has built a relationship with the audience through these stories.
That matters because the MandoVerse still has plenty sitting on the table.
Ahsoka has its own major story arcs. The New Republic era is still dealing with Imperial remnants, warlords, Force mysteries, Mandalorian politics, and whatever larger shape Filoni has been quietly assembling in the background. Din Djarin and Grogu are now heading into a movie that places them after Season 3, working with the New Republic and hunting former Imperial officers.
In other words, this is not a dead end.
It is a junction.
No Announcement Yet — But the Timing Matters
The safe read is simple: Favreau and Filoni are not announcing the next MandoVerse project yet. Favreau even said he does not know what comes next.
But the timing is still notable. With The Mandalorian & Grogu moving toward release, Ahsoka continuing under Filoni, and Lucasfilm rebuilding theatrical Star Wars momentum, the next Favreau-Filoni conversation could help decide whether this era stays on streaming, expands in theaters, or becomes a mix of both.
For more on the film’s stranger new corners, we have also covered how The Mandalorian & Grogu introduces Shakari, a gangster planet inspired by Prohibition-era Chicago, and how Guillermo del Toro quietly helped shape the film’s Hutt material.
Right now, the future is not confirmed.
But Favreau and Filoni are about to sit down.
And in this particular corner of the galaxy, that is usually where the next map starts getting drawn.
