A new collection of Star Wars-themed TV shows is just one component of Disneys larger effort to go toe-to-toe with Netflix in the streaming-content department. The studio and its many subsidiaries, including Lucasfilm, Marvel, and Pixar, will soon be encouraging their various fan bases to follow them to a new streaming platform, called Disney+— and as Disney pursues big-budget all-media domination, it seems to be following a path established by HBOs juggernaut Game of Thrones.

After making Emilia Clarke a pivotal part of the Han Solo prequel and snapping up Thrones show-runners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff to helm a new series of Star Wars films, Variety reports that the studio has now chosen Thrones fan-favorite Pedro Pascal to play the titular role in Jon Favreaus highly anticipated Star Wars TV series, The Mandalorian. Familiar Thrones faces have been popping up in Star Wars films for some time now due to the fact that one woman, Nina Gold, casts both. And thanks to an early promo photo, we already know what the former Prince Oberyn Martell will look like in full battle gear. Should be a rather familiar look for fans of the bounty hunter Boba Fett.

Pascal will not be playing a version of Fett, though Favreau has not been shy about alluding to the popular original trilogy character when pitching his new series. “After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe,” reads the official synopsis posted by Favreau. “The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic . . . . ”

A “lone gunfighter” isnt that far off from the solitary sword-slingers who wander the dangerous countryside of Westeros. (George R.R. Martins hedge knights, George Lucass Jedi, and Akira Kurosawas Ronin all come from the same storytelling well.) But perhaps the best news for fans of Pascal and his short-lived tenure on Thrones is the shot that Favreau posted of the elegant weapon slung across his lead characters back.

If Pedro Pascal knows anything, its how to fight with flair—whether it be in Westeros . . .

. . . or as a Kingsman.

Pascal fans who have long been waiting for him to find something that capitalizes on the full strength of his charisma may finally be in luck. Not to knock Narcos, but Pascals incredibly tense Netflix series hasnt exactly proved a natural draw for the built-in genre fandom of Thrones. Lovers of Pascals flamboyant Dornish Prince Oberyn may find, however, that the galaxy far, far away is really just an idealogical hop, skip, and jump away from Westeros.

According to The New York Times, The Mandalorian will be operating on a similar budgetary scale to that of Thrones. At a budget of $100 million for the first 10-episode season, Favreaus special-effects-heavy series will outstrip the $90 million HBO is putting up for Weiss and Benioff to deliver the six final episodes of Thrones.

And though Lucasfilm hasnt announced a partnership with premiere Thrones battle director Miguel Sapochnik yet, that match feels like its just a matter of time. Instead, we know now that The Mandalorian will be leaning on some old Star Wars and Disney favorites, as well as finally introducing some women into its live-action directors stable. The first season will be helmed by Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok), and Dave Filoni, (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels) who is the first episode of the show.

Pascal isnt the only beloved and charismatic actor coming to Star Wars TV: Disney has also announced that Diego Lunas Cassian Andor, a character from Rogue One, will be getting his own prequel series on Disney+ as well. Thats almost too much suave derring-do for one streaming platform. No word yet on when this Andor series would premiere—but The Mandalorian is still expected to debut in late 2019.

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