What are you going to watch if there are no new episodes of The Mandalorian? Here are five TV shows that may fill that Mandalorian-sized hole in your TV time.
The Mandalorian‘s third season has come to an end, and it’s going to be a long time before season 4 rolls around. Since new episodes haven’t even started filming yet, late 2024 or even 2025 is the soonest that The Mandalorian‘s next season will hit Disney+. Now, it’s not like there’s any shortage of Star Wars shows on Disney+, but none of them quite scratch the same itch as The Mandalorian. It’s got a particular blend of sci-fi meets Western, with a cool bounty hunter, and the most adorable (and possibly only) Baby Yoda in existence. What show could compete with that?
As it happens, there are other series that offer a lot of the same things that we love about The Mandalorian. Not all of them are on the same level, of course. But if you follow our recommendations and watch these five shows, then maybe the long wait for The Mandalorian season 4 won’t feel so long after all.Firefly (2002-2003)
Firefly was only on Fox for a single season, but it inspired a cult following that has endured to this day regardless of the way fans currently feel about series creator, Joss Whedon. There are few shows that successfully join the sci-fi and Western genres like Firefly. It even takes place in a future that is just coming out of a civil war, which only adds to the rustic flavor.
Nathan Fillion stars as Captain Malcolm Reynolds, an ex-revolutionary who finds his freedom in the stars alongside the makeshift crew of the Serenity, which includes Zoe Alleyne Washburne (Gina Torres), Hoban “Wash” Washburne (Alan Tudyk), Jayne Cobb (Adam Baldwin), and Kaylee Frye (Jewel Staite), with a Companion, Inara Serra (Morena Baccarin), who gives the ship an extra touch of status in the galaxy.
When the Serenity takes on a Sheppard (preacher) named Book (Ron Glass), Dr. Simon Tam (Sean Maher), and his sister, River Tam (Summer Glau), as passengers, Mal’s crew finds themselves targeted by government forces that want River back at all costs.
