Mando and Grogu Get Help From a 'Yellowstone' Star in Adorable Super Bowl Ad

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Published Feb 8, 2026, 7:09 PM EST

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When Disney+ launched back in 2019, there wasn’t all that much streaming on the platform aside from Marvel movies, Star Wars films, and National Geographic programming. However, Disney knew it couldn’t enter the streaming game without a compelling original series to kick things off, so it hung its hat on The Mandalorian, a new Star Wars story following a rogue bounty hunter who finds himself on a journey with a young Force user who is the same species as Yoda. The show was a smash hit, earning two more seasons and not-so-quietly blossoming into one of Disney’s biggest properties.

The Mandalorian most recently aired a season in 2023, and after the conclusion of the third season, it was unclear how and if things were going to continue. Din Djarin, the titular Mandalorian, had shown up in other projects such as The Book of Boba Fett, and other characters from Ahsoka and even the original trilogy had helped the story find a larger scope. It wasn’t until January 2024 that Star Wars officially announced that the next chapter of The Mandalorian would not come in a fourth season, but instead in a big-screen movie titled The Mandalorian and Grogu. It will be the first theatrical Star Wars movie since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is currently scheduled for release on May 22, and marketing for the film is in full swing. Disney even released a surprising new trailer for the film at the Super Bowl. It's not so much a trailer as it is an adorable look at Mando and Grogu riding on a sled led by Tauntauns. Even better, the ad is narrated by none other than Yellowstone and Landman star Sam Elliott. Whether Elliott appears in the movie remains to be seen. The months between now and release will certainly be full of TV spots and featurettes full of new footage, though.

What Is ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ About?

Plot specifics about The Mandalorian and Grogu are being kept under wraps. All that’s been confirmed about the film’s plot so far is that it will be a brand new Star Wars adventure featuring Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu. Jon Favreau wrote and directed The Mandalorian and Grogu with help from new Lucasfilm President Dave Filoni on the script, and the film has recruited other massive stars such as Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar: Fire and Ash) to star. It will be set after the events of The Mandalorian Season 3.