'The Mandalorian' season 2 teases a 'Game of Thrones'-like evolution for the series as it adds new characters

• The second season of "The Mandalorian" will delve into more character stories, series creator Jon Favreau told Entertainment Weekly.
• It will also start right where we left off at the end of season one.
• Favreau will be directing the premiere episode of season two when it launches on Disney Plus on October 30.

The second season of the hit Disney Plus "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian" is coming back on October 30, and thanks to Entertainment Weekly, fans now have a hint of what's to come.

In a lengthy first look piece, EW spoke to key series players who revealed the second season will become much more expansive in its storytelling and add new characters.

"As we introduce other characters, there are opportunities to follow different storylines," series creator Jon Favreau told Entertainment Weekly. "The world was really captivated by 'Game of Thrones' and how that evolved as the characters followed different storylines — that's very appealing to me as an audience member."

Though Disney hasn't confirmed it yet, stars like Rosario Dawson and Timothy Olyphant are reportedly joining this next season. With these new characters, it seems Favreau and fellow executive producer Dave Filoni are looking to expand the story beyond just what Mando is doing.

Season two will pick up immediately after the first season's finale, according to EW. Audiences last saw Mando (Pedro Pascal) and The Child (aka Baby Yoda) escape Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito) while Cara Dune (Gia Carano) and Greef Karga (Carl Weathers) stay behind.

"We start very directly after the first [season] and he's going into very dangerous territory," Pascal hints in the EW story. "[Mando] is very much a passenger to the experience in unexpected ways — not knowing what's to come, not knowing how much or how best to protect The Child. We don't know how far he will go to do that, and they're finding new ways to push the envelope."

Like last season, season two will reportedly have eight episodes (all different running times) and they will all be directed by a handful of directors. Rick Famuyiwa (who directed "The Child" and "The Prisoner" episodes in season 1) is returning. Weathers will direct in addition to his acting role. Robert Rodriguez ("Alita: Battle Angle") and Favreau will also both direct, with Favreau set to direct the season two premiere.

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