Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian flooded with rave reviews after debut screening – as release schedule is confirmed

STAR Wars spin-off The Mandalorian has received rave reviews after its debut screening – as a release schedule is finally confirmed.

The Disney+ series premieres next month, but the press were given a preview over the weekend and the initial feedback was extremely positive.

The Lion King director Jon Favreau is at the helm of the first-ever live-action Star Wars series, with Game of Thrones’ Pedro Pascal leading the cast as a bounty hunter in the Outer Rim territories following the fall of the Empire.

One journalist tweeted after the junket: “Saw almost 30 minutes of #TheMandalorian footage this morning. It’s truly incredible.

“It looks like the films, feels innately Star Wars, introduces new concepts, and adds layers that people have been waiting to see for a long time.”

Another added: “Just saw almost 30 minutes of #TheMandalorian’s pilot episode. It feels like a thrilling return to the original trilogy era of Star Wars.

“It feels like a big scale movie, not a tv series. They are still keeping a lot of mystery with deliberate cuts in the footage.”

A third journalist agreed, tweeting: “Saw 27 minutes of @themandalorian. It’s as awesome as you want it to be.

“Can’t say anything specific but one scene answered a question that I don’t think has ever been explained/shown in any @starwars movie.

“Love that it opens up the Star Wars universe in a cool new way.”

Fans have been eager to know what format the series will take, whether the episodes will be dropped all at once or staggered.

Disney+ has now confirmed episodes will be rolled out weekly, starting from November 12.

The series also stars Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, and Ming-Na Wen.