Introduction

“Chapter 6: The Prisoner” is the sixth episode of the first season of the American web television series The Mandalorian.

The episode stars Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian, a lone bounty hunter on the run who gets recruited by some of his former colleagues.

It also stars Mark Boone Jr. as Ranzar “Ran” Malk, Bill Burr as Mayfeld, Natalia Tena as Xi’an, Clancy Brown as Burg, Richard Ayoade as the voice of Q9-0, Carl Weathers as Greef Karga, and Ismael Cruz Cordova as Qin.

It is the first live action series in the Star Wars franchise.

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Outline

The Mandalorian contacts his old friend Ran, who has assembled a crew consisting of ex-Imperial sharpshooter Mayfeld, the Devaronian strongman Burg, the droid pilot Zero, and the knife-wielding Twi’lek woman Xi’an, to rescue Xi’an’s brother Qin, a prisoner of the New Republic. Upon arrival on the prison ship, they fight through security droids and make it to the control room where a New Republic soldier triggers a beacon alerting the New Republic. The crew rescues Qin, but double-crosses the Mandalorian.

He escapes, isolates and defeats each crew member, then captures Qin. The Mandalorian delivers Qin to Ran and departs with the money. Ran attempts to send a gunship after the Mandalorian to kill him, but the New Republic beacon had been placed on Qin, leading a trio of X-wings to Ran’s station. The X-wings open fire on the hangar. The last scene shows Mayfeld, Burg, and Xi’an nursing their wounds in a cell on the prison transport, having been spared.

Trivia

• The episode was directed by Rick Famuyiwa and scripted by Famuyiwa and Christopher Yost from a story by Yost.
• Bill Burr is not a fan of Star Wars, but he ran into Jon Favreau at a birthday party, and was offered a role in The Mandalorian.
• Additional guest starring actors cast for this episode include Matt Lanter as Davan and directors Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa, and Deborah Chow as X-wing pilots Trapper Wolf, Jib Dodger, and Sash Ketter.
  • Lanter had previously voiced Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.
• Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder are credited as stunt doubles for The Mandalorian.
  • Wayne had worked closely with Pascal to develop the character.
• Barry Lowin is credited as additional double for The Mandalorian, while Chris Bartlett is credited as performance artist for Q9-0.
• Chad Bennett, Katherine O’Donovan, and Justin Anthony Williams are credited as stunt doubles for Mayfeld, Xi’an, and Burg, respectively.

The Mandalorian Series

You can find a full index and overview of The Mandalorian here.

You can find a full index of The Mandalorian Series 01 here.

• Overview of the Star Wars Franchise.
• Overview of Star Wars Films.
• Overview of Star Wars Parodies.
• Overview of Star Wars TV Series.
• Overview of Star Wars Documentary Series.
• Overview of LEGO Star Wars.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Rick Famuyawi.
• Producer(s): Jon Favreau.
• Writer(s): Christopher Yost (story and teleplay) and Rick Famuyawi (teleplay).
• Cinematography: Barry Idoine.
• Editor(s): Jeff Seibenick.
• Release Date: 13 December 2019.
• Running Time: 41 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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