Pedro Pascal to Lead New Star Wars Series, THE MANDALORIAN

Pedro Pascal will star in "The Mandalorian" the new "Star Wars" TV series on Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, according to Variety.

Pascal has been offered the role and negotiations are underway.

The series is written by Jon Favreau and it is set after the fall of the EMPIRE and before the emergence of the First Order. It follows the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.

The first episode of the series will be directed by Dave Filoni, who has worked on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels." Taika Waititi, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rick Famuyiwa, and Deborah Chow will direct additional episodes.

The show is executive produced by Favreau along with Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson. Karen Gilchrist will serve as co-executive producer.

Pascal is best known on the small screen from playing Prince Oberyn in "Game of Thrones" and Javier Pena in "Narcos." His film roles include "Kingsman: The Golden Circle," "The Equalizer 2," and the upcoming "If Beale Street Could Talk." He just finished filming the movies "Triple Frontier" and "Wonder Woman 1984."

Read the original article on Variety.