The Mandalorian and Grogu broke the Star Wars chronology

Once again, the chronology ofThe Mandalorianand the entire New Republic era has raised questions among fans. The story takes place several years after Return of the Jedi, and Jon Favreau's recent comments have caused understandable confusion among Star Wars fans about when exactly Din Djarin's adventures with Grogu take place.

In the official podcast about the filmThe Mandalorian and GroguFavreau commented on the film’s place in the overall chronology. According to him, the events take place approximately 10 years afterReturn of the Jedi. Since the events of the sixth episode take place in the year 4 after the Battle of Yavin (4 ABY), the film takes place approximately in the year 14 ABY.

These comments are confusing. The first season ofThe Mandalorianofficially begins around 9 ABY, and the rest of Din Djarin and Grogu's story in Seasons 2 and 3 also officially takes place in the same year (not to mentionThe Book of Boba Fett). According to Favreau, a full five years pass between the end of Season 3 ofThe Mandalorianand the beginning ofThe Mandalorian and Grogu.

The Mandalorian and Grogu timeline makes no sense

Official Lucasfilm materials (such as the Star Wars Timeline Guide) confirm that The Mandalorian takes place around 9 ABY. The first and second seasons ofThe Mandalorianwere closely connected, andThe Book of Boba Fettcontinued the story of Din and Grogu after their separation and subsequent reunion before the third season ofThe Mandalorian. Additionally, the first season ofAhsokapicked up shortly after the introduction of Ahsoka Tano in the second season ofThe Mandalorian, continuing the story of key characters fromRebels.

However, Favreau once said that Grogu spent a couple of years training with Luke Skywalker, an idea that was eventually abandoned. However, many fans considered this version logical.One of the main arguments was that expanding the events of the MandoVerse would allow for more natural development of multiple characters. Years of separation also make Grogu's time away from Djarin and his reunion with him much more meaningful than being apart for just a couple of months.

We now have confirmation thatThe Mandalorian and Groguwill take place in 14 ABY. It's worth reconsidering what the timeline might have looked like if Grogu had spent more time with Luke and the events as a whole had been spread out over those five years.

If the first season of The Mandaloriantakes place in 9 ABY and the movie takes place in 14 ABY, then the timeline could be restructured into something more organic. The second season ofThe Mandaloriancould take place around 10 ABY, andThe Book of Boba Fettcould take place around 12 ABY. This would give Grogu roughly two years with Luke before he leaves the Jedi path and reunites with Din, as Favreau originally claimed.

The third season ofThe Mandaloriancould then take place around 13 ABY, withThe Mandalorian and Grogutaking place the following year.

The only real drawback is that such a distribution of events will contradict official materials. However, from a storytelling perspective, it makes much more sense.