Very few Star Wars properties have transitioned from television to the film medium. Typically, things go the other way around. This was notably the case with the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, which took a long time to produce before its release. However, Disney's The Mandalorian series is making the leap from television to film.
The Mandalorian and Grogu, is highly anticipated for numerous reasons, particularly because the fourth season has been condensed into a single flick. Assuming the feature film does well at the box office—or on Disney Plus—this success may be enough reason for LucasFilms to develop an entire trilogy of them. Given the numerous subplots that future seasons The Mandalorian series could've expanded, there's probably two movies worth of content to develop.
Considering that the upcoming film specifically covers Mando's adventures as a freelancer for the New Republic, a future film could explore First Order holdouts trying to capture Grogu a second time. Another entry might delve further into the Mandalorian lore, seeing as how Season 3 teased the legendary Mythosaur's return. This opens up possibilities for Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) or Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) to tame the beast. An entire movie centered around the pair taming a Mythosaur—or perhaps killing it—would be entertaining enough.
Regardless, The Mandalorian and Grogu's success could pave the way for other franchises trying to solve the dreaded "development limbo" issue. For example, franchises such as Starz American Gods, which never got its farewell season, could gain the closure it deserves by converting what would've been a fourth season into a movie. The plot had plenty of key elements worth exploring; viewership numbers simply didn't match up.
AMC's The Walking Dead is another franchise that could greatly benefit from a similar movie treatment. While not a film-centered franchise, there were once plans to develop three Walking Dead movies. The plot eventually became the focus of The Ones Who Live, but who's to say that AMC won't revisit those plans in the future?
Reasonably speaking, the network is sitting on a season's worth of storylines based on what would've happened in the alternate ending of TWD's eleventh season. Instead of the standard goodbye that played at the end of the series finale, the conclusion would've featured a post-credits sequence of sorts with older versions of Coco, Gracie, Judith, and RJ. This means there's an adventure waiting for them.
So, similar to how Mando and Grogu are embarking on a journey of their own cinematic journey, the Walking Dead kids could have one, too. Audiences have been eager for more content since the positively-received The Ones Who Live wrapped up, and the only thing standing in the way of a potential twelfth season becoming a movie is AMC waiting to see how successful The Mandalorian and Grogu turns out to be. That's assuming the movie turns out to be as big of a hit as we suspect it will be.
The Mandalorian and Grogu is set for release on May 22, 2026.