'Baby Yoda' Grogu returns in 'Mandalorian' Season 3

Pedro Pascal returns in "The Mandalorian" Season 3. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI "The Mandalorian" Season 3 premieres March 1 on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) will reunite with Grogu in Season 3. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal, left) met Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) in Season 2. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal, center) and Grogu (right) have another passenger. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Disney+ announced the premiere date for The Mandalorian Season 3 on Thursday. Season 3 will premiere March 1 on Disney+.

The official Mandalorian account Tweeted the Season 3 date. Their comment "The Mandalorian and Grogu return" indicates a reunion.

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The first two seasons followed Mando's adventures with Grogu, or "Baby Yoda." Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) took Grogu for Jedi training in the Season 2 finale.

Disney presented a Mandalorian panel at Brazil Comic-Con Thursday in which Pedro Pascal appeared on stage.

The Mandalorian was the first Star Wars spinoff series. It premiered with the streaming service's 2019 launch.

Season 2 streamed in 2020. The Mandalorian (Pascal) also appeared in episodes of The Book of Boba Fett.

Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni created The Mandalorian. The series takes place after the events of Return of the Jedi but before The Force Awakens.