Mandalorian season 3: when does episode 8 of The Mandalorian come out - Disney+ UK release date and time

Season 3 of The Mandalorian arrived in March, giving Star Wars fans the next instalment of Din Djarin’s thrilling adventures, and providing sci-fi lovers with two Pedro Pascal-starring TV blockbusters at the same time - for a couple of weeks at least.

The third series of the beloved Star Wars spin-off once again follows the story of the titular Mandalorian, who was reunited with his adopted Baby Yoda/Grogu during The Book of Boba Fett.

The third season began right after the events of that series, with Djarin and Grogu travelling to Djarin's native planet of Mandalore so that he can start making amends for removing his helmet (a customary no-no in Mandalorian culture).

But when are new episodes of the series made available on Disney+, and how many are there? Here is everything you need to know.

How many episodes in The Mandalorian season 3?

There will be eight episodes in total in season 3 of The Mandalorian. All of them were written by the series' creator and executive producer Jon Favreau, though he did work with Noah Kloor on the third episode, and Dave Filoni on the fourth and seventh episodes.

In terms of directors, Rick Famuyiwa, co-star Carl Weathers - who also plays Greef Karga in the series - and Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, who was behind the camera for some of the previous seasons’ best episodes, will all be back.

The Academy-award nominated Peter Ramsey and Rachel Morrison, and the Golden Globe-winning Lee Isaac Chung will also direct episodes.

When do new episodes come out?

Episode one of season 3 of The Mandalorian - titled, ‘The Apostate’ - was released on Disney+ on Wednesday 1 March 2023.

Each of the further seven episodes will be released weekly on Wednesdays, so episode two came out on Wednesday 8 March, and episode three on Wednesday 15 March, and so on.

Here is the full list of Mandalorian season 3 episode release dates:

• Episode 1: The Apostate - out now
• Episode 2: The Mines of Mandalore - out now
• Episode 3 - The Convert - out now
• Episode 4 - The Foundling - out now
• Episode 5 - The Pirate - out now
• Episode 6 - Guns for Hire - out now
• Episode 7 - The Spies - out now
• Episode 8 - The Return - out now

The series’ finale first aired on Disney+ from Wednesday 19 April 2023.

What time are new episodes released?

Each week, new episodes of The Mandalorian season 3 will be made available on Disney+ from around 8am UK time.

When does episode 3 of The Mandalorian season 3 come out?

That means episode 8 - the season finale - was released at 8am on Wednesday 5 April.

However, there were reports that the series’ opening instalment dropped 10 minutes ahead of time for some subscribers, so if you really must see upcoming episodes before anyone else, you may want to refresh Disney+ a few minutes early.

If you need a catch up, both season 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian are already available to stream in full through Disney+. The streaming service costs £7.99 per month, or £79.90 for a full year.