Narcos and Game of Thrones star Pedro Pascal is to play the lead in up and coming Star Wars TV arrangement The Mandalorian, Disney said Wednesday, as it expands on the dearest and gainful sci-fi establishment.

Written and created by Marvel pillar Jon Favreau, the no-frills show will pursue Pascal’s solitary gunfighter, advancing in the external ranges of the universe after the fall of the Empire.

“We’re having an extraordinary time working with this unbelievably skilled gathering and energized for anyone passing by to view what we’re up to,” said Favreau, whose next widescreen task will be Disney’s The Lion King (2019).

Pascal, 43, made his name as the dashing ruler Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones and solidified his fame as medication cop Javier Pena in the wrongdoing spine-chiller.

The Texas-raised Chilean-American has since broken into the Hollywood standard by means of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The Equalizer 2, and grants season dear If Beale Street Could Talk.

Different performing artists reported for the arrangement – set to make a big appearance on Disney’s forthcoming little screen spilling administration – incorporate Gina Carano (Deadpool), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Nick Nolte (Hulk) and acclaimed German movie producer Werner Herzog.

Director of individual scenes will incorporate Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard and Canadian producer Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones).

Star Wars has developed into the most worthwhile and persuasive motion picture establishment ever since the first film was discharged in 1977.

Disney paid maker George Lucas $4 billion for Lucasfilm in 2012 and has just drawn out no under four motion pictures, beginning with 2015’s The Force Awakens.

In any case, baffling film industry results for its most recent turn off Solo: A Star Wars Story brought up issues about whether Star Wars exhaustion may set in, 40 years into an arrangement that once kept decent three-year holes between scenes.

Over Mandalorian, Lucasfilm has declared plans for an Episode IX, two further sets of three by Last Jedi executive Rian Johnson and Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss, a Boba Fett beginning story and a conceivable Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff.

Online response to the declaration of Pascal seemed positive, with fans applauding Lucasfilm on Twitter for its “brilliant decision” of the cast.

“All in on a Pedro Pascal Star Wars TV appear,” said one lover.

Other than Star Wars, it was affirmed that executive Patty Jenkins would expedite Pascal for a key job in her Wonder Woman spin-off featuring Gal Gadot.

Pascal is ready for the follow-up to 2017’s hit, joining Kristen Wiig, who was tapped for the scoundrel job of Cheetah.

The film would stamp the second time Pascal and Jenkins have cooperated, having recently collaborated on the TV motion picture Exposed.