By Morgan Jeffery

Published: Tuesday, 28 December 2021 at 12:00 am


More than 40 years since the character first debuted (in – erm – the Star Wars Holiday Special), bounty hunter Boba Fett is finally taking centre stage in a Star Wars project, with the aptly-titled The Book of Boba Fett.

Temuera Morrison, who previously played Boba’s ‘father’ Jango Fett in the Star Wars prequels, is reprising the role of Boba (Jango’s clone ‘son’) that he played in Disney Plus series The Mandalorian.

Also reprising her role from that show is Ming-Na Wen, once again playing Boba’s ally Fennec Shand, who was last seen at Fett’s side after he stormed Jabba’s palace and executed Bib Fortuna in The Mandalorian season two’s post-credits scene.

Wen told Entertainment Weekly that, in contrast to The Mandalorian’s ‘space Western’ vibe, The Book of Boba Fett will be “more like a [Star Wars] take on gangster movies”, with Fett and his mercenary partner looking to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.

But when exactly is The Book of Boba Fett set in the Star Wars timeline, and how long after the events of The Mandalorian’s second season does it take place? Read on for all the essential info.

When is The Book of Boba Fett set?

Though plot details for The Book of Boba Fett are scarce, the teaser footage we’ve glimpsed thus far seems to suggest that the events of the series take place shortly after The Mandalorian’s second season.

In a post-credits scene featured as part of The Mandalorian’s season two finale, ‘The Rescue’, Boba Fett and Fennec Shand returned to sandy plains of Tatooine and found that Jabba’s former servant Bib Fortuna had inherited the dead crime lord’s empire.

Fennec liberated the Twi’lek woman chained to Bib’s throne and Boba then killed Fortuna without hesitation, before taking his place on Jabba’s old throne.

The series’ official trailer – which dropped on 1st November, 2021 – suggests that it’ll explore the immediate aftermath of Fett and Shand’s actions, with the pair meeting with the crime lords of Tatooine in an attempt to forge an (uneasy?) alliance.

“Jabba ruled with fear – I intend to rule with respect,” growls Boba.