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How <em>The Mandalorian</em> Can Work for Disney+

The <em>Star Wars</em> series, now two episodes in, is a good example of how the streaming service can mine smaller, solid stories out of massive franchises.
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This story contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Mandalorian.

The first episode of might have been too slight to carry the hopes of an entire streaming service, but two entries in, that sleekness is starting to look like an asset. When Disney+ launched , the flashiest original offering for subscribers was a show set in the universe that felt consciously removed from the high stakes of the cinematic “.” Set on the fringes of George Lucas’s galaxyhad some crisply shot action, but only the barest hint of a plot.

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