Star Wars series The Mandalorian that takes places after the fall of the Empire and before the First Order releases new images By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 20:42 BST, 14 April 2019 | Updated: 20:43 BST, 14 April 2019 Viewcomments The Mandalorian is a new stand-alone web series from the Star Wars franchise. And on Sunday images from the project were released to the public at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. Writer and executive producer Jon Favreau, director and executive producer Dave Filoni and executive producer Kathleen Kennedy made the introduction as they hosted a panel discussion about the upcoming series. New: The Mandalorian is a new stand-alone series from the Star Wars franchise. And on Sunday images from the project were released to the public at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago A new face: Gina Carano was seen in character for the new series So much to explore: The story is set between the fall of the Empire from the original Star Wars movie trilogy and before the rise of the First Order from the current trilogy that includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian warrior, Carl Weathers’ character Greef Carga (the head of a collection of bounty hunters), and Gina Carano’s character Cara Dune (an ex-Rebel Shock Trooper) were all seen in a clip that only the attendees of the Celebration could see. And the actors were there at the Celebration as well. Other stars on the series include Nick Nolte, Werner Herzog, Emily Swallow and Omid Abtahi. 'We’re having a great time working with this incredibly talented group and excited for everyone to see what we’re up to,' said Favreau in December. A good team: 'We’re having a great time working with this incredibly talented group and excited for everyone to see what we’re up to,' said Favreau in December Fun: Favreau is creating the series, which takes place after the stories of Star Wars characters Jango Fett and his son, iconic bounty hunter Boba Fett The story is set between the fall of the Empire from the original Star Wars movie trilogy and before the rise of the First Order from the current trilogy that includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Pascal’s titular character is modeled after bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett from the earlier trilogies. He travels the outer reaches of the galaxy alone away from the laws of the New Republic. Impressive: On Friday the teaser trailer for Star Wars IX: The Rise Of Skywalker was shared at the Celebration. In it Daisy Ridley's Rey is seen taking on a TIE Fighter with her lightsaber They made it: Also shown were John Boyega's Finn with his pal Poe played by Oscar Isaac Back for more: And Billy Dee Williams made his return as Lando Calrissian, who has not been seen in a Star Wars saga since The Return Of The Jedi Filming began in October, with creator/executive producer Favreau sharing a first look photo of the title character. The eight-episode series will also have episodes directed by Deborah Chow (Jessica Jones), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Bryce Dallas Howard (Solemates), and Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok). The Mandalorian is set to premiere on Disney+ on November 12. On Friday the teaser trailer for Star Wars IX: The Rise Of Skywalker was shared at the Celebration. In it Daisy Ridley's Rey is seen taking on a TIE Fighter with her lightsaber. Also shown were John Boyega's Finn with his pal Poe played by Oscar Isaac. And Billy Dee Williams made his return as Lando Calrissian, who has not been seen in a Star Wars saga since The Return Of The Jedi. The movie will be released on December 20, 2019. All here: Williams, Ridley, Boyega and Isaac at the Star Wars: Episode IX panel presentation at the 2019 Star Wars Celebration on April 12 Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility