Famed author Thomas Wolfe coined the phrase “You Can’t Go Home Again” with the title of his classic 1940 novel, and while that actually might be true in some cases, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” gets its homecoming as it arrives on Disney+ for fans today, Sept. 2, 2026.

Honestly, this is probably where the $166 million “The Mandalorian” spinoff movie should have premiered in the first place, but Disney decided to test the big screen waters with its charismatic clansman and Baby Yoda. Sadly, it came up a bit short when all the tickets were tallied, but everyone loves second chances, and we’re pretty psyched to see the space fantasy back where it belongs: in the vast streaming universe.

“The Mandalorian and Grogu” was directed by Jon Favreau from a script co-written by Lucasfilm President and CCO Dave Filoni and Noah Floor (“The Book of Boba Fett”). It stars Pedro Pascal as bounty hunter Din Djarin, Sigourney Weaver as Colonel Ward, Jeremy Allen White voicing Jabba the Hutt’s beefy son, Rotta, and Grogu as… Grogu.

“The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy,” states the official synopsis. “As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.”