The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau says the team behind the Star Wars series was "so scared" word would leak about actor Mark Hamill's return as Luke Skywalker "right up until it aired." After industry trades reported in December 2019 that "several established characters" from the Star Wars galaxy would appear in season 2 of The Mandalorian, word leaked that animated fan-favorite Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) would make her first appearance in live-action just two months after the sophomore season wrapped filming. That same month, the press reported the involvement of the long-missing Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) ahead of his surprise reveal in the Favreau-directed season 2 premiere, "Chapter 9: The Marshal."