Disney+ is The Walt Disney Company's video on-demand streaming service, launched on November 12, 2019 together with The Mandalorian, a Star Wars series exclusive to Disney+. Aside from collecting previously screened and televised Star Wars movies and series as well as some documentaries, additional Disney+ original series include the final season of The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, LEGO Star Wars specials, Visions, Tales, and Young Jedi Adventures in animation; Andor, Ahsoka, and Star Wars: The Acolyte in live-action; the limited live-action series The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Skeleton Crew; and assorted documentaries and special effects shorts such as Light & Magic and Biomes, respectively.
History
Announcement
Disney+ allows the use of an image of a Star Wars character as their viewer profile (Darth Vader profile pictured).
Disney+ was first announced in late 2017,[4] with a plan of producing original film and television material in addition to catalog content.[5] Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that "a few" Star Wars series were among the content that would be produced for the service.[6] Some of these are Star Wars: The Mandalorian,[7] a revival season of Cartoon Network's animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as the previous seasons,[8] and Star Wars: Andor, centered on Cassian Jeron Andor.[9]
In May 2019, Iger said that a third live-action show may premiere on the service sometime prior to the intended 2023 release of a then-announced Star Wars film,[10] which was later revealed to be Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi.[11] A year later, it was announced that a fourth animated show focusing on Clone Force 99, named Star Wars: The Bad Batch, will debut on the service sometime in 2021.[12] According to Variety, all of the service's original content was set for a "broad family appeal."[13]
2019 launch
All Star Wars films were added to Disney+ within the first year of the service, and the first season of The Mandalorian premiered on the day Disney+ debuted.[14] The first season of The Mandalorian concluded on December 27, 2019.[15]
2020 releases
Kathleen Kennedy announcing the new slate of Star Wars Disney+ products at a December 2020 Investor's Call
The seventh season of The Clone Wars animated series premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2020.[16] It concluded on May 4, 2020.[17] The second season of The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ on October 30, 2020[18] The second season concluded on December 18, 2020.[19]
On November 17, 2020, the animated film The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special aired on Disney+.[20] In December of 2020, Disney announced that roughly ten more Star Wars series would be added to the service in the coming years.[21]
2021 releases
On April 2, 2021, Disney+ began streaming Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, the Ewoks animated series, Genndy Tartakovsky's Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series, and the animated The Story of the Faithful Wookiee segment from The Star Wars Holiday Special under the Star Wars Vintage Collection banner.[22] StarWars.com also confirmed that the animated Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO would join the Vintage Collection later in 2021,[23] appearing first in the UK and Ireland on June 18.[24]
The first season of the animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch first aired on Disney+ on May 4, 2021.[25] The first season concluded on August 13.[26] On May 4, the television special Star Wars Biomes premiered on Disney+. It featured various locations from the Star Wars films as well as The Mandalorian.[27]
The first volume of the anime series Star Wars: Visions premiered on Disney+ on September 22, 2021.[28] On October 2, 2021, the animated film LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales was released on Disney+.[29]
2022 releases
Disney+ updated their profile images with almost every release of a movie or series, such as the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
The live-action television series Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett was first released on December 29, 2021.[30] It concluded on February 9, 2022.[31] The animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures was removed from Disney+ globally on January 1, 2022.[32] The live-action TV series Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi was released on May 25, 2022.[33] It concluded on June 22, 2022.[34] Light & Magic, a documentary series which looks at the history of Lucasfilm subsidiary Industrial Light & Magic, was released on July 27, 2022.[35] The animated film LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation premiered on August 5, 2022.[36] The first season of the live-action TV series Star Wars: Andor premiered on September 21, 2022.[37] Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, the first installment of the Tales series of animated anthology shorts,[38] was released on October 26, 2022.[39]
2023 releases
The second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was released on January 4, 2023.[40] The third season of The Mandalorian premiered on March 1, 2023.[41] The second volume of Star Wars: Visions was released on May 4, 2023.[42] The first season of the pre-school animated television series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures was released in four batches on May 4, August 2, November 8 and February 14, 2024.[43] [44][45][46] Also the first season of Star Wars: Ahsoka premiered on August 23, 2023 for an eight-episode run.[47] Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was set for a 2023 release date but the series got pushed back to 2024 instead.[48]
2024 releases
The third and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch began airing on February 21, 2024 and concluded on May 1, 2024.[49] Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, the second installment of the Tales series following Tales of the Jedi,[38] was released on May 4, 2024.[50]
Star Wars: The Acolyte began airing on June 4, 2024 and concluded on July 16, 2024.[51] The first part of the second season of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures was released on August 14, 2024.[52] The animated series LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy premiered on September 13, 2024.[53] Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiered on December 2 and concluded on January 14, 2025.[54]
2025 releases
The second half of Young Jedi Adventures Season Two was released on March 19, 2025.[55] The second season of Light & Magic, a documentary series focusing on the history of Industrial Light & Magic, was released on April 18, 2025.[56]
The second season of Andor began airing on April 22, 2025 and concluded on May 13, 2025.[57] On May 4, 2025, Disney+ released Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld, the third installment of the Tales anthology series,[58] as well as POV videos of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland, presented by Coca-Cola.[59][60]
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past, the sequel to LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, was released on September 19.[61] The third volume of Star Wars Visions was released on October 29.[62]
Star Wars content
Disney+ Originals
Disney+ library
Sources
Notes and references
External links
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