Disney+
Disney+, a streaming service originating from the United States, provides on-demand access to television shows and movies from Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, a division of The Walt Disney Company. It was introduced to the public on November 12, 2019.
History
Announcement
The initial announcement of Disney+ occurred in the latter part of 2017, outlining plans to create original content for both film and television, in addition to offering existing catalog titles. Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, mentioned that "a few" Star Wars series were among the projects slated for the platform. Examples include The Mandalorian, a revival season of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars from Cartoon Network, along with its previous seasons, and a television series focusing on Cassian Jeron Andor.
In May of 2019, Iger indicated that a third live-action show might debut on the service before the anticipated 2023 premiere of a previously announced Star Wars movie, which was later identified as Obi-Wan Kenobi, centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi. A year later, the announcement came that a fourth animated series centered around Clone Force 99, titled Star Wars: The Bad Batch, would be released on the service sometime in 2021. According to Variety, all original content on the service was intended to appeal to a "broad family" audience.
2019 launch
Within the first year of Disney+, all Star Wars films were made available, and the first season of The Mandalorian was released on the same day as the platform's launch. The first season of The Mandalorian concluded on December 27, 2019.
2020 releases
The seventh season of the animated series The Clone Wars premiered on Disney+ on February 21, 2020, and concluded on May 4, 2020. The second season of The Mandalorian debuted on Disney+ on October 30, 2020, and concluded on December 18, 2020.
On November 17, 2020, the animated film The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special was broadcast on Disney+. In December of 2020, Disney revealed plans to add approximately ten more Star Wars series to the service in the years ahead.
2021 releases
On April 2, 2021, Disney+ began streaming Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, the Ewoks animated series, Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series by Genndy Tartakovsky, and the animated segment The Story of the Faithful Wookiee from The Star Wars Holiday Special under the Star Wars Vintage Collection label. StarWars.com also verified that the animated Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO would join the Vintage Collection later in 2021, initially appearing in the UK and Ireland on June 18.
The first season of the animated show Star Wars: The Bad Batch was initially broadcast on Disney+ on May 4, 2021, and concluded on August 13. On May 4, the television special Star Wars Biomes was released on Disney+, showcasing various locations from the Star Wars films and The Mandalorian.
The anime series Star Wars: Visions premiered on Disney+ on September 22, 2021. On October 2, 2021, the animated film LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales was made available on Disney+.
2022 releases
The live-action television series The Book of Boba Fett was initially released on December 29, 2021, and concluded on February 9, 2022. The animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures was removed from Disney+ worldwide on January 1, 2022. The live-action TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi was released on May 25, 2022, and concluded on June 22, 2022. Light & Magic, a documentary series exploring the history of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic, was released on July 27, 2022. The animated film LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation premiered on August 5, 2022. The first season of the live-action TV series Andor premiered on September 21, 2022. Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, the inaugural installment of the Tales series of animated anthology shorts, was released on October 26, 2022.
2023 releases
The second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was released on January 4, 2023. The third season of The Mandalorian premiered on March 1, 2023. 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. Also the first season of Ahsoka premiered on August 23, 2023 for an eight-episode run.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was originally planned for a 2023 release, but the series was postponed to 2024 instead.
2024 releases
The third and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch commenced airing on February 21, 2024 and concluded on May 1, 2024. Star Wars: Tales of the Empire, the second installment of the Tales series following Tales of the Jedi, was released on May 4, 2024.
The Acolyte began airing on June 4, 2024 and concluded on July 16, 2024.
The first part of the second season of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures was released on August 14, 2024. The animated film LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy premiered on September 13, 2024.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiered on December 2 and concluded on January 14, 2025.
Star Wars content
Disney+ Originals
Disney+ library
Sources
Notes and references
External links
- Official website on Disney+ (backup link)
- Star Wars on Disney+ on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Disney+ (@disneyplus) on Instagram (backup link)
- Disney+ (@disneyplus) on Twitter (backup link)
- Disney Plus on YouTube (backup link)
- Disney+ on Wikipedia
- Disney+ on the Disney Wiki