Disney+, a streaming service originating in the United States, offers on-demand television programs and movies. It is owned by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International, a division of The Walt Disney Company. The service was launched on November 12, 2019.
The initial announcement for Disney+ came in late 2017, outlining plans for both original film and TV productions, along with content from their existing catalog. Bob Iger, Disney's CEO, mentioned that "a few" Star Wars series were among the projects intended for the platform. These included The Mandalorian, a revival season of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars from Cartoon Network, in addition to the prior seasons, and a television series focusing on Cassian Jeron Andor.
Iger stated in May of 2019 that a third live-action show might debut on the service before the anticipated 2023 release of a Star Wars film that had been announced. This film was later revealed to be Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi. One year later, the announcement came that a fourth animated program, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which focuses on Clone Force 99, would premiere on the service sometime in 2021. Variety reported that all original content on the service was intended to have "broad family appeal."
Within the first year of Disney+, all Star Wars movies were available, and The Mandalorian's first season premiered on the same day that Disney+ was launched. The first season of The Mandalorian came to a close on December 27, 2019.
On February 21, 2020, the seventh season of the animated series The Clone Wars premiered on Disney+. The season concluded on May 4, 2020. The second season of The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ on October 30, 2020. The second season concluded on December 18, 2020.
The animated film The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special was broadcast on Disney+ on November 17, 2020. Disney revealed in December 2020 that around ten additional Star Wars series would be added to the service over the next several years.
On April 2, 2021, Disney+ started offering 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 The Story of the Faithful Wookiee segment of 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 be added to the Vintage Collection later in 2021, initially appearing in the UK and Ireland on June 18.
On May 4, 2021, the first season of the animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch was initially broadcast on Disney+. The first season came to a close on August 13. On May 4, the television special Star Wars Biomes made its debut on Disney+. It showcased different locations featured in 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 movie LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales was made available on Disney+.
The first release of the live-action television series The Book of Boba Fett was on December 29, 2021. It concluded on February 9, 2022. The animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures was taken off of Disney+ worldwide on January 1, 2022. The live-action TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi was made available on May 25, 2022. It concluded on June 22, 2022. Light & Magic, a documentary series that examines the history of Industrial Light & Magic, a Lucasfilm subsidiary, was made available on July 27, 2022. The animated film LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation premiered on August 5, 2022. The live-action TV series Andor premiered its first season on September 21, 2022. On October 26, 2022, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, the first installment of the Tales series of animated anthology shorts, was released.
The second season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch was made available on January 4, 2023. On March 1, 2023, The Mandalorian's third season premiered. 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. Additionally, the first season of Ahsoka premiered on August 23, 2023, for an eight-episode run.
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was initially planned for release in 2023, but the series was postponed until 2024.
The third and final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch began 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.
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