'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Slated To Arrive On Disney+ On May 4
As if that weren't enough, fans will be able to enjoy the concluding episodes of The Clones Wars animated series, along with the starting episodes of the documentary series The Mandalorian, starting May 4. On the same day, Disney will be celebrating Star Wars Day by loading its services with highly coveted Star Wars content.
The last installments in the studio's well-received Skywalker Saga film series dubbed, The Rise of Skywalker will kick-off two months early on Disney+, arriving on the popular fan holiday, CNBC reported. Disney wanted to stick to its original plan of keeping a seven-month gap between a film being released in theaters and makings an appearance on the streaming service, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the studio had to change its mentality.
Both Frozen II, as well as Onward arrived on Disney+ while the pandemic was still tightening its grip on the economy and people across the world. Aside from that, the company released Artemis Fowl on Disney+ without waiting for the title to arrive in theaters. Jungle Cruise, Black Widow, Mulan, and a slew of other hotly-anticipated movies that were likely to make big money at the box offices have been pushed back to new release dates.
May 4 also marks the arrival of The Clones Wars' final episode. This popular animated anthology series revolves around Ahsoka Tano, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker as they go toe-to-toe in the Clone Wars. Citing Republic’s command the clone troopers and the Jedi Order are also arriving the same day.
Disney is also expected to unveil the first episode of its eight-part docuseries that focuses on the making of the original Star Wars live-action TV show The Mandalorian on Star Wars Day. Producer Jon Favreau hosting will host buzz sessions with the series' cast and crew and interviews. Favreau will be giving fans a brief glimpse of unseen footage in the docuseries.
Disney’s plan for releasing new TV shows was to dole them out in the form of weekly installments, taking inspiration from traditional TV. Fans can binge-watch previously aired shows. Watching the whole series of a documentary show like Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian will take eight weeks, even if you screen it as soon as it is up for grabs.
While the first episode will be available on May 4, the rest of the episodes will be made available to the public on Fridays. In other words, subscribers need to pay for two months to see all the episodes, but they would need to shell out just a one-month fee for watching one season of a documentary series such as Tiger King, which was released on Netflix in Mar. 2020.