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Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu Gets Disney Plus Streaming Date
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The Mandalorian and Grogu will begin streaming on Disney Plus on 2 September, bringing the Star Wars film to the platform where the characters first found a wide audience. The release will make the film available to subscribers after its cinema run and paid home-entertainment launch.
The film debuted in cinemas on 22 May and earned $345 million worldwide, around 100 days before its streaming arrival. It is already available to buy digitally, while 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and collector editions are scheduled for 25 August; critical reaction was mixed to mostly positive, and its box office total fell well below The Rise of Skywalker’s more than $1 billion.
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In short
- The Mandalorian and Grogu streams on Disney Plus from 2 September.
- The film earned $345 million worldwide after its May cinema release.
- Physical editions arrive on 25 August.
How this story developed
- 3 months ago The Mandalorian and Grogu will begin streaming on Disney Plus on 2 September, following its cinema release in May. The move returns the characters to the platform where they first became popular and broadens access to the film after its paid digital and physical releases.
- 3 months ago The Mandalorian and Grogu will begin streaming on Disney Plus on 2 September, bringing the Star Wars film to the platform where the characters first found a wide audience. The release will make the film available to subscribers after its cinema run and paid home-entertainment launch.
Explained simply
The Mandalorian and Grogu are characters from the Star Wars franchise, which is owned by Disney. They first appeared in The Mandalorian, a television series made for Disney Plus and set after the events of the original Star Wars films.
The Mandalorian, also known as Din Djarin, is a bounty hunter who becomes responsible for Grogu, a young member of the same species as the character Yoda. Their relationship became the centre of the series, which helped establish Disney Plus as a major home for new Star Wars stories.
The new film is part of Disney’s wider effort to bring Star Wars characters from streaming television to cinemas. Its release also comes as the franchise continues to balance cinema films, series and home entertainment releases for audiences around the world.
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