The date, May 4, celebrates George Lucas’s Star Wars media franchise and is known as Star Wars Day. It is also termed as 'May The Fourth Be With You' day. This day is observed as a holiday by all the Star Wars fans across the world even though it was not created or declared to be a holiday by Lucasfilm. Many fans celebrate the Star Wars day in different ways on social media and television, but the day has been officially observed with events and festivities at Disneyland and Walt Disney World since 2013 after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and the rights to Star Wars.
Over the past few years, May The Fourth has fondly become known as Star Wars Day. As we celebrate Star Wars Day today, here’s a list of movies, series and kids shows you can JUST BINGE on Disney+ Hotstar. Check them out!
Films- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Released on May 19, 1999, directed by George Lucas, The Phantom Menace is the first film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Star Wars- Released on May 16, 2002, directed by George Lucas, Episode II, Attack of the Clones is the second film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Also Read: Dil Chahta Hai, Dear Zindagi, Dum Maaro Dum And More Movies You Can Just Binge On To Relive Your Goa Memories
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith- released on May 19, 2005, directed by George Lucas, Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is the third film of the Star Wars prequel trilogy
Solo: A Star Wars Story- Released on May 25, 2018, directed by Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story is a standalone Anthology film of the Star Wars franchise.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story- Released on December 16, 2016, directed by Gareth Edwards, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is a standalone Anthology film of the Star Wars franchise.
Star Wars: A New Hope – Released on May 25, 1977, A New Hope is the first film of the original Star Wars trilogy. It was written and directed by George Lucas.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back– Released on May 21, 1980, The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first film A New Hope of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Released on May 25, 1983, directed by Richard Marquand and written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas, Return Of The Jedi is the third film of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens- Released on December 18, 2015, directed by J. J. Abrams, the Episode VII – The Force Awakens is the first film of the Star Wars sequel trilogy
Star Wars: The Last Jedi- Released on December 15, 2017, directed by Rian Johnson, the Episode VIII– The Last Jedi is the second film of the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker- Released on December 20, 2019, directed by J. J. Abrams, the Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker is the third film of the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
SERIES - Star Wars Rebels- The first episode of the series aired on October 3, 2014. The series consisted of 4 seasons in total with one short season.
Star Wars Resistance- The first episode of the series aired on December 10, 2018. The series consisted of 2 seasons in total with one short season.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars- The first episode of the series aired on November 7, 2003. The series consisted of 3 seasons.
The Mandalorian- The first episode of the series aired on November 12, 2019. The series consisted of 2 seasons in total.
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian- The miniseries will be releasing today on the occasion of Star Wars Day.
FOR KIDS- Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales- The first episode of the series aired on Disney XD between July and November 2015 and is a 5-part animated mini-series.
Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures- The first episodes of the series aired on Disney XD. It was announced by Disney on February 17, 2016, as a new Lego animated series.
Lego Star Wars: All Stars- The first episode of the series aired on Disney XD on October 29, 2018, and consists of five half-hour episodes.
Meanwhile, as here’s a list specially curated for you, what’s the wait about? Start celebrating Star Wars Day and catch all these titles on Disney+ Hotstar Premium - May the force be with you!
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