May 4th, “Star Wars Day,” invites fans to celebrate the iconic franchise. Disney+ subscribers can stream the entire saga, while TBS will host all-day marathons of the live-action movies.
On Saturday, May 4th, TBS will broadcast the original and sequel trilogies. Sunday, dubbed “Revenge of the Fifth,” will feature the prequel trilogy and other installments. Marathons begin Saturday at 6 a.m. ET.
The marathon schedule is as follows:
May the 4th Be With You on TBS, Saturday, May 4th
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 6 a.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 8:58 a.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – 12:15 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: A New Hope – 3:15 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – 6 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – 8:47 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 11:45 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 2:43 a.m. ET
Sunday, May 5th – Tune in to TBS for “Revenge of the 5th.”
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace – 6 a.m. ET
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones – 9 a.m. ET
- Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith – 12:08 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – 3:15 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – 6:02 p.m. ET
- The Big Bang Theory Star Wars Marathon – 9 p.m. ET
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace – 12 a.m. ET
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – 3 a.m. ET
While browsing the schedule, fans will notice the absence of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” as the lone live-action movie not airing this weekend. However, as a consolation, a three-hour marathon of Star Wars-themed episodes of “The Big Bang Theory” will be featured instead.
Disney+ will debut “Star Wars: The Acolyte” on June 4th, and the “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” series is also slated for release later this year. The first season of “Star Wars: Andor” concluded, making history as the only Disney+ original to air on both Hulu and ABC.
Expect exciting announcements regarding the thrilling evolution of the Star Wars saga.
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