Star Wars is a world-renowned sci-fi series which started in the 1970’s and believe it or not you can stream a large portion of the Star Wars library on Netflix. We’re going to go through the years and find all of the Star Wars content on Netflix including the original movies, Star Wars series and documentaries on the movies. We’ll start from the beginning and please bare in mind that this is current at the time of publishing because movie licenses in particular come and go pretty frequently on Netflix. The movie trilogy that started everything. The first three films released within six years of each other was truly ahead of their time in regards to their movie special effects and story telling and it’s the reason why most of you got into the franchise in the first place. Star Wars Episode IV is available on Netflix in most South American countries, some European countries (excluding the UK and Ireland) plus it’s available on many of the Caribbean islands. Star Wars Episode V is available on Netflix in the same regions as episode IV.
The same applies to Star Wars Episode VI too. A lot of fans have a lot to say about the prequel trilogy with some merit, but they did successfully introduce millions of millennials (including myself) to the Star Wars universe, and for that I thank them. Using the technology now available to George Lucas he brought the clone wars to life with moderate success. All three movies are streaming on some regions of Netflix and all on the same. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Pain, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Stars Wars Episode II: Revenge of the Sith are available on Netflix in the Caribbean islands, South America and the Netherlands. Star Wars Episode VII was the first movie produced under the new ownership of Disney. It told a somewhat similar story to the very first Star Wars movie but as a whole was regarded as a solid return to form with returning characters from the old movies as well as plenty of new characters to be invested in. The movie was released just before the Disney window, so Netflix US won’t be streaming the movie as it will the newer Star Wars movies.
However, those in Canada and Australia can stream Episode VII. This also extends to many of the Caribbean islands which can also stream the Episode VII. Rogue One is a bold new step for Star Wars. With a new Star Wars movie coming out every fall they will alternate between the sequel trilogy and the anthology movies. The first movie to come is Rogue One that tells us the story as to how the rebellion was able to capture the death star plans. Now those in the US can be excited. Star Wars: Rogue One is coming to Netflix and all future anthology films will too by the looks of it. As part of the arrangement, new movies will come to Netflix around 8-10 months after they release in the cinemas. That means we’re likely to get Rogue One added to Netflix in late Summer/early Fall on Netflix US. The movie is also likely to come to Netflix Canada and Australia too with the UK rights still belonging to Sky. The first animated movie, released in 2008 just before a series was made using the same name, introduced us to new characters and was pretty groundbreaking at the time.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) is available on Netflix in Canada, the USA, British Overseas Territories, South American and the Caribbean. As we mentioned above, there are two big Star Wars series as of right now. The first, The Clone Wars, was a television series continuing the adventures of Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker throughout the clone wars. It initially aired on Cartoon Network but was bought by Netflix a couple of years ago along with an unreleased season. However, you can only stream The Clone Wars series on Netflix in most Netflix regions including the US but notably excluding the United Kingdom. The other series, called Star Wars Rebels is a Disney-produced show and is exclusively available on Disneys platforms in the US, Canada and Australia. However, it is available on Netflix in British Overseas Territories, South America and the Netherlands. As of yet, there are no plans for a Star Wars series on Netflix although there are ample rumors that believe one is coming. Here’s where those rumors are coming from.
For a while now, there’s been a campaign for Netflix to produce a series based on The Old Republic stories. It’s reached over 120,000 supporters so far but no word has come from Disney or Netflix since it started. CinemaBlend reported a year ago that three Star Wars shows were in development and said that Netflix was among the networks going to be picking them up. As for whether it’ll happen or not, we’re not ruling it out. Netflix and Disney have clearly cozied up in recent years with the Disney contract and a fair few Marvel series coming exclusively to the platform. It’s certainly possible but will require ongoing commitment from both parties to make it work. Obviously if anything changes, we’ll let you know first here.In September, Netflix will become the exclusive “pay tv home” to all Disney movies from 2016 onward, including all films by Marvel Studios, Pixar, and Lucasfilm – but after already establishing success with Disney/Marvel-owned original content like Daredevil and Jessica Jones, could this ever-increasing partnership also pave the way for a long-gestating Star Wars live action series?
First up, a history lesson: In 2005, George Lucas announced plans for an expansive live-action Star Wars series (later confirmed to be titled Star Wars: Underworld) that would take place between Episodes III and IV on capital planet of Coruscant. Various networks including ABC considered the series at various points in time, and over 50 episodes were reportedly written – some even by Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore. Star Wars prequel producer Rick McCallum compared it to The Godfather, even framing it as “Deadwood in space.” Although considered dead following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars brand manager Kathleen Kennedy said just this past December that it’s something that’s been discussed, and that Disney would still consider developing the series. “Interestingly enough, that’s an area we’ve spent a lot of time, reading through the material that he [Lucas] developed is something we very much would like to explore,” Kennedy told Slashfilm.
Since inking their soon-to-be-enacted distribution deal with Disney almost four years ago, Netflix has found increasing success with original programming – including developing its sixth standalone series based on Disney-owned Marvel IP, and multiple seasons and critical acclaim for the shows Netflix has already premiered. Considering the level of success Disney has already had farming out the live-action TV shows based on one of its subsidiaries, is it far-fetched to consider that a Netflix original Star Wars TV series might be the next logical step for the partnership? Star Wars already has a track record with Netflix with the long-running and well-received Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and with Netflix having announced that it plans to spend upwards of $6 billion dollars on original content in 2016 alone, it seems like the streaming service may have the budget to pull off what Lucasfilm would consider a series that meets the Star Wars production standards. Of course, with the unified vision of current Star Wars media, some of those scripts would likely need revision - a task Disney's dedicated Star Wars story team seems more than prepared for.