“Star Wars: The Mandalorian” will release its next episode two days early this week as “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” drops on Friday.
What’s going on: Disney Plus will release the next episode of the show on Wednesday around midnight.
- The show typically releases new episodes on Friday.
- The new episode — titled “Chapter 7” — will be the penultimate episode of the show’s first season.
- The show’s eighth episode will be released on Friday, Dec. 27 — a week after the release of “Rise of Skywalker.”
- “That’s a longer wait than most are used to with The Mandalorian, so we will all need to work on our patience,” per ComicBook.com.
Context: Several weeks back, Disney unveiled the full release schedule for its Disney Plus show “The Mandalorian.”
- The show’s first season will have eight episodes, which began with the launch of the Disney Plus streaming service on Nov. 12.
- The show’s second episode launched three days later on Nov. 15.
Breakdown: Here’s a breakdown of the full schedule.
- Episode 1 — Nov. 12
- Episode 2 — Nov. 15
- Episode 3 — Nov. 22
- Episode 4 — Nov. 29
- Episode 5 — Dec. 6
- Episode 6 — Dec. 13
- Episode 7 — Dec. 18
- Episode 8 — Dec. 27
The break from Dec. 18 to Dec. 27 is meant to accommodate the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” which hits theaters on Dec. 20.
The show stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Werner Herzog, Nick Nolte, Emily Swallow, Taika Waititi, Giancarlo Esposito and Omid Abtahi.
Showrunner Jon Favreau teams up with executive producers Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson.
Episodes directors include Filoni, Waititi, Rick Famuyiwa, Deborah Chow and Bryce Dallas Howard.