Solo: A Star Wars Story (Copyright Disney)
Solo: A Star Wars Story has been out of the cinemas for a while and as you may know, will be coming to Netflix in due course. Here’s an updated guide to when you’ll find Solo: A Star Wars Story streaming on Netflix.
Since Disney acquired Star Wars it began a schedule of putting a new Star Wars movie every year. We’ve seen three released under the Disney so far. Every other year, they release a numbered entry and on the other year they release a ‘Star Wars Story’. Here’s what the release schedule looks like so far for the Star Wars movies under Disney.
- 2015: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
- 2016: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- 2017: Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
- 2018: Solo: A Star Wars Story
- 2019: Star Wars Episode IX
Earlier this year, Solo: A Star Wars Story debuted to audiences across the world when it landed in cinemas in April and May 2018 depending on where you lived.
Netflix US Will Stream Solo: A Star Wars Story from January 2019
In 2016, we saw the release of Rogue One which is now streaming on Netflix in the US as part of the Disney contract. It also means we’ll see the release of The Last Jedi over the summer.
As predicted, Netflix has confirmed that Solo will be coming to Netflix in January 2019. The movie drops on January 9th. It joins two other Disney movies from 2018 including Ant-Man and The Incredibles 2.
It’s expected that Solo: A Star Wars movie to be the final Star Wars movie released by Disney on Netflix before it removes its library in favour of its own service.
If you have a Netflix DVD subscription, the movie was made available during October 2018.
Netflix Canada Release Date for Solo
Netflix Canada can expect the movie to release around the same time as the US and it’s not affected by the same contract as the US so you can expect it to stick around for some time.
Netflix UK Release Date
We’re not entirely sure whether the UK will be getting the new Star Wars story. Sky picks up the immediate streaming rights and then usually drops them around 2 years after the movie has been out. Should Netflix UK pick up Rogue One in 2018, you can expect Solo to arrive on Netflix UK in 2020.
If you love Star Wars, Netflix isn’t the best home for the titles but many Star Wars movies are on Netflix as we’ve written in our guide.
