4 of the best Star Wars movies just dropped on a big Disney+ rival ahead of Star Wars Day 2026 — and one is rated higher than Return of the Jedi

The Force is strong with this one

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News By Tom Power published 1 May 2026

Return of the Jedi and three other top-tier Star Wars films have joined another streaming service (Image credit: Lucasfilm)

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  • Star Wars Day 2026 is right around the corner
  • To celebrate, four Star Wars films just joined a major Disney+ rival
  • Usually, Disney's primary streamer is the only place you can watch them

The 2026 edition of Star Wars Day is almost upon us — and, ahead of the now-annual May 4 celebration of Lucasfilm's iconic galaxy far, far away, four of the franchise's best films have landed on one of Disney+'s main rivals.

Ordinarily, Disney's primary streamer is the only place you can watch every Star Wars movie and TV show. However, the House of Mouse has made the surprisingly rare decision to release a few of them on another of the world's best streaming services.

So, who's the lucky platform in question? Hulu, aka Disney+'s sister streamer that's only available in the US.

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Okay, Disney was never going to license Star Wars' back catalog to Netflix or Prime Video, so releasing a quartet of the sci-fi brand's films on the other streamer it owns might not be that much of a shock.

Nevertheless, the fact that Hulu has just become home to some Star Wars content is significant because, as I said, Disney+ is the only place that fans have been able to stream the franchise's various offerings. Those of you who are signed up to Hulu but not Disney+, then, should get your fill of these movies while you can — and, hey, if you don't live in the US, you can still stream every Star Wars film and TV show on Disney+.

What Star Wars movies can I watch on Hulu?

The Empire Strikes Back is one of four Star Wars movies you can now stream on Hulu (Image credit: Lucasfilm)

Perhaps unsurprisingly, three of the four movies that comprise the franchise's original film trilogy. For anyone who doesn't know, those are 1977's Episode IV: A New Hope, 1980's Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and 1983's Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

Considering how highly regarded this trio is, plus the fact that they tell a cohesive, three-part story, it's obvious that they'd be simultaneously added to Hulu's film library — but, what's the fourth? That'll be a movie that's viewed more positively — with critics, anyway — than Return of the Jedi.

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