Curious about when the next episode of The Mandalorian - episode 5 - drops on Disney Plus? New episodes of The Mandalorian are released every Friday on Disney Plus, with a couple of notable exceptions. Episode 1 released on a Tuesday to coincide with the Disney Plus streaming service launch, and episode 7 launches on a different day to avoid clashing with Rise of Skywalker. We'll explain more below. 

The official release schedule of The Mandalorian season one on Disney Plus below. Want to know how to watch The Mandalorian? We can help you with that.

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When is the next episode of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus?

The next episode of The Mandalorian, episode 5, releases on Disney Plus on December 6, next Friday. You'll be able to stream it then in the US, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, which are all the territories where you can currently get Disney Plus. Episodes arrive at around midnight PT, although some users reported it dropping a little earlier this week. The time seems to vary.

If you want to watch each new episode as soon as it arrives, be prepared to stay up late if you're in the US. It's worth it for Baby Yoda, right?

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When do the other episodes of The Mandalorian season one release?

They all release each Friday over the next two months, with the exception of the seventh episode, which releases on a Wednesday (it's unclear why this is, but a reader emailed in to suggest it's to avoid the 12/20 release date for The Rise of Skywalker, which makes sense). There are eight episodes in total. Here's the official confirmed release schedule from Disney:

• Episode one: Out now
• Episode two: Out now
• Episode three: Out now
• Episode four: Out now
• Episode five: December 6
• Episode six: December 13
• Episode seven: December 18
• Episode eight: December 27

When is The Mandalorian season one finale?

As explained above, the season one finale of The Mandalorian arrives on Disney Plus on December 27. Between this show, Jedi: Fallen Order and The Rise of Skywalker, you can pretty much fill this holiday season with as much Star Wars as you can possibly enjoy.

The Mandalorian season 2 is already filming.

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