It includes the rights to 11 movies – the first seven episodes of the Skywalker saga, and the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: Episode VIII, the young Han Solo anthology film, and Star Wars: Episode IX.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in U.S. theaters on December 16, 2016, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII on December 15, 2017, the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25, 2018, Star Wars: Episode IX in 2019, and the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
For instance, the rights to broadcast Star Wars: The Force Awakens were acquired earlier this year by Starz.
Still, Star Wars is Star Wars, and the marathons are likely to post high ratings.