We all know why you want to watch the Star Wars TV show called The Mandalorian in the UK. You saw that mini-Yoda, and you just need to see it in action. The issue is that Disney+, where The Mandalorian streams exclusively, is not available in the UK. Typical, huh? There is a way to make it work, though, coming up in this Star Wars TV show in the UK guide.
Unlike Netflix, Disney owns all of its content. It means that it has no need for any geo-blocks like Netflix with its limited content outside of the US, or for complete geo-blocks like it would be the case with Hulu.
That brings the question of why can’t you watch the Star Wars TV show in the UK then?
Simply because Disney and Disney’s companies have contracts for rights to content that are still in place.
And until these contracts all run out, Disney+ won’t be available in the UK, and thus you won’t be able to watch the Star Wars TV show in the UK.
...Well, unless you fool Disney+, which we’ll cover in this guide.
There are ultimately 3 steps to apply if you want to watch The Mandalorian in the UK:
For this guide to work, Disney needs to think that you are in the US.
That’s where VPN services come in.
Except, connecting to an American server with a VPN is not enough.
That would result in you getting a message such as in the picture below.
And that’s where PrivateVPN comes in as a service that is able to unblock Disney+ as well as other Disney owned services such as Hulu and ESPN+.
How does it do it? By focusing on quality over quantity. Less servers than the competition, but more quality.
See, services like Disney have to make efforts from preventing users with VPNs from using their platform, as otherwise, they are breaking contract agreements.
You can try it out for yourself with a 7-day trial that doesn’t even ask for your card. Disney+ also has a 7-day trial in case you end up not liking, although, if even just for The Mandalorian, Disney+ is worth having.
Now comes the hard part though, the account creation.
This is the moment that you open up your Instagram and DM your American friends.
To create a Disney+ account, your card needs to be in the country you register form.
If you are registering in the US, your card needs to be issued in the US.
That makes this hard, especially since while for Hulu and ESPN+, Revolut, for some reason, worked for registration, it doesn’t work with Disney+.
Firstly, try out your card. Who knows, it might work.
Secondly, ask your friends around. Disney+ isn’t just available in the US, so if you have friends in Canada or anywhere else, ask them for help. If they can create an account for you, it will work when you are connected to the US server.
No friends? That’s cool.
You’ll need to search for an American issued virtual or prepaid card.
With some research, you can find either a prepaid one that can be shipped or a virtual card.
The key here is to have some funds on whatever card you are trying to use to watch the Star Wars TV show in the UK, as Disney needs to verify the card, and for that, it takes a small sum of money which it then refunds. Most people forget that and then get surprised over why their card isn’t working.
When you are signing up, you also need to provide a US zip code. Other than that, it’s like registering on any other site.
Since this is slightly difficult, depending on your connections, this is where PrivateVPN’s 7-day trial without a need for a card comes in great.
Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, and most smart TVs all don’t support VPN services.
That means that you won’t be using Disney+ on them in the UK.
You can install a VPN on a router, but unless you invested in your own router, standard routers are rarely powerful enough to handle VPN services and thus will slow down your connection tremendously.
If you really want to unblock the Star Wars TV show in the UK, we recommend that you get the Amazon Fire TV Stick instead.
Make sure not to change the region on your current account. Otherwise, you will lose everything.
Of course, you can always sign back into your old account after you download Disney+ and any other American services such as Hulu.
There’s also a different option that might be quicker. Just download Google Chrome from your app store, and select Desktop Site in the settings of Chrome.
Google mentions that such an update might take 48 hours to complete. For most, it tends to happen right away after you restart your Play Store.
...Or you can just search for the Disney+ app on the internet, and download it from there. Just make sure it’s from a trusted source.
This Star Wars TV show is worth watching. It’s on the level of Game of Thrones. In fact, it’s even higher as Game Of Thrones built upon its quality over the years, meanwhile, The Mandalorian started off with incredible production quality.
And the best thing about this guide? That Disney+ has so many other incredible shows and movies ranging from Nat Geo to Marvel, to Pixar.
Written by Michael Smolski.
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