This week, fans who had been desperately waiting for Marvel series to drop on Plus were rewarded for their patience, as the arrived.
Viewers are already raring to see the next episode with leading the cast, as he’s introduced as the MCU’s newest superhero.
Ahead of the show’s launch, people were treated to a first glimpse at the protagonist, an American mercenary called Marc Spector who has , with one of his other identities being that of a British museum gift shop worker called Steven Grant.
Steven discovers that Marc is a conduit for the Egyptian moon god , allowing him to summon a special suit and fight injustice against those that they acknowledge have committed wrongs.
Ethan Hawke joins Oscar in the cast as Arthur Harrow, a menacing and manipulative leader of a cult who serves the Egyptian goddess Ammit, while May Calamawy stars in the show as Layla El-Faouly, an archaeologist and explorer who has links to Marc’s past.
How many episodes of Moon Knight are there?
There are six episodes in total, with the first having been released on Wednesday March 30.
With episodes being released on a weekly basis, the finale is due to air on Wednesday May 4.
That day is particularly special for any Star Wars fans out there, as it happens to mark Star Wars Day (due to the use of the punny phrase ‘May The Fourth Be With You’) just a few weeks before the release of the upcoming series with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen.
What time does Moon Knight come out on Disney Plus?
Moon Knight episodes are available to watch from 8am BST on the day of release on Disney Plus.
This is 3am Eastern Time and midnight Pacific Time in the US, with people in America staying up late to watch and those in the UK waking up bright and early to stream the episodes as soon as they’re up on the site.
What’s the next Marvel show coming out after Moon Knight?
Having followed shows including WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If…? and Hawkeye, Moon Knight marks the first MCU show on Disney Plus led by a newcomer.
The next release will be Ms Marvel in on June 8 this year, as Iman Vellani makes her debut as the titular hero, whose real name is Kamala Khan.
She-Hulk, starring Ophan Black’s Tatiana Maslany, is coming out later this year, while other series in the pipeline include Secret Invasion with Samuel L Jackson and Emilia Clarke, as well as Armor Wars with Don Cheadle.
Moon Knight is available to watch on Disney Plus with new episodes released on Wednesdays.
