The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special premieres on Disney Plus on November 25, 2022. It will see the return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) Guardians of the Galaxy and will also introduce Kevin Bacon. The upcoming holiday special marks the second installment in Marvel Studios’ Special Presentations, as they reinvent the classic holiday TV specials of the 60s and 70s, such as It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

However, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special has another unique task of serving as a prelude to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which is set to premiere on May 5, 2023. Not only that, but director James Gunn has also teased it as the epilogue of Marvel’s Phase 4 which ended on November 11, 2022, with the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Despite the weight it carries for the productions before and after it, the premise of The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is very light and festive. The special will see the Guardians take to Earth to find a present for Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), who is still reeling from the loss of Gamora (Zoe Saldaña).