Disney+ Has 10 Marvel Series, 10 Star Wars Series and 15 Other Shows Coming Soon
Disney launched its streaming service, Disney+, on November 12, 2019.
The service offers original series programming as well as movies.
Series take place in the Marvel and Star Wars universes. There are also several original shows, reality series and docu-series available.
In addition to a library of beloved (or even forgotten) and original movies, the Disney+ streaming service has several original series in the works — many announced during a big investor call on December 10, and recapped on Twitter — from big-budget limited series to reality competitions to reboots of old favorites. There are so many projects in production, it's hard to keep track of them all. Here's what's coming up, and what's available right now.
How to Watch Disney+ Shows
Disney+ is available for $7/month or $70/year if you pay in advance. Disney is also offering a bundle with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN for $13/month. It's available to stream on most major devices, which include Roku products, Apple devices, Android phones, Chromecasts, Xbox One consoles, Playstations — even Amazon Fire devices.
But what's on? A slew of new Marvel series will give MCU fans more time with their favorite characters.
They may not be the stars of the big MCU series, but these characters finally get the chance to tell their own stories. Here are the Disney+ Marvel shows that are in the works.
•WandaVision: Debuting on January 15, 2021, this series goes further into the story of Scarlet Witch and the Vision. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany co-star, and the series will be directed by Game of Thrones' Matt Shakman. You can watch the trailer now.
•The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: In this show, Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan return as Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes — Captain America's two besties — and the show delves into what happens to those characters after Avengers: Endgame. It was supposed to be the first MCU series to hit the streaming service, but it's been pushed behind WandaVision, to March 19, 2021.
•Loki: Starring Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson, this one follows the Thor-villain-turned-fan-favorite as he uses his shape-shifter abilities to pop up throughout history and influence different events. It'll premiere in May 2021.
•What If ... ?: This animated show offers a glimpse of an alternate Marvel universe, and how things would be different if pivotal Marvel moments went a different way. It's set to debut in summer 2021, and a huge number of the MCU cast members are said to lend their voices to the series.
•Hawkeye: Jeremy Renner's archer returns, with Hailee Steinfeld as a co-star. The series is expected to premiere in fall 2021.
•Ms Marvel: This series focuses on Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teen living in New Jersey. (You can get an intro to the character in the "Marvel Rising" animated movies and shorts, also on Disney+.) A newcomer, Iman Vellani, has been cast as the star, and it's expected in late 2021.
•Armor Wars: Don Cheadle returns as the dedicated James Rhodes in a series about what happens when Tony Stark's weaponry falls into the wrong hands.
•Ironheart: This series follows Riri Williams an inventor who makes the most powerful suit since Iron Man. (Think Stark is jealous?)
•Moon Knight: This mercenary comic book character will star in a series led by Umbrella Academy creator Jeremy Slater. No stars have been cast yet.
•Secret Invasion: This show is in the very early stages of creation, but Variety has reported that Samuel L. Jackson is developing a series based on his Nick Fury character. Ben Mendelsohn from Captain Marvel returns as the Talos, a Skrull.
•She-Hulk: Orphan Black fans rejoiced when Tatiana Maslany was cast to star as She-Hulk, a lawyer who acquires some of Bruce Banner's powers after a blood transfusion. No release date has been set for this, either.
And here's a couple you can already watch:
•Marvel's Hero Project: This 20-episode docu-series puts the spotlight on IRL heroes — young people who are making positive impacts in their communities.
•Marvel 616, another non-fiction series, looks at the history of comics and their creators. It debuts in November.
Star Wars series will offer a deeper glimpse into galactic goings-on.
If you're interested in Star Wars stories that don't involve the Skywalkers, Disney+ has you covered. These projects are currently in the works:
•The Acolyte: Leslye Headland, director of Bachelorette and Sleeping With Other People, will create a mystery-thriller series that takes place in the final days of the High Republic.
•Andor: Rogue One star Diego Luna returns in his character's prequel series, which is said to be something of a spy caper. It's expected to start airing in 2022.
•Ahsoka: Rosario Dawson, who made an appearance in the second season of The Mandalorian, stars in her own spin-off about Jedi Ahsoka Tano.
•A Droid Story: This animated series follows fan faves R2-D2 and C-3PO, along with a new droid.
•Lando: Dear White People creator Justin Simien is developing a series about the scoundrel Lando Calrissian.
•Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ewan McGregor confirmed his return as the famed Jedi, along with Haydn Christensen, who returns as Darth Vader. The series takes place 10 years after Return of the Sith.
•Rangers of the New Republic: For fans of The Mandalorian, this will be a new series set at the same time as Grogu's adventures.
•Star Wars: The Bad Batch: This animated series will follow an elite and experimental squadron of clones. It will come to Disney+ in 2021.
•Star Wars: Visions: Famed anime creators offer their interpretations of the Star Wars universe through short films.
There are also a couple of Disney+ original Star Wars series that are already available.
•Jedi Temple Challenge: Think of it as American Ninja Warrior meets The Phantom Menace. It's a game show for kids that tests a fledgling Jedi's abilities. In light of COVID-19, Disney made it available to everyone via YouTube; there's no report of when it'll hit Disney+, but it'll probably end up there eventually.
•The Mandalorian: The big-budget space western that brought us all the "Baby Yoda" memes is in the midst of airing its second season. A third season is reportedly already in the works, too.
•Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Fans who were gutted that this animated series was canceled can rejoice in its revival: season 7 of the show premieres on Disney+ in February 2020.
Disney original series will play heavy on nostalgia.
It's not Marvel or Star Wars, but these scripted series bring back some other beloved shows and characters.
•Big Shot: John Stamos stars in a one-hour dramedy from TV veteran David E. Kelley. Stamos plays "a temperamental college basketball coach who gets fired from his job and must take a teaching and coaching job at an elite all-girls private high school." Sounds like a slam dunk.
•Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.: This is a reimagining of Doogie Howser, M.D., set in modern-day Hawaii. (And Doogie is a girl!) No release date has been set.
•Dug Days: Dug, the pup from Up, stars in his own spin-off series, where he gets to explore suburbia. It's expected in fall 2021.
•Iwájú: Disney teams up with the Pan-African entertainment company Kugali for an all-new, science fiction series.
•Lightning McQueen and Mater: The two Cars stars get a spin-off series where they road trip across America.
•Lizzie McGuire: A new season of the Hillary Duff show was announced, but has been put on hold since series creator Terri Minsky stepped away from the production. "There’s still no, like, ‘For sure, this is happening,’" she told Cosmo UK, "but I think they’re pretty confident that we can make the show that I want, and that they want, for Disney+."
•The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers: Emilio Estevez will lace up his skates again for a turn as Coach Gordon Bombay in a new series. This time, the Ducks are the team to beat, and a ragtag, DIY set of skaters come for their title. Lauren Graham will co-star.
•Monsters at Work: The next logical step after Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University. The animated series follows Sully and Mike, picking up about six months after the events of Monsters, Inc.
•The Mysterious Benedict Society: Based on the award-winning and bestselling book series by Trenton Lee Stewart, this series will follow a group of students who are tasked with infiltrating a nefarious boarding school. Arrested Development's Tony Hale stars.
•The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder: Though a release date has not been announced, Disney is working on another season of The Proud Family, focusing on Penny Proud. Old episodes of the show are already on the site.
•Turner and Hooch: Josh Peck will star opposite a canine buddy for a series based on the old Tom Hanks movie.
•Willow: Warwick Davis stars in a fantasy series based on the 1988 movie. John M. Chu, who directed Crazy Rich Asians, will make the pilot. The series is expected to launch in 2022.
•Win or Lose: This original Pixar animated series follows a softball team in the run-up to the Big Game.
•There will also be animated series based on Baymax from Big Hero Six, Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, the city of Zootopia and Moana debuting in 2022 and 2023.
These original series are already on the service:
•High School Musical: The Series: The series, about a high school putting on a production of High School Musical (meta!), has already been renewed for a second season. A return date has not been announced.
•Diary of a Future President: Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez is the creative force behind this story, about a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl who would go on to become President of the United States, and how the future POTUS navigates life in middle school.
•Earth to Ned: In this puppet-centric half-hour comedy, an alien named Ned and his lieutenant are sent to Earth to scout out a possible invasion, but become obsessed with pop culture and wind up hosting a late-night-style talk show instead. The series was created by the Jim Henson company.
•Muppets Now: This zany season of TV follows Scooter as he tries to make a streaming Muppet show for Disney and deliver it on time.
Non-fiction series will go behind-the-scenes of everything, from moviemaking to cooking to conservation.
Plus, a lot of series that give you a look at the inner workings of Disney itself. They also feature a lot of famous faces, from Kristen Bell to Angela Kinsey. These shows are upcoming:
•America the Beautiful: This series takes a look at the inspiring landscapes in North America. It's produced by National Geographic.
•A Real Bug's Life: National Geographic looks at the small picture with this docuseries about bugs.
•Behind the Attraction: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson produces this series, which shows how popular Disney rides and attractions came to be.
•Just Beyond: Based on the series of graphic novels, this anthology series will mix scary and comedic elements, like Goosebumps meets The Twilight Zone.
•Limitless: Chris Hemsworth and National Geographic team up for an adventure about the limits of the human body.
•The Maze: If The Quest weren't hard enough, there's The Maze, where contestants have to solve riddles and puzzles to get clues and make it out of a maze. Complicating things even further? Each team has to have an adult and a teenager.
•On Pointe: This show follows students of the School of American Ballet as they prepare for a performance of The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center,
•The Quest: Disney+ will revive a reality competition series that aired for one season in 2014. Filmed in a castle outside Vienna, Austria, The Quest will transport competitors into a fantasy realm that combines digital and practical effects to make magical creatures and beings.
•(Re)Connects: This show follows families attempting to improve their homes lives, focusing on problems like workaholic parents or overly competitive siblings.
•Secrets of the Whales: Sigorney Weaver narrates this series, made in conjunction with National Geographic.
•Ink and Paint: Based on the book by Mindy Johnson, this gives a look at the trailblazing female animators in Disney's history.
•Welcome to Earth: Will Smith stars in a National Geographic docuseries about the planet's biggest mysteries.
•They've been casting for a new Disney+ quiz show, if you think your family has what it takes!
And these are available now:
•The Big Fib. Hosted by Yvette Nicole Brow hosts unscripted show based on the Pants on Fire podcast. Kids have to figure out which adults are telling the truth, and which adults are lying, in a To Tell The Truth-style game show.
•Be Our Chef: The Office's Angela Kinsey hosts this fittingly named cooking competition. The competition takes place at Disney World, so there's plenty to drool over.
•Disney Family Sundays: Crafter Amber Kemp-Gerstel leads families through a Disney-themed DIY project each episode. If you're crafty, you can get out the hot glue gun now.
•Disney Insider: Another behind-the-scenes show, Disney Insider takes a look at everything Disney, from the theme parks to the movies to the toys.
•Encore: Kristen Bell — the voice of Frozen's Anna — reunites the casts of old high school musicals for one more encore performance.
•The Imagineering Story: Black Panther star Angela Bassett takes viewers through the 65-year history of Disney Imagineering.
•Inside Pixar: This docuseries goes behind-the-scenes at the famed Pixar Animation Studios.
•Into the Unknown: the Making of Frozen 2: This offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of Frozen 2 for kids who can't get enough of Elsa.
•It's a Dog's Life: Bill Farmer, the voice of Goofy and Pluto, crosses the country to meet real-life doings doing good work.
•Magic of the Animal Kingdom: Produced by National Geographic, this documentary series is all about the animals at Disney parks. According to Walt Disney World Today, "Viewers will get to see backstage and see how conservationist cast members work to protect endangered species."
•Meet the Chimps: This one goes behind the scenes at Chimp Haven, a 200-acre refuge in Louisiana. It's a perfect one for nature fans.
•On Pointe: Starting December 18, this docuseries follows the dancers throughout a season at the School of American Ballet.
•One Day at Disney: This 52-part docu-series looks at a day in the life of a different Disney employee each time out.
•Pick of the Litter: This docu-series follows six service dogs and their people as they set out to become guide dogs for the blind. Puppy love!
•Pixar in Real Life: This candid-camera-style prank show sets up elaborate situations in which people encounter Pixar characters in their daily lives.
•Prop Culture: This docu-series looks at classic props, costumes and other memorabilia from beloved Disney movies.
•The Right Stuff: This National Geographic-produced series gives a history of the U.S. Space Program.
•Rogue Trip: Bob Woodruff and his 27-year-old son, Mack, host this off-the-beaten-path travel show. Variety says it "is the family vacation most of us are unlikely to take."
•Shop Class: Another reality series, Shop Class pits students who design, engineer, and build things against each other in engineering challenges. You might get to spot some future Imagineers.
•Weird But True: This National Geographic series reveals surprising information about the world around us.
•The World According to Jeff Goldblum: This series features Jeff Goldblum (aka Dr. Ian Malcolm from Jurassic Park) delving into the science and history behind everyday objects.
Don't forget about the movies.
New series is just one aspect of the Disney+ offerings. The list of original movies will also give you hours of viewing. Then, when you're done, you can go back and re-watch the old stuff.
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