Tag: Disney Plus
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Dancing with the Stars is Moving from ABC to Disney+
Fan Favorite Show Receives Two Season Pickup and Will Be First Live Series to Exclusively Debut on the Streaming Service Burbank, Calif. (April 8, 2022) After an impressive 30 seasons on ABC, “Dancing with the Stars” is moving to a new home on Disney+. The hit series received a two-season pickup and will premiere exclusively in the…
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Disney+ Embarks On An Epic Adventure Like No Other In The Original Hybrid Fantasy-Competition Series ‘The Quest,’ Available To Stream On May 11 
From the Award-Winning Teams Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘The Amazing Race,’ and ‘Queer Eye,’ the Greatest Reality Producers and World’s Best Storytellers Team Up to Create a Thrilling Reality Competition Inside a Richly Scripted WorldTravel to the Fantasy World of Everealm With Eight Real Teens as They Complete a Series of Quests to…
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Jeremy Doig Appointed Chief Technology Officer For Disney Streaming
Will Lead Technical Innovation and Growth for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, and Star+ March 30, 2022 – Jeremy Doig has been named Chief Technology Officer, Disney Streaming, where he will lead the technology organization and global technology strategy for The Walt Disney Company’s portfolio of direct-to-consumer streaming services. Doig, a 30-year veteran in online media, brings…
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Documentary About Jim Henson Being Developed by Ron Howard and Disney Original Documentary
There is a new documentary in the works that is promising to be the “definitive portrait” of Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The film is coming from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer who are teaming up with Disney Original Documentary. The film is being made with the “full participation and cooperation of the Henson…
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Margaret Cho Joins “Prom Pact” Rom Com on Disney+
BURBANK, Calif. (March 23, 2022) – Today, Disney+ announced that ground-breaking comedian and Emmy nominee Margaret Cho (“Good on Paper”) will join Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Milo Manheim in the Disney+ original movie “Prom Pact,” a romantic comedy set during the emotion and excitement of high school Prom season from Disney Branded Television. Cho has been cast…
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And Then There Were 600 – GEEKS CORNER – Episode #600
Welcome to the 600th episode of GEEKS CORNER! It’s hard to believe but since the show began in 2010, the GEEKS have come together to geek out 600 times! For this special show, there are a few things special in store. This includes a special look back at early episodes of the friends of GEEKS…
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Disney Voices Support for LGBTQIA+ Cast On Social Media on Day of Walk Outs
Today cast members from across The Walt Disney Company have planned a walkout in support of its LGBTQIA+ cast, their families, and the community at large. As cast members are walking out, Disney has voiced support for the cause with multiple posts on social media. This includes its parks channels and also Disney+. The post…
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Here’s What is Coming to Disney+ in April 2022
Disney+ continues to add more and more to its library. April is no exception. With titles new and old being added, there will be plenty to watch in the coming month. This month will see the premiere of Better Nate Than Never, Scrat Tales, and Sketchbook. Check out all the titles being added to Disney+…
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Global Recording Artist Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Trailer And Key Art For Disney+ Original Film ‘OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)’
BURBANK, Calif. (March 17, 2022): Today, multiple GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo revealed on social media (@OliviaRodrigo & @livieshq) the official trailer and key art for her upcoming original film, “OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film).” The film will debut exclusively on Disney+ on March 25, 2022. For the first time, Olivia takes audiences on a familiar road trip from Salt…
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Disney+ Announces “Sketchbook” Drawing Experience
Disney+ has announced a new drawing experience called Sketchbook. It will be arriving on the streaming service on April 27, 2022, and comes from the creators of Chef’s Table. This unique experience will teach viewers how to draw some of their favorite Disney characters through the course of its six episodes. This will include Kuzco from…
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“Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red” Documentary Now on Disney+
Along with the arrival of Pixar’s Turning Red on Disney+ this weekend, a new documentary was also released. Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red is “a feature documentary about the all-woman team at the helm of Pixar’s original feature, “Turning Red.” With behind-the-scenes access to Director Domee Shi and her core leadership crew, this story…
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First Look Gives Glimpse at Geppetto and Pinocchio Ahead of Disney+ Arrival
A first look at the upcoming Pinocchio movie that stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Pinocchio was released today by Disney. This movie will be streaming on Disney+ this September. It is the retelling of the animated classic where a little wooden puppet goes on an adventure in the quest of…
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Disney Releases First Trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi
Disney has released the first trailer for its upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series. The series will be arriving on Disney+ on May 25, 2022. The series takes place ten years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the With which saw the downfall of Obi-Wan Kenobi’s apprentice and friend Anakin Skywalker as he turned into…
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The Muppets Are Bringing The Muppets Mayhem to Disney+
Today Disney+ announced a new series is coming that features some of the characters from The Muppets. In fact, it will feature Doctor Teeth and The Electric Mayhem! The Muppets Mayhem will have this legendary Muppet band going on the journey of recording its first-ever album. To help them make this happen, a junior A&R…
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Disney+ to Offer Ad-Supported Tier Later This Year
Disney+ will begin to offer an ad-supported subscription tier later this year in the United States. This will be in addition to the current offering that has no ads. While this will be released initially in the United States in late 2022, there are plans to expand it international in 2023. The new tier will…
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“Free Guy” Now Streaming on Disney+
Free Guy is now streaming on Disney+. The global blockbuster which is billed as an “epic adventure-comedy” stars Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi originally was released in theaters on August 13, 2021. It garnered over $330 million globally. It also received Oscar and BAFTA nominations for best…
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Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Are Back But It Isn’t a Reboot. Disney Releases First Trailer for Upcoming Disney+ Original Film.
Today Disney+ released the first trailer and poster for its original movie Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. The movie is being billed as a comeback and not a reboot, that is 30 years in the making. It mixes both live-action and CGI for a hybrid animated adventure comedy. The film catches up with the former…
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Disney+ Beats Expectations With Subscription Growth
Disney+ has beat subscription expectations in the last quarter. The announcement came from an earnings call on February 9. 2022. This comes in contrast with the quarter before where subscription numbers were soft. Instead, Disney+ gained 11.8 million new subscribers in the last quarter. According to StreetAccount, an average of analysts expected that Disney+ would…
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“West Side Story” Coming to Disney+ in March
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story will soon be on Disney+. The movie will arrive on Disney+ in the United States and many overseas markets on March 2nd. This will be followed by its arrival on Disney+ in Taiwan on March 9th and Japan on March 20th. The ABC special, Something’s Coming: West Side Story –…
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Disney+ Announces Catherine Zeta-Jones Joins Cast of “National Treasure”
Catherine Zeta-Jones has joined the cast of the Disney+ Original series National Treasure. She joins the series that is starring Lisette Alexis who portrays a young heroine named Jess. Jess is a DREAMer who also happens to be brilliant and resourceful and is also trying to find the truth about her family’s mysterious past and…
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Disney+ Releases Trailer and Poster for “Cheaper by the Dozen”
Disney+ has released a new trailer and poster for its remake of 2003’s Cheaper by the Dozen. This Disney+ Original movie stars Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff and is set to premiere on March 18, 2022. The trailer released today gives a look at the blended family of 12, the Bakers, and the craziness that…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home’s First Streaming Home Confirmed
Spider-Man: No Way Home may still be in theaters but its next stop will be a streaming location. It just may not be the streaming location most people thought it would be. It wont’ be Netflix, it won’t be Disney+. Instead, it will be Starz. An exact time for the most recent Spidey film’s arrival…
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Disney+ Celebrates Black History Month With New Titles and Collections
February is Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, Disney+ is adding new titles and adding a Celebrating Black Stories collection as well. This is part of an effort by Disney to amplify Black stories. Hulu and ESPN+ will also be adding content as well. New content will appear on the Black Stories…
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Disney+ Original Documentary “More Than Robots” To Premiere At SXSW Film Festival 2022
Documentary Film from Gillian Jacobs and Supper Club Streams Exclusively on Disney+ March 18 Today, Disney+ announced that the Gillian Jacobs-directed film “More Than Robots,” an original documentary presented by Supper Club and Disney+ and made in partnership with FIRST®, will premiere at the world-renowned SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival on March 14. On…