Disney+ has the potential to utterly change the streaming market. First hinted at several years ago and announced in 2017, Disney’s bid to enter the field seemed to spur on its quest to purchase the 20th Century Fox assets and separate itself from Netflix.

One potentially important difference, depending on the details,?is price: $6.99. Netflix’s lowest tier is available at $8.99 (one screen at a time with standard definition). Also, at launch, Disney+ will be available to U.S. consumers in a bundle with ad-supported Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99 per month,??on August 6 — that is, the same as the mid-tier pricing plan for Netflix (watch on two screens at a time with HD available and video downloads available on two phones or tablets). Netflix’s premium plan is priced at $15.99 per month.CEO Bob Iger announced in a Walt Disney Company earnings call

Now that the platform will launch in just a few months, the shape of Disney+ at launch is becoming clearer – as is its roadmap for the first few years of its life. With competitive pricing, key feature-film brands, and an impressive library, Disney’s streaming service could become a major competitor to Netflix. And now with Fox in the family, the potential is even bigger. Come take a look at what we know about Disney+ and how it might change your viewing habits in the 2020s.

It Will Be?a Home to Disney’s Family Fare

The service will focus on the more family-friendly aspects of the Disney empire, including its Pixar Animation Studios films. Other film content includes the,movies, and the animated library of the Walt Disney Studio itself.?The “entire Pixar library,” all “animated Disney classics from the vault,” and more recent features likeMoanaandFrozendebut on the platform across the first year, Kevin Mayer,?Disney chairman of Direct-to-Consumer & International, explained at the service’s D23 presentation in August. He also mentioned that movies likeBedknobs and Broomstickswill also be available alongside 5,000 episodes of Disney Channel and Disney Jr. content. And once on the service, this material will be there “permanently,” according to Mayer.Marvel Cinematic UniverseStar Wars

The potential here is huge, especially when one considers just how vast Disney’s film and television holdings really are. Beyond the obvious, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Disney animation content, there is the wealth of ABC family sitcoms, older archival material from the ’50s and ’60s, and even PG material from 20th Century Fox. Not all of it will be available at launch, of course, but the content Disney+ will contain is staggering. So whether your nostalgia compels you to watch,, or the odd episode ofThe Wonder World of Color, Disney+ will eventually have you covered.PixarThat’s So RavenMalcolm in the Middle

Meanwhile, Disney’s less family-friendly material will likely find a home at Hulu, which Disney now controls after agreeing to buy Comcast’s stake in the service. Expect theAlienfilms and classic Fox fare likeandto appear on that service before too long.Dr. DolittleCleopatra

It Will?Contain at Least Three?Star WarsShows

As streaming services will need “killer app”–style content at launch from now on, Disney+’s first announced exclusive series is, a stand-aloneStar Warsseries fromdirector. As he previously revealed, the series will feature all-new characters making their way in the galaxy after the fall of the Empire in, but before The First Order’s deadly attack on the New Republic in. Into that milieu, audiences will discover a Mandalorian gunfighter operating on the Outer Rim, where the worries of the New Republic barely exist and violence still forms the rule of law.The MandalorianIron ManJon FavreauReturn of the JediStar Wars: The Force Awakens

The Mandalorian?will star?,?,?,?,?,?,?, and?, according to’s official announcement.?(Star Wars: The Clone Wars,?Star Wars Rebels) is directing the first episode (and executive producing alongside Lucasfilm presidentand), while other directors will include(Jessica Jones),(Dope),(Solemates), and(Thor: Ragnarok).Pedro PascalGina CaranoGiancarlo EspositoEmily SwallowCarl WeathersOmid AbtahiWerner HerzogNick NolteStarWars.comDave FiloniKathleen KennedyColin WilsonDeborah ChowRick FamuyiwaBryce Dallas HowardTaika Waititi

In August, multiple outlets?reported that?was in talks to potentially return to the franchise as Obi-Wan Kenobi, reprising his role in a limited series on the streaming service after a potential prequel film about the character fell apart in 2017.?The?event series could consist of up to six episodes, according to original source?.?McGregor famously took over the role of?Ben Kenobi in the??prequels from?, who played Luke Skywalker’s Jedi mentor in the original trilogy.Ewan McGregorStarWarsNews.netStar WarsAlec Guinness

McGregor appeared on the D23 stage to confirm the rumors with a simple “yes.” The series will be set in a time contemporaneous with the events ofSolo: A Star Wars Story, according to a timeline shown during the D23 presentation.

“We are really close, we have all the scripts written, we are ready to start shooting next year,” Kennedy said.

McGregor added that after four years of starts and stops, it was wonderful to finally say he was back.

The new series takes place eight years after the events ofRevenge of the Sith, where we last saw Obi-Wan delivering the infant Luke Skywalker to his Tatooine homestead,.StarWars.com reported

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The?second series, which has not yet been named, will feature’s Diego Luna reprising his role as Rebel spy Cassian Andor.will also return as Cassian’s droll droid accomplice K-2SO. Considering the events ofRogue One, the series will be a prequel to that film and chart his earlier operations with the still-growing Rebel Alliance.Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryAlan Tudyk

During the Disney+ presentation at D23, Kennedy referred to the program as a “spy series,” suggesting a certain tone for the production. As it is a prequel toRogue One, Luna quipped “we’re going to look younger”?and said the first season will be “10 hours or more.”

The service will also be the exclusive home of’ seventh season. The animated series was something of a victim of Lucasfilm’s transition into the Disney family, but its dedicated fanbase was happy to learn it would continue on Disney+ when executive producer Dave Filoni announced its return at Comic-Con back in 2018.?The new season will debut in February 2020.Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Each show illustrates Disney’s dedication to theStar Warsbrand and the understanding that programs set in that universe will get people to subscribe.

Marvel Studios Will Produce Limited Series?FeaturingAvengersHeroes:?WandaVision,?Loki,?Falcon and The Winter Soldier,?Hawkeye,?Ms. Marvel,Moon Knight, andShe-Hulk

While Marvel Entertainment will continue to produce television shows for ABC, Freeform, and other aspects of Disney’s broadcast and cable empire, Marvel Studios will enter the television format for the first time on Disney+ by producing a number of limited series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As Marvel Studios CEOmentioned when news of the limited series plan first broke, the format will allow the studio to focus on some of the films’ supporting characters whose stories may not fit well in a theatrical format. But each is an official part of the studio’s Phase 4 and will tie back in some way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film series.Kevin Feige

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The first of these will bestarringandin the title roles. Picking up from the events ofAvengers: Endgame, the series will reportedly deal with Sam (Mackie) deciding to pick up the shield and name Steve Rogers () gave him in the film’s closing moments.will return as Sharon Carter, whilewill reprise his role as Zemo, the man who brought down the Avengers inCaptain America: Civil War,?while Wyatt Russell will play John Walker — the U.S. Agent of Marvel Comics fame. Will he stoke the flames of unrest around the Falcon’s ascendancy as the new Cap? The series is set to debut in August 2020.The Falcon and the Winter SoldierAnthony MackieSebastian StanChris EvansEmily VanCampDaniel Brühl

WandaVision

Next will bewithreturning as Wanda Maximoff – aka the Scarlet Witch – andas Vision. But how can this be? Vision died inAvengers: Infinity Warand was not one of the lucky ones revived during the Second Snap. Olsen once said the series will see Wanda and Vision in a “1950s” setting, which suggests the series may be taking its cues from the 2015 Vision comic book series. In that story by Tom King and Gabriel Walta, Vision created his own ideal nuclear family. It goes very wrong. At the D23 presentation, writer Jac Schaeffer said the show will be “half-sitcom” and “half MCU adventure.” A video revealingThe Dick Van Dyke Showas a major influence only strengthened the impression that Wanda may be wishing herself into another genre altogether. And whatever Wanda does to make her own idyllic life, a grown up Monica Rambeau (played by) will be there to bring her back to the present. At D23, Feige announced Kat Dennings had joined the cast — reprising her role asThor’s Darcy Lewis — with Randall Park also reprising his role asAnt-Man and the Wasp’s Agent Jimmy Woo. And to accent the sitcom feel, Kathryn Hahn will play the “nosey neighbor” in that laugh track reality. The events of the series will tie directly to the upcoming filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will also feature Olsen. The series will arrive on Disney+ in early 2021.WandaVisionElizabeth OlsenPaul BettanyTeyonah Parris

Loki

will return as the God of Mischief in the 2021 limited seriesLoki. The story will follow the Loki who escaped from custody inEndgamewith a divergent copy of the Space Stone. It seems he will also get access to time travel as early photos see Loki in a 1970s New York. Divergent timelines are a hell of thing and this will presumably be the series to examine what it means for the MCU going forward.Tom Hiddleston

What If …?

Marvel Studios will also provide Disney+ with an animated series. Based on the classic Marvel Comics titleWhat If …?, each animated segment will address a different outcome to key MCU events – probably through the lens of those pesky divergent timelines. As an example, the first episode will ask “What if Peggy Carter took the super solider serum instead of Steve Rogers?” The answer will feature the voice ofas a super-strong Agent Carter and, presumably, the voice of Evans as a 98-lb Steve who becomes the first Iron Man thanks to Howard Stark. Tying the series together will beas Uatu the Watcher, the host of theWhat If …?comic book and the viewer’s guide into the strangest of the Marvel series for the streaming service, which will debut in mid 2021.Hayley AtwellJeffrey Wright

Hawkeye

will play Clint Barton once more inHawkeye. The last of the Phase 4 Disney+ series will see Clint meeting and training a new Hawkeye named Kate Bishop. The part has not yet been cast, but the character is a fan favorite from comic books likeYoung Avengersand her ownHawkeyecomics. It will premiere in 2021.Jeremy Renner

Ms. Marvel

Based on the Kamala Khan character created in 2013 by Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, G. Willow Wilson, and Adrian Alphona, the series will introduce the popular teen Inhuman to the MCU. And as Feige put it, “You will meet her in her Disney+ series and see her in our films.” A commitment to whatMs. Marvelfans have wanted for ages.

Moon Knight

The subject of many rumors during Marvel’s alliance with Netflix, Disney+ will serve as home to aMoon Knightseries. As Feige explained, it is an “action adventure series” featuring the Marvel character Mark Specter. “He was left for dead and he may or may not be infused with powers from the moon god,” he explained “Or he might be crazy.”

She-Hulk

But in a move which thrilled the D23 audience, Feige revealedShe-Hulkwill join the Disney+ lineup. “Bruce Banner is no longer the only Hulk in the MCU. She’s a Hulk and she’s a lawyer,” Feige said.

It Will Feature Other Series Based on Disney and Fox Properties

Outside of Marvel andStar Wars, Disney+ will rely on some of its best-known properties to entice Disney fans into subscribing. Series based on?and?are both in development. A new version of?based around one school’s production of?High School Musical,?is also on its way.Monsters Inc.The Mighty DucksHigh School Musical

A new Muppets short-form series,Muppets Now, will see the Jim Henson characters in new, “unscripted” situations.

Monsters at Workstars Ben Feldman as a recent graduate of Monsters University — he graduated scareum-cum-laude — who goes to work at Monsters Inc. on the day it switches from scaring kids to making them laugh; a skillset he definitely lacks. Aisha Tyler also stars as his mother.

The service will also feature a revivedLizzie McGuireseries with Hilary Duff reprising her role from the original Disney Channel series. Lizzie is about to turn 30, but that animated teenager is still bouncing around in her head. Original creator Terri Minsky is also on board.

And for fans of Disney history, the service will also featureInk & Paint, a docu-series centered on the women who “made many of the Disney animated classics?possible with little or no recognition for their work” as members of the studio’s Ink & Paint department. Another untitled docu-series is also in the works.

In the realm of features, Disney+ will be the exclusive home of the upcoming?live-action remake.andwill?voice the title roles, with,, andset to lend their talents to the production.

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The service will also revive Touchstone’s?series with a third installment, although, according to, her participation may be limited to a walk-on cameo as the film takes the concept of a witness hiding in a convent in another direction.?‘s Regina Hicks and?‘s Karin Gist are developing the feature for Disney.Sister ActWhoopi GoldbergInsecureStar

Additionally, the service will mine the 20th Century Fox library. During the August 6 earnings call, Iger revealed plans to develop new versions ofHome Alone,Night At the Museum,Cheaper By the Dozen, andDiary of a Wimpy Kid. It is unclear if they will be a television series or feature-length Disney+ original films, but Iger said each property will be “re-imagined for a new generation.” And thanks to Disney acquisition of the Fox assets, it will also offer 600 hours of National Geographic content at launch.

It Will Also Offer Totally New Things

While it makes sense for Disney to lean heavily on its proven stable of intellectual property, Disney+ has acquired a number of films and put several series in development based on concepts new to the corporation, likeDiary of a Female President. Created by?veteran Ilana Pe?a, it will center on a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl on a mission to become the president of the United States. Of course, she has to survive middle school first. The series already has a 10-episode commitment.Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

RecentToy Story 4breakout star Forky (Tony Hale) will star in his own short-form series,Forky Asks a Question, in which he will explore important questions about how the world works, such as “What is love?” and “What is time?”

The service is also said to be developing a comedy series calledFour Dadsabout a gay couple who divorce, marry other people, and find they still need to spend time together as they raise their pre-teen daughters.

The film slate includesNoelle, in whichplays Santa Claus’s daughter Noelle.,, andalso star. Originally set to be released theatrically next November, it joined the Disney+ roster last year.Anna KendrickBill HaderBilly EichnerShirley MacLaine

The often-delayedMagic Campwill also find a home on Disney+. Directed by Mark Waters, the film starsas a magician who takes a job counseling at a magic-oriented youth camp in the hopes of reigniting his career.Adam DeVine

Stargirl– not to be confused with the upcoming DC Universe series of the same name – will also land on the platform. Based on the novel by Jerry Spinelli, it tells the tale of Stargirl Caraway (), a homeschooled teen who shakes things up when she enrolls in an Arizona high school.Grace VanderWaal

At D23, Disney+ previewed two new features set to premiere exclusively on the service.Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, directed by Tom McCarthy, follows the exploits of a quirky, deadpan hero, Timmy Failure, who, along with his 1,500-pound polar bear partner Total, operates Total Failure Inc., a Portland detective agency.Togo, meanwhile, stars Willem DeFoe as a man who must journey through the Arctic with only his most spirited sled dog at his side.

And, finally, Disney+ is developing a feature based on Polly Shulman’s YA seriesThe Grimm Legacy, which follows a group of teenagers who work at a library specializing in arcane materials uniquely suited to characters from the Grimm fairy tales.?screenwriter David Gleeson will write the script.Tolkien

Disney’s BAMTech Subsidiary Is Building the Platform

In August of 2017, Disney bought a controlling interest in BAMTech, LLC, a technology firm specializing in streaming service apps like HBO Now.

According to Iger, the Disney+ platform will feature “elegant navigation” and ways to personalize content. Which, considering the way Netflix hides personalized watch lists these days, may be a bigger competitive feature than currently thought.

In fact, that “elegant navigation” may be more of a selling point as streaming services tend to follow the Netflix model. If Disney can reinvent navigating to content?— especially for the company’s vast library?— it could prove to be a compelling way to pull people away from their chief rival in the streaming sphere.

Price, Launch Date, and Starting Lineup

In April, Disney finally unveiled the most important details about the service: its launch date and price. Starting November 12, 2019, subscribers can enjoy 7,500 episodes of both current and concluded TV shows (likeThe Simpsons), 25 original series — includingThe Mandalorianat launch — 10 original movies and specials, 100 recently released Disney theatrical films, and 400 movies from Disney’s library for $6.99 a month (or a yearly price of $69.99). That pricepoint will definitely make people give Disney+ a try. Then there is the bundle with Hulu and ESPN+ at $12.99 announced on August 6.

Iger also said it may be possible to add Disney+ to existing distribution services like Amazon. Though nothing is firmed up yet, he said discussions are ongoing as he wants the sign-up process to occur with “incredible ease.” Also, members of the D23 Fan Club will be among the first to receive the opportunity to subscribe.

Some of the specific content you can expect on launch day includes the Marvel Studios filmsCaptain Marvel,Iron Man,Iron Man 3, andThor: The Dark World, which is suddenly a more vital film in the series thanks toAvengers: Endgame. That film is expected to join Disney+ in December, while the rest of the Marvel Studios library will be added over the course the first several years. TheMarvel’s Hero Projectreality series is also expected to debut during the service’s launch.

All Pixar films, aside from the recently releasedToy Story 4, will be available at launch, but expectToy Story 4to join its brethren by early 2020.

Star Warsfans will be able to watch all of the live-action films exceptStar Wars: The Last JediandSolo: A Star Wars Story. (Feel free to snark about those omissions in the comments below.) On the TV end of the galaxy, all ofStar Wars Rebelsand the extant seasons ofStar Wars: The Clone Warswill be available?in addition toMandalorian.

Outside of the company’s big IP farms, other content expected to launch on November 12 includeThe World According to Jeff Goldblumand the–producedEncore!Kristen Bell

Disney film library content will be quite robust, with films like,,, the new version ofThe Lady and the Tramp, and the film?that started it all,, all available at launch. Television library highlights include the originalseries and the, the aforementionedSimpsons, andMalcolm in the Middle, proving integration of Fox properties was always a priority for the service.TronLilo & Stitch101?DalmatiansSnow White and the Seven DwarfsDuckTalesfirst season of the current revamp

As Iger put it, the launch day lineup will be “significant in quality.”

While Disney+ will becometheservice forStar Warsand Marvel fans, it will also indicate the market’s future as other corporations make moves to silo content on their own services and Netflix plans for a future in which most of its content is home-grown. But with its strong brand recognition and library – to say nothing of the price – it may quickly become the leader in streaming services.

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