First Disney+ UK Original to debut in September
July 25, 2022
By Nik Roseveare
Disney+ has announced that its first UK Original series, the rom-com thriller Wedding Season, will premiere exclusively on the streaming service on September 8th.
The new series will also premiere on Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the US on the same day.
The series tells the story of Katie and Stefan who fall for each other at a wedding and begin an affair, despite Katie already having a fiancé. Two months later at Katie’s wedding, her new husband and his entire family are murdered. The police think Stefan did it. Stefan thinks Katie did it. And no one knows for sure what the truth is…
Wedding Season stars Rosa Salazar and Gavin Drea, with Jade Harrison, Jamie Michie, Callie Cooke, Bhav Joshi, Ioanna Kimbrook and Omar Baroud. The series is written by Oliver Lyttelton (Cheaters) and directed by George Kane (Crashing).
The series will premiere alongside new content announced for Disney+ Day on September 8th from marquee brands Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star.
Disney+ previously announced it will be creating 60 local productions by 2024 as it continues to work with outstanding creators and premium producers as part of the company’s commitment to source, develop and produce original productions in Europe.