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Disney+ unveils Shardlake

Disney+ has released the official trailer for new murder mystery series, Shardlake, based on the internationally popular Tudor murder mystery novels by CJ Sansom. Arthur Hughes plays Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer with an acute sense of justice and one of the few honest men in a world beset with scheming and plots. Shardlake works for […]

February 8, 2024

Extraordinary Season 2 lands on Disney+ in March

Disney+ has announced second season of the award-winning comedy Extraordinary will premiere on March 6th globally (excluding the US where it will stream on Hulu). Season 2 picks up where Season 2 left off, following Jen (Máiréad Tyers) on her powers journey as she enrols as a client at the power clinic. Jen soon discovers […]

February 1, 2024

Disney/Kugaki collab Iwájú streaming in Feb

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ collaboration with Pan-African entertainment company Kugali has culminated in the all-new six-part series Iwájú streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning February 28th Iwájú is an original animated series set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria. The coming-of-age story follows Tola, a young girl from the wealthy island, and her best friend, Kole, a self-taught tech expert, […]

January 23, 2024

The Creator on Disney+ in January

20th Century Studios’ The Creator, the epic sci-fi action thriller directed by Gareth Edwards which was released in cinemas in September, will debut on January 17th 2024 on Disney+. The film, which stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpson, newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles, and Allison Janney, is set amidst a future war between […]

December 14, 2023

Disney Pixar ‘pandemic’ movies hitting US cinemas

Pixar has announced that a trio of movies that were released on the Disney+ streaming platform during the C0vid-19 pandemic, when lockdowns were enforced around the globe, will soon be arriving in US cinemas. Posting on social media platform X, Pixar said: “Experience all the emotions for the first time ever IN THEATERS! See Disney […]

December 6, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Theatre Camp debuts on Disney+

Searchlight Pictures’ heart-warming and hilarious ode to the stage, Theater Camp, has arrived on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland. Tony Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) and Molly Gordon (Booksmart, The Bear) star in the original comedy as Amos and Rebecca-Diane – lifelong best friends and drama instructors at a rundown camp in upstate […]

December 6, 2023

Disney+ announces raft of 2024 exclusives

Disney+ has confirmed upcoming titles set to premiere exclusively on the service in the UK & Ireland in 2024. Titles include FX’s original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel Shōgun, the star-studded drama series Rivals, based on the iconic novel from Jilly Cooper, UK original action and adventure series Renegade Nell, from the mind of […]

December 4, 2023

Renegade Nell to premiere in Disney+ in spring 2024

Disney+ has revealed a first look at the UK Original Series Renegade Nell. The series will premiere in spring 2024 on Disney+ globally. Renegade Nell., a Lookout Point original adventure series is written and created by BAFTA-award-winning writer Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Gentleman Jack) and directed by Ben Taylor (Sex Education, Catastrophe). Louisa Harland (Derry […]

November 30, 2023

Additional casting announced for Disney+’s Whiskey on the Rocks

SVT and Disney+ has announced the cast that will join Rolf Lassgård in the six-part original miniseries Whiskey on the Rocks, as the final scenes were shot in Sweden last week. Whiskey on the Rocks is a thrilling, mind-blowing yet thought provoking six-episode satire miniseries about the dramatic days when the Russian submarine U-137 ran […]

November 20, 2023

Marvel’s What If…? returns to Disney+ in December

The Watcher returns to season two of Marvel Studios’ “What If…?” when the animated series begins streaming on Disney+ on December 22nd. And in the spirit of the holiday season, fans are invited to unwrap a new episode nightly for nine nights. Season two of “What If…?” continues the journey as The Watcher guides viewers through the […]

November 15, 2023