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The Mandalorian returns to Disney+ on March 1st

Disney+ has debuted the new trailer for the upcoming Season 3 of Star Wars: The Mandalorian. New key art was also released for the third season of the original, live-action series from Lucasfilm, streaming exclusively on Disney+ starting March 1st. The journeys of the Mandalorian through the Star Wars galaxy continue. Once a lone bounty hunter, Din […]

January 17, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Wakanda Forever debuts in Feb on Disney+

Disney had announced that Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will debut on the Disney+ streaming platform on February 1st. The title will join 16 other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies already streaming in IMAX Enhanced on Disney+. In anticipation of the film’s streaming debut, Proximity Media, in collaboration with Marvel Studios and Marvel Entertainment, has […]

January 4, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Boston Strangler premieres on Disney+ UK in March

Boston Strangler, a 20th Century Studios true-crime movie from writer-director Matt Ruskin about the reporters who broke the story of the notorious Boston Strangler murders of the 1960s, will premiere on March 17th, exclusively on Disney+ under the Star banner in the UK. Boston Strangler stars two-time Oscar nominee Keira Knightley alongside Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, […]

January 3, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ orders more of The Santa Clauses

Disney+ has announced a season two greenlight for the Original series The Santa Clauses, following its first season finale. Disney icon Tim Allen will executive-produce and continue in the role of Santa/Scott Calvin and Elizabeth Mitchell will reprise her role as Mrs. Claus/Carol from Walt Disney Pictures’ celebrated franchise. Season one, which premiered on November […]

December 15, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Disney+ unveils Extraordinary

Disney+ has released the official trailer for new UK Original comedy series “Extraordinary,” coming to the streaming platform on January 25th. All eight episodes will drop all at once. “Extraordinary” is set in a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday… everyone, that is, except for Jen. She’s turning 25 and is […]

December 14, 2022

Research: Nordic streaming subs positive to ad tiers

There are currently around 17 million SVoD subscriptions on the Nordic market, distributed over slightly more than seven million households, according to Mediavision. If today’s customers were to decide, a little more four million of those subscriptions would be converted into cheaper subscriptions with advertisements. This is concluded in Mediavision’s recent analysis of the Nordic […]

December 8, 2022

Analysis: What’s next for Disney?

Analysts at MoffettNathanson (MN) welcomed the return of Bob Iger as CEO. They were not alone. The market responded well to his rehire, but now MN rightly asks ‘What’s next?’ and recognises the tough tasks ahead for Iger and his team. “Cord-cutting is now running over -6 per cent, the Parks [division] cash engine can […]

December 6, 2022

Survey: 63% watch The Muppet Christmas Carol every year

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Radio Times has conducted a survey about the festive favourite movie. Over 2,500 film fans from across the UK took part in the survey. The movie is available to watch now on streaming service Disney+, and the full-length version with the additional song When Love […]

December 6, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Johns launches Argo Films

Richard Johns, the independent British producer behind a long list of high-profile film projects, including Shadow of a Vampire (John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe), Like Minds (Toni Collette, Eddie Redmayne) and The Liability (Tim Roth, Jack O’Connell), has announced his new venture, Argo Films. The indie has been established to produce a new generation of smart, […]

December 5, 2022

Disney+ announces cast for The Artful Dodger

Disney+ has announced the cast of the Australian original series The Artful Dodger. The series is a character drama set in 1850s Australia and is a much-loved story with a twist. Across eight episodes the scripted series explores the adult double life of Charles Dickens’ famous prince of thieves – Dodger – now a surgeon, […]

November 30, 2022By Nik Roseveare