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Your favorite time variant is finally coming back, and this time the fate of the sacred timeline isn’t the only thing that’s unraveling. Loki season two premieres Thursday (Oct. 5) on Disney+ and will see Tom Hiddleston reprise his role as the god of mischief alongside his partner in crime, Mobius, played by Owen Wilson.
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You can start streaming the new season of the anti-hero mystery when the episode is released exclusively on Disney+ at 9 p.m. ET. Don’t have a subscription? Click here to sign up now.
What can you expect from season two? It will pick up right where the season one finale left off — you know, when Loki was trapped in a new universe while the sacred timeline kept branching off. Oh, and Sylvie (Sophie D. Martino) is missing somewhere in time.
Now, it’s up to the trickster god and Mobius to regain control of the Time Variance Authority all the while tracking down the origins of supervillain Kang the Conquerer and finding Loki’s other version of himself, Sylvie. Themes you can expect to be explored continue to be the question of free will and good vs. evil.
Keep reading to learn the streaming options below.
When & How to Watch Loki Season 2
The season premiere airs on Thursday (Oct. 5) at 9 p.m. ET with new episodes coming out every Thursday for a total of six episodes, all leading up to the finale on Nov. 9.
Loki is considered a Disney+ Original series (that’s also a part of the Marvel universe), which means you can only watch it through the streamer. The streaming platform did just release season one on DVD if you’d prefer a hardcopy. If you have a Disney+ subscription, then you can watch the new season for no additional cost by logging into your account and finding it under new releases.
Don’t have a subscription? Disney+ doesn’t offer a free trial, but it is one of the more affordable streaming platforms offering plans starting at $7.99/month. The Basic plan is the cheapest option and gives you an ad-supported experience, but if you’d prefer no ads, then you can get the Premium plan for $10.99/month.
Besides Loki, you’ll have access to the entire Disney+ library including content from National Geographic, Marvel and more. Exclusive content, shows and movies you can look forward to watching include American Born Chinese, WandaVision, The Mandalorian, Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus 2, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Disenchanted, Dancing With the Stars, She-Hulk, Lightyear, Pinocchio, The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Hawkeye, Light & Magic, WandaVision, The Mandalorian, Loki, I Am Groot, The Book of Boba Fett, The Beatles: Get Back and BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage LA.
Love to bundle? You can save and expand your library of content by bundling Disney+ with Hulu and ESPN+. If you also want to watch live TV, then you can subscribe to Hulu + Live TV for even more content offerings.
Watch the trailer for Loki season two below.
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Spectrum customers breathed a sigh of relief on Monday, September 11, when Spectrum’s owner, Charter and Disney struck a last-minute deal.
The new deal between Charter and Spectrum came in the nick of time, delivering millions of Spectrum subscribers to channels like ABC and ESPN so they could watch the premiere of Monday Night Football and watch Aaron Rodgers’ debut season as a New York Jet come to an abrupt end.
Engadget reports the new deal will come with streaming-related perks for Spectrum subscribers, like access to ESPN’s standalone streaming service that is currently still in the works.
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Those subscribers will also have access to the ad-supported basic tier of Disney+ in the coming months, while Spectrum TV Select Plus customers will be able to check out ESPN+ as part of their plan. According to CNBC, Charter will pay higher subscriber fees to Disney.
It seems that Charter customers having access to ad-supported versions of Disney’s streaming services was a point of contention between the companies before they finally reached a deal. In the meantime, Disney started offering Hulu + Live TV at a discounted rate of $50 a month for three months (the usual rate is $70) ahead of a price increase in October.
As part of the new deal, Spectrum subscribers will gain access to 19 of the Disney-owned networks, including the Disney Channel, FX, the Nat Geo Channel, and ABC-owned networks.
More than 32 million Spectrum subscribers have been in the dark since August 31 due to the dispute. While it was going on, both companies’ stock prices took a hit, with Reuters reporting Spectrum’s shares fell 2% due to ESPN not being available to customers, while Disney’s shares fell to 2.7%.
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Disney+ is ushering in the month of September with a special offer. The streaming giant announced a price cut on its ad-supported service on Wednesday (Sept. 6), but the deal only lasts for a limited time.
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Read on for details on the promo, how to subscribe, plus new shows and movies coming to Disney+.
Disney+ Subscription: How to Join for Just $1.99 per Month
Regularly $7.99 monthly, you can get three months of access to Disney+ for just $6 ($1.99/month), no promo code needed. The Disney+ bundle with Hulu starts at $9.99/month under the discount.
The Disney+ streaming deal applies to new and eligible returning subscribers, but it only runs until Sept. 20, so you’ll want to act fast. This limited promo takes 75% off what you would normally pay for the first month.
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Meanwhile, Disney+ is headed for another price hike as Disney+ Premium, Disney Bundle Trio Basic and Disney Bundle Trio Premium will be increasing next month.
Starting on Oct. 12, the Disney Bundle Trio Basic will cost $14.99/month, up from $12.99/month. The Premium trio bundle increases to $24.99 (from $19.99/month) and the Legacy Disney+ Bundle, which is $14.99/month, will increase to $18.99/month.
What Movies & TV Series Are Streaming on Disney+?
Disney+ is home to countless hours of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy from Marvel, Pixar, National Geographic and Disney Channel. Ashoka, Secret Invasion, I Am Groot, Andor, WandaVision, The Mandalorian, Loki, The Book of Boba Fett, Lego: Disney Princess: The Castle Quest, The Beatles Get Back, BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage, J-Hope in the Box, National Geographic’s Lost in the Arctic Explorer, The Simpsons and Welcome to Earth are included in the massive Disney+ streaming library.
What’s Coming to Disney+ in September?
The schedule is packed with must-watch movies and shows! The Little Mermaid swam its way onto Disney+ this week and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 premiered last month. Pixar’s Elemental will debut on Disney+ on Sept. 13.
Also headed to Disney+ this month: 2000s Greatest Tragedies, Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka, Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory and Lang Lang Plays Disney. Plus, new seasons of Raven’s Home, The Ghost and Molly McGee, Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazon Friends, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, and more.
Excited for spooky season? On Oct. 13, Disney+ will premiere a new Goosebumps series, based on the R.L. Stine novels. The series will also stream on Hulu.
Keep the Disney celebration going at Destination D23, which is scheduled to take place from Sept. 8-10 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. The fan event will celebrate 100 years of Disney and will livestream for one day only, on Saturday (Sept. 9), via the Disney D23 YouTube and Facebook pages and D23.com/DestinationD23.
As for the annual D23 convention, it’s expected to return to the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. next year.
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Looks like Donald Glover is going to be quite the busy man for the foreseeable future as the actor/musician has been tapped by Disney to pen a new series centered around his Star Wars character, Lando Calrissian.
Months after it was reported that Glover would be producing and starring in a Spider-Man spinoff film, Above The Line is now confirming that Donald Glover and his brother, Stephen Glover, are working on a new Lando series for the Disney+ app. Reprising his role from Ron Howard’s 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, Glover will once again don the intergalactic purple player cloak as he soars through the stars of the universe in search of new adventures and maybe a Colt 45 along the way.
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The Glover brothers replace Haunted Mansion director Justin Simien on the project, which was first announced by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy back in December 2020 as part of Disney Investor Day. At the time, there was no word regarding whether Donald Glover or Billy Dee Williams would be returning as Lando, though current plans obviously call for Donald’s return, as it’s unlikely that he’d write the script for another actor to play the smooth-talking smuggler.
On Thursday, the Hollywood Reporter shared Simien’s response to the question of whether he was still attached to Lando: “I am attached, I think, but I don’t really know. (Laughs.) The last thing I was told was that they loved it but needed to put a pin in it until they could figure out everybody’s availability. I haven’t investigated further, but I’m not an idiot.”
It seems like I develop things with these companies and they just never happen for reasons unknown,” Simien added.
Unfortunately, Simien’s commitment to Disney’s Haunted Mansion film pulled him away from Lando, but luckily it turned into Glover and his brother picking up the project. After reaching out to Donald and Stephen Glover, Disney was apparently “excited” with Donald and Stephen’s take on the upcoming Star Wars spinoff series, so of course so are we as Donald has proven to be quite the creative mind when he puts pen to paper.
What do y’all think of Disney handing over the Lando reigns to the Glover brothers? Does this excite you for the Lando series? Let us know in the comments section below.
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It’s an Everything Everywhere All At Once reunion! Except, this time we’re not watching Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh save the entire universe from a multidimensional rupture.
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American Born Chinese, premiering Wednesday (May 24) on Disney+, aims to focus on the Chinese-American experience. Based on the bestselling, award-winning graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the series tells the story of Jin Wang (played by Ben Wang), a high schooler dealing with the complexities of being a teen who is tasked with showing the new student, Wei-Chen (played by Jim Liu), around school. What happens next is an action-filled adventure as Wang becomes embroiled in a battle between mythical Chinese gods.
Everything All At Once actors including Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan are also featured in the show as the Chinese goddesses Guanyin and Shiji Niangniang, and Freddy Wong a fictitious ’90s sitcom star.
The show will span eight episodes total and features comedy, adventure and Kung-Fu. In order to catch the premiere and every episode following it, check out how to watch the series below.
How to Watch American Born Chinese
American Born Chinese is Disney+ Original series, which means it’s exclusive to the streaming platform and will only be available there. Subscribers can stream it for free, but for non-subscribers you’ll need a subscription to catch all the action.
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Disney+ provides various plan options depending on your budget and needs with the basic plan being $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) with ads. You can also save additional money with Disney+ bundle, which includes ESPN+ and Hulu from $13/month (for more deals, see our roundup of affordable streaming services).
Disney+ doesn’t typically offer free trials but there are a few budget-friendly ways to save and at least one promo that will get you a free subscription for up to six months. For starters, the monthly plan is great option because you’re not tied to a contract and can cancel at any time.
Another money saver: join Disney+ through Verizon. Right now, Verizon customers can get Disney+ or the Disney+ Bundle for free for six months with select Verizon unlimited plans.
Disney+ subscribers can access the ever-expanding streaming library in stunning 4K and download titles to watch on the go. Stream on up to four different devices simultaneously on your TV, laptop, smartphone, notebook or tablet device — or host a virtual movie night with up to six friends via GroupWatch.
Disney+ is the dedicated streaming destination for must-watch, commercial free content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.
Users will find thousands of hours’ worth of movies and TV series including Peter Pan & Wendy, Muppets Mayhem, Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, J-Hope in the Box, SUGA Road to D-Day, The Prouder Family: Louder & Prouder, WandaVision, The Mandalorian, Loki, The Book of Boba Fett, The Beatles Get Back, The Simpsons, Welcome to Earth and Called to the Wild are included in the massive Disney+ streaming library.
Watch the trailer for American Born Chinese below.
“This isn’t a documentary on a musician; I feel like it’s a documentary on grief,” Ed Sheeran says.
The singer-songwriter was at The Times Center in New York City on Tuesday night, wearing a simple white T-shirt and black leather moto jacket. He was seated alongside Gayle King, the moderator for the evening’s discussion, and the producers and director of his new Disney+ documentary, Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, which he had screened moments before for the first time to a plush room full of press, some famous faces and a few lucky Sheerios.
Out now on Disney+, the four-part docuseries offers fans a powerful, honest glimpse into the “Bad Habits” troubadour’s personal life, exploring the aftermath of three events that rocked his world in February 2022: his wife Cherry Seaborn’s cancer diagnosis at six months’ pregnant, the copyright lawsuit over his No. 1 smash “Shape of You,” and the sudden, tragic death of his best friend Jamal Edwards.
These three tragedies and obstacles were ultimately the catalyst of Sheeran’s sixth album – (Subtract), out Friday via Atlantic Records, but they weren’t initially what he was planning to bare for the cameras after being approached by the team at Fulwell 73 about the documentary.
“We had a call and I said, ‘Look, this is what’s been actually going on in my personal life and I don’t really want to make a documentary on this,’” Sheeran recalls. “And [executive producer] Ben Winston was like, ‘Let’s just film it and see.’”
That approach results in the kind of vulnerable portrait of the artist fans have likely never seen before while simultaneously touching on universal themes of love, loss and pain. “I never wanted to make a documentary that was like, ‘Sad pop star and feel sorry for sad pop star,’” Sheeran says. “And what I think is really great about the documentary is the themes that it explores. Everyone goes through the fear of sickness in the family. Everyone goes through grief. Everyone goes through ups and downs in their mental health.”
Sheeran worked with Winston and his producing partner Ben Turner — whom he first met while writing songs for early One Direction albums like 2011’s Up All Night and 2012’s Take Me Home — particularly to honor the memory of Edwards, an influential figure in the London music scene who gave Ed a platform for his start in the music industry on the popular YouTube channel SBTV. (Sheeran’s first single “The A Team” went positively viral on the channel — leading to his record deal, smash debut album + (Plus) and everything that’s come since.)
And while the Grammy winner is proud to send his best friend’s legacy out into the world with the doc, he acknowledges that Edwards’ death has left a void that can never be filled with fame, success or another No. 1 single.
“I don’t think you ever process it, really,” he admits. “I think your life builds itself around grief. And I think that’s one thing I’ve actually really liked about making this documentary, is that more people than knew Jamal are now gonna know Jamal, you know? … I don’t think you should process it. I think to respect the person you’ve lost, you just have to live with it and allow yourself to be sad sometimes. And allow yourself to laugh at the fun memories and stuff like that! But to erase someone from your memory to not feel sad, I think is quite disrespectful to the memory of that person. So I allow myself to feel sad when I want to feel sad.”
Viewers can also look forward to getting to know Seaborn across the four episodes. She and Sheeran, who grew up as schoolmates in Suffolk, England, have always been notoriously guarded about their relationship, marriage and two daughters, both to preserve their family’s privacy and maintain a healthy sense of normalcy. However, they made the decision as a couple to temporarily open up about her unexpected health struggles as a way to help viewers find commonality and community with their story.
“It’s something that I talk to Cherry a lot about, because this is our life,” Sheeran says, noting Seaborn in the audience and revealing she thankfully has a clean bill of health these days and is attending “regular checkups” with her doctor.
“This isn’t something that’s scripted; it’s not a reality show,” he continues. “This is something that we’ve kept private for a very, very long time, and rightly so. We are a couple; we’re not celebrities who want to be out there on the red carpet. So what I’m hoping is that this documentary goes out there and exists for what it should exist for — which is a snapshot of grief and mental health and depression — and that we can close the door again and get on with our life.”
And while The Sum of It All‘s release coincides with Sheeran finally unveiling Subtract as the fifth and final album is his long-planned cycle of mathematically titled studio sets, the superstar confesses he’s decidedly nonchalant about how the album will be received by the masses or how it performs on the charts compared to his past mega-hits like 2014’s x (Multiply), 2017’s ÷ (Divide) and 2021’s = Equals — all of which bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. (He’s already released “Eyes Closed” and “Boat” as the first two singles from Subtract. The former has so far peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, far below the No. 2 peak of Equals‘ dance-infused lead-off “Bad Habits” or Divide‘s pair of career-defining No. 1s “Shape of You” and “Perfect.”)
“The album is my cathartic, therapeutic way of trying to make myself feel better,” he tells the audience. “I’m honestly putting it out because people think it’s good. But I wasn’t intending to put it out, I had a whole other album I was gonna put out. So I don’t really mind how it does. I’m just sort of like, ‘I’m gonna put it out and it will just exist and do its thing.’”
You can stream all four episodes of Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All now on Disney+. In the meantime, revisit the trailer for the docuseries below.
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Miley Cyrus will perform new songs from her new album in the Disney+ special, Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions), premiering on Friday (March 10).
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The performance event coincides with the release of Cyrus’ eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation, also out Friday.
Cyrus is set to perform eight songs from the new set, including her smash hit “Flowers,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks.
The intimate concert special, executive produced by Cyrus, will feature a special performance with Rufus Wainwright along with exclusive interviews inside the former Los Angeles home of Frank Sinatra, where Cyrus shot the music video for “Flowers.”
Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) is directed by Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter, and produced by RadicalMedia, Cyrus, HopeTown Entertainment, Crush Management and Columbia Records.
How to Stream Miley Cyrus’ Performance Special for Free
Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) drops on Friday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Disney+. Once the special premieres, Disney+ subscribers can begin streaming at no additional charge.
Not subscribed? Disney+ is $7.99/month or $79.99/year for the ad-supported package. To stream without ads, subscribe to Disney Premium for $10.99/month or $109 for the annual plan.
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How do you get free Disney+? Your best bet is to go through a third party.
Right now, Verizon is offering free, six-month subscriptions to Disney+ and the Disney+ bundle with select Unlimited plans. American Express offers entertainment credits for customers, which is another way to potentially save on Disney+.
You can access Disney+ on a smart TV, laptop, smartphone, tablet and other devices via the Disney+ app or at Disneyplus.com.
What else is streaming on Disney+? The list of Disney+ Originals includes Andor, Willow, The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, The Prouder Family: Louder & Prouder, Hawkeye, WandaVision, Loki, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Dancing With the Stars and movie exclusives such as Wakanda Forever, Turning Red and the upcoming Peter Pan & Wendy film premiering on April 28.
Music lovers can binge hours of concert specials and documentaries such as The Beatles: Get Back, BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage: LA, J-Hope: In the Box, Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U and Elton John: Live From Dodger Stadium.
Watch the trailer for Miley Cyrus — Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions) below.
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur premiered this week, and Diamond White gave Billboard News all the tea on the musical series in a new interview.
“Raphael Saadiq is executive producing all the music,” The X Factor alum and voice of Lunella Lafayette told Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly. “And if he’s in control of it, you know all the songs are gonna be good. You know how back in the day when The Proud Family had Beyoncé and her doing the theme song? It gives me that vibes. It’s that caliber of good.” (Technically, The Proud Family theme was performed by Queen Bey’s younger sister Solange with backup from Destiny’s Child during the show’s original run on Disney Channel from 2001 to 2005.)
Meanwhile, Alfre Woodard, who co-stars in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as the titular superhero’s grandmother Mimi, promised that the series will feature a diverse soundtrack of “reggae, reggaeton, rap, classical, old-school funk, everything.”
Later, White also shared the message that she wants fans to take away from the latest addition to the Marvel world: “That one girl can make a difference. ‘You can’t be what you can’t see,’ as Laurence Fishburne said, so it’s nice that there’s a character showing a Black girl with a big brain.”
Also starring the voice talents of Fishburne, Fred Tatasciore, Sasheer Zamata, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Michael Cimino, Indya Moore, Craig Robinson and more, Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is currently airing weekly episodes on Disney Channel and Disney+.
Watch Billboard‘s interview with Diamond White above.
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J-Hope in the Box is now streaming on Disney+. The documentary, featuring around “200 days” of the BTS rapper’s journey as a solo artist, droppedon the streaming platform on Friday (Feb. 17).
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From the recording studio to the stage, J-Hope in the Box showcases private listening sessions a nd footage from Hobi’s headlining set at Lollapalooza last year.
Produced by HYBE, the documentary takes fans inside the “creative process” of J-Hope’s solo album, Jack in the Box.
The BTS ARMY will also see cameos from the K-pop group — comprised of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook.
J-Hope’s documentary is the latest BTS film to drop on Disney+ as part of the “long-term collaboration” between Disney and HYBE. The collab will “present worldwide audiences a wide range of HYBE content for fans who love our music and artists,” HYBE CEO Park Ji-won said in a previous statement, per The Hollywood Reporter.
J-Hope’s Documentary: How to Stream on Disney+
J-Hope in the Box is streaming on Disney+ at no additional cost to subscribers, but you may have to adjust your content rating to stream the film. You can adjust the rating by editing your profile in the Disney+ app or at Disneyplus.com.
Not subscribed to Disney+? Join today and pay just $6.99/month for three months (or $9.99/month for Disney+ and Hulu). Monthly plans typically start at $7.99 but the streamer is currently offering a discount on the ad-supported, Basic package.
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Disney+ is the main streamer for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Once you’re officially subscribed, you can access Disney+ on your computer, smart TV, phone and other streaming devices. Disney+ allows up to seven user profiles under once account.
Stream Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Turning Red, Disenchanted and other movies along with entertaining Disney+ Original series such as The Prouder Family: Louder & Prouder, Dancing with the Stars, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Willow: Behind the Magic, National Treasure: Edge of History, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Andor, Hawkeye, WandaVision, The Mandalorian, Loki and The Book of Boba Fett.
Music lovers will enjoy the variety of documentaries and concert special on Disney+ including The Beatles Get Back, Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u, Elton John: Live from Dodger Stadium and BTS Permission to Dance on Stage: Los Angeles.
Watch the trailer for J-Hope in the Box below.
J-Hope unveiled the first look at his upcoming documentary J-Hope IN THE BOX on Thursday.
“The start of this project?” the K-pop idol asks as the 30-second clip starts. “People in the world don’t know what kind of music J-Hope of BTS makes… I come out of the box and I want to welcome the larger world.”
The documentary promises to follow the BTS rapper through the release of his debut solo album Jack in the Box, including his historic, headlining performance at Lollapalooza 2022 last August. All of his BTS bandmates make an appearance in the trailer as well, posing for a photos together as J-Hope’s single “Arson” plays over the scene.
J-Hope IN THE BOX is set to premiere on Weverse and Disney+ around the world on Feb. 17, though ARMY and other fans will be able to start pre-ordering the music film one week earlier on Feb. 10.
Upon its release last summer, the old-school hip-hop-leaning studio set — which was preceded by lead single “More” — landed at No. 5 on Billboard‘s Top Album Sales chart and also scored J-Hope a top 20 hit on the Billboard 200 at No. 17.
At the time, the rapper confessed to NME that he was “a bit worried at first, because the Jack in the Box album contains my story and what I really wanted to do…I’m very grateful and feel motivated. So, for those who supported my music, I want to try many different things with my music, and show them all going forward.”
Since then, he’s performed a medley of Jack in the Box tracks at the 2022 MAMA Awards, appeared on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve to ring in the new year and most recently sat front row with Jimin at Paris Fashion Week.
Watch the teaser for J-Hope’s IN THE BOX documentary below.