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If you’re one of those people who enjoys Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ content at the expense of a friend or family member without having to pay, start counting your days.
You have until June to get your bank accounts in order and decide whether you want to continue sharing your Disney+ and its family streaming platform account with your homie or other family members.
Those allowing other people to use their Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ accounts will see a message telling them to add that person to their plan for an additional fee, of course.
Speaking with CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about Disney’s plans to start cracking down on the popular practice of password sharing.
Per Variety:
According to Disney chief Bob Iger, the Mouse House this June will “be launching our first real foray into password sharing” enforcement. Iger, during an interview Thursday on CNBC, said the initial launch will be “just a few countries in a few markets” (he didn’t identify them) then “will grow significantly with a full rollout in September.”
The initial communications to Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ customers will prompt password-borrowers to start their own subscriptions, the company has said previously. Later in 2024, account holders who want allow access to individuals outside their household will be able to add them for an additional fee.
When Disney+ begins its crackdown on password sharing, which it hopes will help achieve “double-digit margins, it will join Netflix, which has already begun doing so.
Netflix claims that its effort to crack down on password sharing has been successful in helping boost subscriber numbers.
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Aside from the last season of Loki, Disney+’s live-action MCU series haven’t generated much interest from hardcore fanboys. But with Daredevil: Reborn already in production, hype is slowly building around Matt Murdock’s return to the MCU.
That being said, on Wednesday, April 3, interest in the series got a big boost when on-set photos of Jon Bernthal’s Punisher hit the internet which showed the actor in full Frank Castle attire and covered in blood which surely came from a violent encounter of some kind. According to Variety, the upcoming Daredevil: Reborn series has gone through some ups and downs due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, but now that things are back on track, fans can expect to see the kind of action-packed brutality that made Netflix’s Daredevil series such a hit amongst fans back in 2017.
Variety reports:
“Daredevil: Born Again” has been through a bit of a development rollercoaster. The series parted ways with head writers Chris Ord and Matt Corman last October while the production was shut down amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. Marvel also released the directors for the remaining episodes of the season as it decided to take “Born Again” in a new creative direction despite half of the series’ 18-episode order already being shot. Only some elements of pre-existing material is expected to be used in the final cut of the show.
Dario Scardapane, who wrote and executive produced Bernthal’s “The Punisher” series, stepped in to serve as the new “Born Again” showrunner a few weeks after Ord and Corman’s exit. The duo are still being credited as executive producers. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead — who directed on Marvel’s “Moon Knight” and “Loki” Season 2 — were added as directors. It’s unclear whether or not the original 18-episode order remains.
If these pictures are any indication of what we can expect when Daredevil: Reborn hit’s Disney+, we’re in for a bloody good time.
Check out pics of Jon Bernthal’s The Punisher alongside Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and let us know if you’re as hype as we are about the upcoming series in the comments section below.
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While Star Wars fans have many issues with both the prequel and sequel trilogies that followed the first three classics that George Lucas blessed us with, the spinoff shows that stream on Disney+ have garnered much love and support. Now another series will be coming that will delve even deeper into the Star Wars universe.
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On Tuesday (March 20), Disney+ released their first trailer for a new Star Wars spinoff series dubbed The Acolyte which centers around a Jedi killer and actually takes place 100 years before the Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace. Judging from the trailer, the Jedi will have their hands full as they try to take down the young, Force-wielding Sith in training, portrayed by Amanda Stenberg
In the trailer we see this assassin wield a red lightsaber so you just know chaos is about to go down. We’re with it. Also in the cast are Carrie-Ann Moss and Jodie Turner-Smith, as if we didn’t need more reason to tune in.
With the series taking place 100 years before the prequel films, we doubt we’ll see anyone from the OG Star Wars film make an appearance (Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, etc), but Chewbacca and other role players are definitely on the table and maybe even a legendary Sith or two might make a cameo or play a role in the show after it’s all said and done.
Check out the trailer for The Acolyte below and let us know if you’ll be checking for it when it premiers on Disney+ on June 4th. Peep photos in the gallery, too.
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The trailer for the next installment of National Geographic’s acclaimed series Genius focusing on the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X made its debut.
As the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday weekend begins, National Geographic has released the full trailer for the next installment of their award-winning Genius series focusing on the civil rights leader and another iconic figure in the struggle for social justice, Malcolm X. The series, entitled Genius: MLK/X, is the first time that it will explore the lives of two impactful figures at once, opening with the two’s only public interaction on Capitol Hill at a Senate hearing in 1964.
Genius: MLK/X features Kelvin Harrison Jr., the Screen Actors Guild Award winner for his role in The Trial of The Chicago 7 and the star of Chevalier as Dr. King. Aaron Pierre, the actor notable for his performance as Caesar in Barry Jenkins’ Amazon series, The Underground Railroad, and M. Night Shyamalan’s, Old, portrays the activist, Malcolm X.
The docudrama series zeroes in on the lives of the two iconic figures going back to their formative years where both were reared with a strong sense of family but also beset by tragedy that placed them on their respective journeys to realize their identities and to fight for change for their people and the world.
The limited series also stars Weruche Opia as Coretta Scott King, MLK’s wife, and Jayme Lawson as Betty Shabazz, the wife of Malcolm X. Genius MLK/X also takes time to fully detail their lives and identities in full as powerful civil rights activists carrying on their late husbands’ work. The series also features the late Emmy Award winner Ron Cephas Jones in one of his final roles.
Genius: MLK/X is produced by Reggie Rock Bythewood, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Ron Howard, Brian Glazer, Francie Calfo and Kristen Zolner. Ambassador Atallah Shabazz is also involved with the series, having served as a consulting producer. It is also produced by Undisputed Cinema, Imagine Television, and 20th Television. The series will air weekly and debuts on National Geographic Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. ET/8 CT with two episodes, which will be available on Disney+ and Hulu the next day.
Check out the trailer for Genius: MLK/X below.
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BTS is treating the ARMY to an epic delve into their 10-year journey as a K-pop group with an eight part docuseries titled BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star. The new limited-series will premiere the first two episodes on Wednesday (Dec. 20) exclusively on Disney+.
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In case the BTS biography and Funko Pops! weren’t enough, each part of the docuseries will focus on defining moments in the group’s career including from before their start, how BTS was formed, their solo projects and moments ahead to their anticipated reunion in 2025. ARMY can also get excited for never-before-seen interviews, performances and behind-the-scenes moments with RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook.
Other pivotal points that will be highlighted include their preparation for their debut, their struggles during the “Danger” period, discussing their first concerts, their debut at the American Music Awards and the Billboard Music Awards, what it was like becoming stars in America, speaking at the UN as well as personal moments like what it was like for them to meet each other for the first time, J-Hope’s surprise birthday party, Jung Kook’s high school graduation ceremony and more, according to Disney+.
You can expect two episodes to drop every Wednesday starting Dec. 20 until Jan. 10 for a total of episodes.
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How to Watch BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star
Starting Wednesday (Dec. 20), you can indulge in the first two episodes of BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star with two episodes dropping every following Wednesday. The docuseries will be airing exclusively on Disney+, which means you’ll need a subscription in order to watch the limited-series. If you have a subscription to Disney+ already, then you’ll be able to watch every episode for no additional cost. All you need to do is log into your account on Wednesday and it’ll be under new releases.
Don’t have a Disney+ account? The streaming platform doesn’t offer a free trial, but it is one of the most affordable streaming options out there with plans starting at $7.99/month. Click here or the button below to start your membership.
There are various plans you can choose from depending on what your budget is. The most basic plan is ad-supported and is just $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. You’ll gain access to the entire Disney+ library including original series, movies and content from affiliates like National Geographic, Marvel and more.
For even more content offerings, you can also add Hulu + Live TV that’ll offer you the entire Hulu library including hundreds of live TV channels.
Another money-saving option is to join Disney+ through Verizon. Right now, Verizon customers can get the Disney+ Bundle for $10/month with Verizon’s MyPlan, which can help save up to $4.99/month. It’s also customizable, which means you can toggle off the perks that you don’t want.
Content you can look forward to watching includes 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 and more.
Check out the trailer for BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star below.
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Ludacris is helping you get into the holiday spirit — and no, it isn’t with a new Christmas single. The “Stand Up” rapper is trading the recording studio for a film set as he’s starring in the new Disney holiday movie Dashing Through the Snow. You can officially stream the new movie exclusively on Disney+ starting Friday (Nov. 17).
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Ludacris stars as Eddie Garrick, a divorced social worker for the Atlanta Police Department who has lost his joy and spirit for the yuletide season due to a traumatic experience as a child. At the request of his ex-wife Allison (Teyonah Parris), he takes his 8-year-old daughter, Charlotte (Madison Skye Validum), for Christmas Eve. It’s when they meet a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick (Lil Rel Howery) that the two are swept up in a magical adventure that may just help Garrick rediscover his holiday spirit.
Other castmembers you can expect to see include Oscar Nuñez, Zulay Henao, Kevin Connolly and Janora McDuffie.
Check below for the streaming options available.
How to Watch & Stream Dashing Through the Snow
Dashing Through the Snow is a Disney+ original, which means you’ll need a subscription to the platform in order to watch it online. Already have a membership? All you need to do is log into your account and find it under new releases, then you’ll be able to stream the movie for free.
If you aren’t subscribed to Disney+ the streaming platform offers a variety of plans starting at $7.99/month that you can customize to your needs. Click here or the button below to start your subscription.
The cheapest option is the Basic Plan for $7.99/month and provides you with the service’s ad-supported plan. You’ll have access to the entire Disney+ library including programs from Marvel, National Geographic and more and the ability to stream on multiple devices. If you’d prefer no ads, then you can get the Premium Plan for $13.99/month, which includes everything in the Basic Plan as well as the ability to download and watch content offline.
Looking for additional savings? You can save over 40% when you bundle Disney+ with Hulu and ESPN+ for $14.99/month, which will triple your content library. For live TV offerings, you can also bundle Disney+ with Hulu+ Live TV to expand your program offerings further.
Another money-saver option is to join Disney+ through Verizon. With Verizon’s MyPlan, you can get the Disney+ Bundle for $10/month, which can help save up to $4.99/month. The best part? You can toggle off perks each month and only pay for what you use.
Besides Dashing Through the Snow, you’ll have access to all of Disney+’s library of exclusive and original programs such as 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.
Check below to watch the trailer for Dashing Through the Snow.
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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.
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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.
Per Engadget:
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.
Above The Line reports:
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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