While the Disney streaming service has yet to be officially christened, Digital Spy have collated the information known so far to build up a picture of what consumers can expect from the latest streamer to enter an already packed market late in 2019.
There are new projects coming from every quarter, with Muppets, Marvel and Disney live action projects being prepped and planned, as well as Star Wars content.
Disney streaming service release: What does it mean for Star Wars?
Star Wars properties are similarly being developed for the platform.
Animated series The Clone Wars is being revived for a seventh season, five years after it originally came to a close on Cartoon Network. (Ironically, Lucasfilm ended its contract with Cartoon Network following its acquisition by Disney.)
But we’re also getting our first ever bona-fide live-action Star Wars series in The Mandalorian. Following a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic, and exploring the warrior race from which bounty hunters Jango and Boba Fett originated.
Jon Favreau will script and executive produce the 10-part series, which will cost $100 million to make, according to The New York Times.
However, unlike with Marvel, Disney’s platform won’t have all the Star Wars movies to stream, since US streaming rights for the films are held by other outlets including Turner Broadcasting until 2024.
“But Star Wars movies that come out in 2019 and later, you’ll find them there,” Bob Iger has said.
Pricing has yet to be announced, although Digital Spy suppose that it will follow a similar pattern to Netflix with Basic, Standard and Premium price points. Fingers crossed the next Disney Shareholders meeting will shed more light on the new service.
