BURBANK: Walt Disney unveiled new details on Thursday about Disney+, a family-friendly digital video subscription that is set to debut later this year and compete with Netflix.
Disney'snew family-friendly streaming service will cost $7 monthly or $70 annually with a slate of new and classic TV shows and movies from some of the world’s most popular entertainment franchises in a bid to challenge the digital dominance of Netflix.
When the ad-free monthly service debuts on November 12, some of the programming available from Disney’s libraries will include:
-Classic Disney animated movies such as 101 Dalmatiansand Bambi
-The entire Pixar catalog including A Bug’s Lifeand Cars
-Captain Marveland three other Marvel films
-The first and second Star Warstrilogies
-Live-action movies such as the Pirates of the Caribbeanseries, Mary Poppinsand The Sound of Music.
-More than 5,000 episodes of Disney Channel shows such as Hannah Montana
Disney also will create original programming exclusively for the service. According to the company, that will include:
A new season of animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars
A live-action Star Warsseries called The Mandalorian, developed by Jon Favreau
A TV series starring Diego Luna that is a prequel to the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
A series focused on the villain Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston
A series starring Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch
Monsters at Work, a series inspired by Pixar hit Monsters IncBilly Crystal and John Goodman will return as the voices of Mike and Sulley.
Remakes of Disney classics such as Lady and the Trampand Sword in the Stone
Noelle, a Christmas fantasy adventure starring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader
Togo, starring Willem Dafoe in a story about a famous sled-dog
A new High School Musicalseries
Diary of a Female President, a comedy series about a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl on a journey to become president of the United States
Marvel’s 616, a documentary series exploring the intersection between Marvel stories and characters and the real world
Be Our Chef, a food competition show in which families compete and the winner’s dish will be served at Walt Disney World
Rogue Trip, a travel guide to places an average tourist is least likely to visit