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Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney When Disney+ launches this November in the United States, the original content promised by the mega-studio features plenty to get excited about, including expanded looks at the worlds of Marvel and Star Wars, not to mention plenty of unscripted content. Here’s a comprehensive list of all the original series expected to air by 2021.
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“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”
Image Credit: Disney The iconic Disney Channel film series returns as a meta yet also musical TV show meant to unite fans of the original with a new generation. (Timing: Available at launch)
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“The Mandalorian”
Image Credit: Courtesy of Lucasfilm Starring Pedro Pascal, Jon Favreau executive produces this show: “Set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order, the series follows a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.” (Timing: Available at launch)
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“Forky Asks a Question”
Image Credit: Pixar This animated series features Forky (voiced by Tony Hale), a new character from “Toy Story 4” who has a lot to learn about the world. (Timing: Available at launch)
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“SparkShorts”
Image Credit: Pixar Pixar is known for its award-winning original short films (like “Bao,” pictured here), and so this series will spotlight new storytellers and innovations within the studio. (Timing: Available at launch)
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“Encore!”
Image Credit: Erik Pendzich/REX/Shutterstock Kristen Bell executive produces this unscripted series which reunites the casts of high school musicals to recreate the shows they once performed. (Timing: Available at launch)
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Untitled Walt Disney Imagineering Documentary Series
Image Credit: John Raoux/AP/REX/Shutterstock One of many unscripted series that focuses on behind-the-scenes dealings within Disney, this series focuses on what goes into making theme parks around the world work. (Timing: Available at launch)
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“Marvel’s Hero Project”
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Trismegist san An unscripted series about young heroes who “have dedicated their lives to selfless acts of bravery.” (Timing: Available at launch)
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“The World According to Jeff Goldblum”
Image Credit: Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock A Nat Geo series featuring the “Jurassic Park” star as he explores the world from his own unique point-of-view. (Timing: Available at launch)
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“Lady & The Tramp”
Image Credit: Disney An original live-action adaptation of the Disney animated classic, featuring Tessa Thompson as the voice of Lady and Justin Theroux as the voice of Tramp. The voice cast also includes Janelle Monae, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Sam Elliot. (Timing: Available at launch)
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“Diary of a Female President”
Image Credit: "Diary of a Female President" Gina Rodriguez (pictured) executive produces this live-action story about a 12-year-old Cuban-American girl destined to be President of the United States. (Timing: Year One)
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“The Falcon and The Winter Soldier”
Image Credit: Shutterstock Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan return to their bickering odd-couple ways in this MCU series. (Timing: Year One)
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“Lamp Life”
Image Credit: Pixar Bo Peep gets a backstory tracking what happened between “Toy Story 2” and her reappearance in “Toy Story 4” in this short film. (Timing: Year One)
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“Monsters at Work”
Image Credit: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock This Pixar animated series picks up six months after “Monsters, Inc.” and reunites our favorites with a new cast of characters. (Timing: Year One)
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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars”
Image Credit: Disney The animated series returns for 12 new episodes, featuring, according to Disney, “Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, as well as fan-favorites Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex.” (Timing: Year One)
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“Marvel’s What If…?”
Image Credit: Snap Stills/REX/Shutterstock An animated series from Marvel will provide alternate universe looks at key MCU moments. The first episode reveals what would have happened if, during “Captain America: The First Avenger,” it had been Peggy Carter who was transformed into a super-solider instead of Steve Rogers (who instead gets a super-suit created by Howard Stark). (Timing: Year One)
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“Be Our Chef”
Image Credit: Mediapunch/REX/Shutterstock A cooking competition series featuring families duking it out with themed challenges set inside Disney World. Angela Kinsey from “The Office” hosts. (Timing: Year One)
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“Cinema Relics: Iconic Art of the Movies” (working title)
Image Credit: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock A look at the props and costumes which were essential to notable Disney films, including “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Muppet Movie,” “Tron,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (Timing: Year One)
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“Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2”
Image Credit: Disney A multi-part documentary series about the making of the blockbuster’s sequel. “Into the Unknown” gets its title from one of the songs from the upcoming film. (Timing: Year One)
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“Magic of Animal Kingdom”
Image Credit: Charles Sykes/REX/Shutterstock A behind-the-scenes look at those who take care of the amazing animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park and Epcot’s SeaBase aquarium. (Timing: Year One)
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“Marvel’s 616”
Image Credit: Araldo Di Crollalanza/REX/Shutterstock The producers behind “Chef’s Table” are behind this documentary series “that explores the intersection between Marvel’s rich legacy of stories, characters, and creators and the world outside your window.” (Timing: Year One)
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“(Re)Connect”
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Pressmaster A show that asks families to unplug from the world in order to deal with personal issues. (Timing: Year One)
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“Rogue Trip”
Image Credit: Amy Sussman/Variety/REX/Shutterstock A travel series featuring journalist Bob Woodruff (pictured) and his 27-year-old son Mack as they travel to locations “your average tourist is least likely to venture.” (Timing: Year One)
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“Shop Class” (working title)
Image Credit: Shutterstock / Peter Wei Students will create the most innovative contraptions in this unscripted competition series which will crown one team as the Shop Class Champs. (Timing: Year One)
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“Noelle”
Image Credit: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Disney+’s big Christmas movie play, starring Anna Kendrick as a slacker member of the Kringle family who has to save Christmas after her big brother (played by Bill Hader) flakes. The cast also includes Kingsley Ben-Adir, Billy Eichner, Julie Hagerty, and Shirley MacLaine. (Timing: Year One)
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“The Phineas and Ferb Movie”
Image Credit: Disney Phineas and Ferb are back for a feature-length animated adventure, in which per the official release “they set out across the galaxy to rescue Candace who has been abducted by aliens and has found utopia in a far-off planet, free of pesky little brothers.” (Timing: Year One)
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“Stargirl”
Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock An original film based on the critically-acclaimed New York Times best-seller, starring Graham Verchere and Grace VanderWaal (pictured). (Timing: Year One)
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“Timmy Failure”
Image Credit: Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/REX/Shutterstock “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy (pictured) directs this young adult detective tale featuring the deadpan Timmy and his partner, a 1,500-pound polar bear named Total. (Timing: Year One)
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“Togo”
Image Credit: Andrew H. Walker/BEI/REX/Shutterstock Inspired by the true story of the man (and his sled dog) who blaze through the Alaskan tundra to save a remote town from a diphtheria outbreak in 1925. Willem Dafoe stars. (Timing: Year One)
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Untitled Loki Series
Image Credit: Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Tom Hiddleston is set to star in this series featuring the MCU’s most iconic, yet complicated trickster villain. (Timing: Year Two)
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Untitled Cassian Andor “Star Wars” Series
Image Credit: Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk reprise their “Rogue One” roles for this prequel series, which will be showrun by “The Americans” writer Stephen Schiff. (Timing: Year Two)
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“WandaVision”
Image Credit: Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock Another MCU spinoff series, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as the Scarlet Witch and Vision. (Timing: Year Two)
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“Earthkeepers” (working title)
Image Credit: Firdia Lisnawati/AP/REX/Shutterstock From the official release, this documentary series will focus on “conservationists and the animals they’ve devoted their careers to studying, diving deep into the personal trials and professional breakthroughs of protecting the planet’s most endangered species.” (Timing: Year Two)
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“Ink & Paint”
Image Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Another behind-the-scenes look at Disney’s inner workings, this one with an emphasis on the under-appreciated women working in the animation department. (Pictured: “Frozen” co-director Jennifer Lee.) (Timing: Year Two)
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