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Right now, you'll find a pretty sizable amount of Disney-owned content on Netflix: From Moana and Coco to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, several
case once 2020 roles around.Disney will launch its own streaming service in 2019, and it's primed to be the destination for all things
Netflix's deal for recent Disney movies concludes at the end of 2019, so the shift should be fully complete come 2020.The new service will
undoubtedly pack loads of existing content, but its biggest strength may be a heap of brand new, totally exclusive TV shows and movies that
leverage Disney's many popular franchises
Two different Star Wars shows are coming, for example, and that's just the tip of the mouse-eared iceberg.Wondering if you'll need to add
another streaming video service to your monthly haul Here's an early look at what to expect from Disney's streaming service, and why
even Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video subscribers might be tempted to jump on in 2019.What is Disney's streaming serviceDisney's
streaming service will be an all-in-one Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars video destination, packing plenty of existing movies and TV
shows along with a stack of brand-new content.Disney has been working on the plan for some time now, acquiring a controlling stake in
streaming technology provider BAMTech in 2017 following a first investment the previous year
BAMTech spun out from Major League Baseball's streaming efforts and now powers platforms like HBO Now and ESPN+, so it knows a little
something about on-demand video traffic.Obviously, Disney has a massive heap of content in its archives: loads of movies, TV series, and
cartoons spread across the Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel brands
Fox's entertainment brands may well be folded into that, as well, given the pending deal.Disney makes serious money (an estimated $300
million) putting its films and properties on Netflix and other services, but if the company can make an attractive-enough service to pull in
millions of paying subscribers, then it could yield potentially much more income
And it gives Disney a new, exclusive platform for developing new content, whether it's with existing brands or original properties.The
who will be able to tune into the House of Mouse's streaming service A report from Deadline suggests that the service will first debut in
North America before expanding internationally.What content will it haveDisney plans to have four to five exclusive TV shows and four to
five original movies ready for the late 2019 launch, which means there will be a large amount of fresh content available on day one.Surely
in one form or another for ages
Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Jungle Book) will both write and executive produce the show, with a storyline set three years following the
events of Return of the Jedi.It's not the only new Star Wars episodic content that'll be on the service early on, either
At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Disney announced that a new, concluding season of animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars will also be on the
We have to imagine that the existing episodes, currently on Netflix, will also join the fray.We'll also get an original Marvel series,
separate from the myriad shows already on Netflix and other platforms/channels, as well as a new Monsters Inc
project and a fresh take on the once-popular High School Musical franchise.Many additional new shows and TV series have been rumored or
reported on, but not officially announced as of this writing
Deadline suggests that projects based on Lady and the Tramp, Don Quixote, Sword and the Stone, and 3 Men and a Baby are in the works, along
with other projects titled The Paper Magician, Stargirl, Togo, and Timmy Failure.Deadline suggests that two films for the service were
already in post-production as of February 2018: Magic Camp from director Mark Waters (starring Adam DeVine and Jeffrey Tambor), and
Christmas-themed comedy Noelle from Marc Lawrence (featuring Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader).All told, you can expect "thousands of hours" of
Disney TV shows and films on the service, including existing content, and that new Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars films will be available to
stream at some point following their theatrical releases.How much will it costNo official details have been released yet, but Disney is
clearly positioning the service as a lower-cost alternative to Netflix."I can say that our plan on the Disney side is to price this
substantially below where Netflix is
That is in part reflective of the fact that it will have substantially less volume," said Robert Iger, The Walt Disney Company's chairman
"It'll have a lot of high quality [content], because of the brands and the franchises that will be on it that we've talked about
But it'll simply launch with less volume, and the price will reflect that."In short: less content for less money, but there should be plenty
of compelling stuff on offer
risen alongside its pivot towards original content.What will be missingThe Disney streaming service won't have content from outside of the
Disney ecosystem, as far as we know
That might seem obvious enough, but services like Netflix and Hulu have such diverse offerings because of their wide partnerships and
licensing deals.Disney has plenty of content to draw from, especially if Fox content comes onboard as well, but this will still be a very
On top of that, there won't be any R-rated or adult-oriented content on the service
That stuff will go to Hulu instead, according to a report from Deadline.Also, the Marvel original series on Netflix will stay where they are
for the foreseeable future
"As long as they keep making those shows, they continue on Netflix," said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos in early 2018
They run until we cancel them." He added, "We get to use them for a very long time."Should I subscribe to Disney's streaming serviceIt's
far too early to know exactly how the service will take shape, since we don't have a sense of the branding, availability of platforms, or
potentially compelling new content, along with creating a single streaming service for watching all of the latest and greatest movies and TV
streaming service might be more appealing as an add-on to your current subscriptions, rather than a full-on replacement for Netflix or
Hulu.The Disney streaming service won't be as comprehensive or wide-ranging as some rivals, but Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel fans might
have trouble resisting some of the original shows and movies coming down the pipeline
We're certainly excited to see what Disney has in mind for the live-action Star Wars series, above all, but other projects sound compelling
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