Everything (Yes, EVERYTHING) That Was Announced at Disney’s Investor Day

If you tuned into Disney’s four-plus-hour-long Investor Day presentation on December 10th, then you probably have a good idea and just how much new content was announced. Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek did the math for us and shared that over 100 titles were announced: 63 series and 42 films to be precise.

Let’s recap everything that was announced at Investor Day, as well as what we know so far about when we can expect to watch these series and films ourselves, and who’s starring in them!

Disney Television Studios for Disney+

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers

• Starring Emilio Estevez and Lauren Graham
• Set to debut on Disney+ in 2021.

Turner & Hooch

• Starring Josh Peck
• Set to debut on Disney+ in 2021.

Big Shot

• Starring John Stamos, Yvette Nicole Brown and Jessalyn Gilsig.
• Set to debut on Disney+ in 2021.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

• Starring Tony Hale and Kristen Schaal
• Set to debut on Disney+ in 2021.

Beauty and the Beast (working title)

• Starring Luke Evans and Josh Gad, will include new music composed by Alan Menken.
• Currently in development.

Swiss Family Robinson

• Reimagined by Ron Moore and Jon M. Chu
• Currently in development.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

• Based on the bestselling book series by Rick Riordan from Disney Publishing Worldwide.
• Currently in development.

National Geographic on Disney+

Limitless With Chris Hemsworth

Welcome to Earth (working title)

• Featuring Will Smith

Genius

• Fourth season of Emmy-winning anthology series
• Will profile Martin Luther King, Jr.

Cousteau

• New documentary film
• Will debut in theatres before coming to Disney+

National Geographic also unveiled three new documentary series for Disney+:

• Secrets of the Whales
• A Real Bug’s Life
• America The Beautiful

Hulu and Star

Only Murders in the Building

• Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez

The Dropout

• Starring Kate McKinnon

Dopesick

• Starring Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, and Rosario Dawson.

Nine Perfect Strangers

• Starring Nicole Kidman
• Will arrive on Hulu in 2021

FX Originals that will be available on Hulu in the U.S. and Star in multiple international markets in 2021:

• The Old Man
• American Horror Stories
• Platform
• Reservation Dogs
• Y: The Last Man

It was also announced during Investor Day that The Handmaid’s Tale has been renewed for a fifth season.  We also learned that the Kardashian Jenners have signed a multi-year deal for global content that will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Star. Look for that to debut in late 2021.

FX

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

• FX has ordered four additional seasons of the series

Alien

• First series adaptation of the sci-fi horror film
• Currently in development.

The Stones

• Drama series about The Rolling Stones
• Currently in development.

Shōgun

• Retelling of James Clavell’s epic saga, set within feudal Japan
• Currently in development.

ESPN and Sports Content

10-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference (SEC), beginning in the 2024 season. The deal also brings select SEC football games to ESPN+ beginning with the 2021 season and running through the term of agreement.

Peyton’s Places

• Will return for a third season in the Fall of 2021

Stephen A’s World

• Featuring insights and opinions of Stephen A. Smith
• Will arrive in January of 2021

Man in the Arena: Tom Brady

• Nine-part documentary series
• No release date announced at this time

SportsNation

• Will return weekday mornings in January of 2021 exclusively on ESPN+

Lucasfilm

Obi-Wan Kenobi

• Starring Ewan McGregor with Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader
• In pre-production, set to begin filming soon

Rangers of the New Republic

• New series set in the Mandalorian era from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni

Ahsoka

• Starring Rosario Dawson
• Also from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni

Rogue Squadron

• Next feature film in the Star Wars franchise; will be released in December 2023
• Directed by Patty Jenkins of the Wonder Woman franchise.

An unnamed Star Wars feature film

• Led by writer/director Taika Waititi

Additional new Lucasfilm titles announced for Disney+ include

• Andor
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch
• Star Wars: Visions
• Lando
• The Acolyte
• A Droid Story

Indiana Jones

• Final installment in the franchise
• Feature film directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford

Children of Blood & Bone

• New feature film based on Tomi Adeyemi’s New York Times bestselling novel,

Willow

• New series with Warwick Davis returning in the title role.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production

Hocus Pocus 2

• Sequel to Hocus Pocus coming to Disney+
• Directed by Adam Shankman

Three Men and a Baby

• Reboot coming to Disney+
• Starring Zac Efron

Cheaper by the Dozen

• Reboot coming to Disney+
• Starring Kenya Barris and Gabrielle Union

Sister Act

• Film coming to Disney+
• Starring Whoopi Goldberg, who will also produce alongside Tyler Perry.

Flora & Ulysses

• Will debut on Disney+ in February of 2021.

Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers

• Hybrid live action-animated film coming to Disney+
• Starring John Mulaney and Andy Samberg.

Pinocchio

• Film coming to Disney+
• Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks.

Peter Pan & Wendy

• Film coming to Disney+
• Starring Jude Law as Captain Hook and Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell.

Disenchanted

• A sequel to the hit film Enchanted, coming to Disney+
• Amy Adams will return as Giselle.

Greek Freak

• Biographical film coming to Disney+ about NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo

Safety

• Biographical film about Ray McElrathbey, premiered on Disney+ on December 11th

Disney+ will feature additional upcoming projects about Keanon Lowe and Chris Paul.

20th Century Studios’ titles currently in development include:

• New animated take on Diary of a Wimpy Kid;
• The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (starring Simon Pegg)
• An animated Night at the Museum film

Finally, Investor Day also included a preview of the following upcoming feature films:

Jungle Cruise

• Set to be released July 2021

Cruella

• Set to be released on May 28, 2021

The Lion King prequel

• Directed by Barry Jenkins
• Currently in development

The Little Mermaid

• Live action adaptation of 1989 animated film
• Starring Halle Bailey and Melissa McCarthy
• Featuring songs by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken from the original 1989 film as well as new songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Raya and the Last Dragon

• Will debut simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ via Premiere Access on March 5th, 2021
• Premier Access for Raya and the Last Dragon will be priced at $29.99

Encanto

• Slated for a theatrical release in November of 2021
• Featuring brand-new score by Lin-Manuel Miranda
• Directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush, co-directed and co-written by Charise Castro Smith

Disney also announced at Investor Day the first-ever Walt Disney Animation Studios-produced animated series. These series, all slated to debut on Disney+, include:

• Baymax
• Zootopia+
• Tiana
• Moana, The Series
• Iwájú

Pixar Animation Studios

Win or Lose

• Pixar’s first-ever long-form animated series
• Will debut exclusively on Disney+ in February of 2023

Turning Red

• Slated for a theatrical release in 2022
• Directed by Pixar Short Bao‘s director Domee Shi

Lightyear

• Tells the story of the hero that inspired the toy.
• Slated for a theatrical release in 2022
• Starring Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear

Luca

• Feature film slated for a theatrical release June of 2021

Additional new series from Pixar for Disney+ include:

• Inside Pixar
• Pixar Popcorn
• Dug Days
• Unnamed Cars Series

Investor Day also included a sneak peek at Pixar’s next feature film Soul, arriving on Disney+ December 25th, as well as the Pixar short Burrow, which will debut alongside Soul.

Marvel Studios

Secret Invasion

• New series for Disney+, currently in development
• Starring Samuel L. Jackson

Ironheart

• New series for Disney+, currently in development
• Starring Dominique Thorne as a genius inventor

Armor Wars

• New series for Disney+, currently in development
• Starring Don Cheadle as James Rhodes aka War Machine

Studios’ robust lineup of Disney+ titles that include:

• WandaVision
• The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
• Loki (set to arrive on Disney+ May of 2021)
• What If…? (set to arrive on Disney+ summer of 2021)
• Ms. Marvel
• Hawkeye (set to arrive on Disney+ in late 2021)
• She-Hulk
• Moon Knight
• Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
• I Am Groot

Two feature film titles from Marvel unveiled during Investor Day include Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, the third feature in the Ant-Man franchise; and Fantastic Four, which introduces Marvel’s most iconic family.

Marvel Studios’ upcoming feature films also include

• Black Widow (set for a theatrical release of May 7th, 2021)
• Shang Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings (just wrapped production; set for theatrical release in 2021)
• Eternals (set for a theatrical release of November 5th, 2021)
• Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness (set for a theatrical release of March 25th, 2022)
• Thor: Love and Thunder (set for a theatrical release of May 6th, 2022)
• Black Panther 2 (set for a theatrical release of July 8th, 2022)
• Blade (currently in development)
• Captain Marvel 2
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Click here to check out trailers from the upcoming Marvel Studios projects!

Which of these new titles are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments!

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