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# 57 New Shows and Movies That May Help Disney Overtake Netflix in the Streaming Wars


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![From top left: Amy Adams in Enchanted; Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in WandaVision; Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus; Tom Hiddleston in Loki; Hayden Christensen in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones; Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf756ea89ca7dbfd/698a152c97cdff7a226bb757/disney-plus-new-shows-overtake-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

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Disney looks poised to overtake Netflix in the steaming wars. Since Disney launched its streaming service Disney+ over a year ago, the company has been playing catchup with Netflix. Aside from [_The Mandalorian_](https://time.com/5901362/mandalorian-season-2-plot/ "undefined")_,_ Disney had few splashy series to lure audiences away from other streamers. That’s about to change.

During an investor call on Thursday, the world’s largest entertainment company announced 50 new Marvel, Star Wars, Disney and Pixar series set to debut over the next few years on Disney+. The company projected that the streaming service would hit 350 million subscribers worldwide by 2024, far more than Netflix’s current 195 million subscribers. (Netflix is projected to have 305 million by then.) The next morning, Disney’s stock hit record highs. As a newer platform, Disney+ arguably has much more room to grow, and quickly, at a moment when Netflix is losing key nostalgic properties like _The Office_, _Friends_ and _The West Wing_.

Despite its ambitious streaming rollout, Disney is not abandoning the theatrical release business: executives stood firm on the plan to release big Marvel movies like [_Black Widow_](https://time.com/5743065/black-widow-trailer/ "undefined") in theaters next year, even though rival studio Warner Bros. [plans to release](https://time.com/5917626/warner-bros-hbomax-movies/ "undefined") its entire 2021 slate, beginning with the late 2020 release _Wonder Woman 1984_ and including other blockbusters like _Dune_, straight to HBO Max.

The genius of Disney’s strategy going forward is that the company will require audiences to watch content _both_ at home and in theaters to get the full story. The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the most successful film franchise of all time because of its interlocking narratives: audiences couldn’t understand the [complex time-traveling plot](https://time.com/5576656/avengers-endgame-time-travel/ "undefined") of _Avengers: Endgame_ unless they had seen not only the _Avengers_ movies but _The Guardians of the Galaxy_ films, the _Captain America_ movies and even the _Ant-Man_ flicks.

Now, Disney is applying that strategy across all of its brands. Marvel Studios has said that the Disney+ show _WandaVision_ will set up plot points for [upcoming theatrical release movies](https://time.com/5576491/avengers-endgame-marvel-cinematic-universe-future/ "undefined") like _Spider-Man: Homecoming 3_ and _Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness_. Some of the most significant characters from the big-screen movies, like Tom Hiddleston’s Loki and Anthony Mackie’s Falcon, are getting their own shows on the streaming service. Everything interconnects.

The same goes for _Star Wars_: During the investor call, LucasFilm announced two upcoming Star Wars movies—one directed by _Wonder Woman 1984′_s Patty Jenkins, the other by _Thor: Ragnarok’_s Taika Waititi—but it also announced that 10 _Star Wars_ series would hit the streamer in the next several years, including a _Rogue One_ prequel called _Andor_ and a TV show about Lando Calrissian. These shows will no doubt tie in with the movies.

The key to Disney’s success is building on existing IP. Disney has already become the dominant force at the box office—in 2019, Disney released 8 of the 10 highest grossing movies of the year. Netflix produces hundreds of original series and movies a year, but it does not have access to the backlog of nostalgic content that has historically driven audiences to theaters and now, possibly, streaming services. Those age-old stories lure children and parents to Disney products: Disney will introduce series based on _Moana_, _Princess and the Frog_ and _Up_ in the next few years, not to mention sequels to movies millennials watched as kids like _Sister Act_ and _Hocus Pocus._ But Disney plans to compete with Netflix in the adult realm too: Disney announced several new shows that will live on FX and Hulu and its new international streaming service Star, including an _Alien_ show and a series based on disgraced Theranos founder [Elizabeth Holmes.](https://time.com/5200246/theranos-elizabeth-holmes-fraud-sec-charges/ "undefined")


Disney+ now has 86.8 million paying subscribers, a number that the company initially thought it would reach in five years. (Hulu and ESPN+, which Disney also owns, have 39 million and 12 million, respectively.) Quarantine no doubt boosted those stats, but they are nonetheless impressive compared to, say, HBO Max, which launched this year and counts just 12.6 million subscribers among its ranks or Peacock, which acquired just [26 million](https://www.thewrap.com/peacock-signups-26-million-nbcuniversal/ "undefined") this year. Still, hitting 250 million subscribers in three years will be a challenge.

Still, here are 57 streaming projects—and 57 reasons—why it looks like Disney might just surpass Netflix as the dominant streamer.

## Marvel

![Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in <i>WandaVision</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte68ab54663aa44c0/698a1528db29870bd82661c2/wandavision-marvel.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in WandaVision Marvel Studios


### _WandaVision_

_WandaVision_ looks absolutely bizarre in all the best ways. The show will center on Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olson) and Vision (Paul Bettany) living in a picturesque suburb as a normal couple—until of course Wanda begins to realize not everything is as it seems. Actors from various parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Randall Park and Kat Dennings, will drop in on the series. The show hits steaming Jan. 15, 2021.

![Falcon Winter Soldier](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd00c00c7da12a4ff/698a0111929fad0214bf4b95/falcon-winter-soldier-anthony-machkie-sebastian-stan-captain-america-civil-war.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) in Captain America: Civil War Film Frame—Marvel Studios

### _The Falcon and the Winter Soldier_

Launching on March 19, 2021, _Falcon and the Winter Soldier_ will star Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson (a.k.a. The Falcon) and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes (a.k.a. The Winter Soldier) fighting bad guys together after Captain America retires at the end of _Avengers: Endgame_. Daniel Brühl will return as Baron Zemo, the villain from _Captain America: Civil War_, as will Emily VanCamp, who played Sharon Carter in the _Captain America_ movies.


![Loki](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a000d8218e1cdd4/6988d70cbc6cfc5df73e25f5/cre-32618_c_r.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Thor: Ragnarok. Loki (Tom Hiddleston) Marvel

### _Loki_

Thanos killed Loki in the main _Avengers_ timeline, quipping “No resurrections this time,” referring to Loki’s many previous feigned deaths. Famous last words. Loki is back through some parallel-universe trickery. The show will star Tom Hiddleston as the trickster god alongside Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard E. Grant.

### _Ms. Marvel_

One of Marvel’s most popular new characters, Kamala Khan, is getting her own show. Kamala is a 16-year-old Pakistani-American teen growing up in Jersey City with the ability to stretch her body, grow and shrink. She worships Captain Marvel, and Marvel Studios has already revealed that this show’s star, Iman Vellani, will also appear in _Captain Marvel 2_. _Ms. Marvel_ launches on Disney+ in late 2021.


![Hawkeye/Clint Barton \(Jeremy Renner\) in <i>Captain America: Civil War</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc93af6c8d8f19cf/69894731656a3f51a0bd6d38/hawkeye-captain-america-civil-war-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) in Captain America: Civil War Film Frame/Marvel Studios

### _Hawkeye_

Jeremy Renner’s Clint will act as mentor to a new Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, played by _True Grit’_s Hailee Steinfeld. The story, borrowed from a beloved comic series, will most likely set up Kate Bishop as a member of whatever future Marvel superteam will grace the big screen. The show, which also includes Vera Farmiga, is set to debut next year.

![GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, l-r: Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Rocket](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb548b04a1a31639e/6989456786f68e8a026eb604/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-best-reviewed-marvel-movies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2, l-r: Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Rocket (voice: Bradley Cooper), 2017\. ©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Walt Disney Co.


### _Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special_

The entire cast of the _Guardians of the Galaxy_ film series will join together for what is sure to be a wacky special during the 2022 holiday season. _Guardians_ veteran James Gunn is set to direct.

### _She-Hulk_

_Orphan Black’_s Tatiana Maslany will star as Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who after a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo reprising his big screen role) becomes She-Hulk. Tim Roth will also return as villain The Abomination.

![null](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltae37a952339bfde7/69894597db29873454261df2/captain-marvel-samuel-l-jackson-nick-fury.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN MARVEL..Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) ..Photo: Film Frame..©Marvel Studios 2019 null—null

### _Secret Invasion_

After appearing in more Marvel movies than any other actor, Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to play Nick Fury yet again in a series titled _Secret Invasion._ In the show he will team up with shapeshifting Skrull Talos (a character introduced in _Captain Marvel_ and played by Ben Mendelsohn) to deal with Skrulls who have infiltrated earth.


### _Iron Heart_

Marvel recently [introduced](https://time.com/4394478/iron-man-riri-williams-tony-stark/ "undefined") a Black female heir to Iron Man named Riri Williams. Dominique Thorne will portray the genius inventor Riri who constructs the most advanced suit of armor since Tony Stark created Iron Man.

![War Machine/James Rhodes \(Don Cheadle\) in <i>Captain America: Civil War</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt51562f5073a77464/69894731096a94c5536a4cc6/war-machine-captain-america-civil-war-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

War Machine/James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) in Captain America: Civil War Film Frame/Marvel Studios

### _Armor_ _Wars_

Don Cheadle will return as James Rhodes, a.k.a. War Machine, who—after Tony Stark’s death—will have to don the armor once again to fight a villain who has stolen Stark’s tech.

### _Moon_ _Knight_

Details are scarce on this action-adventure series centered on a vigilante with dissociative identity disorder. The character receives powers from the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Mohamed Diab is directing.


![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltffffbfb6f868562d/698a1526b3fce38c7d0c7792/what-if-peggy-carter-marvel.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

### _What If…?_

In each episode of this animated series, Marvel asks “what if” things had gone differently in the Marvel universe. What if Peggy Carter had taken the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers and she became the super soldier? What if Yondu had picked up T-Challa from earth instead of Peter Quill?

![Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80552b946d224107/6988c3dd656a3fe7edbcfa93/guardians-5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2. ©Marvel Studios


### _I Am Groot_

The dancing, trisyllabic baby tree will star in his own series of original shorts.

## Star Wars

![Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in <i>The Mandalorian</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80510a7481df3ed3/698a15278fd2ee7a243620f4/ahsoka-mandalorian.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian LucasFilm

### _Ahsoka_

Ahsoka Tano, one of the most beloved characters from the animated series _Star Wars: The Clone Wars_, made her live-action debut in season 2 of _The Mandalorian_. Disney wasted no time in greenlighting her own spinoff limited series with Rosario Dawson reprising the role. The creatives behind _The Mandalorian_, Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau, will produce.

### _Rangers of the New Republic_

Favreau and Feloni will produce another live-action series set within the timeline of _The_ _Mandalorian_. Details on this show remain scarce.


![star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-obi-wan](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb4e5f4acf0098a2/6988763fe20a87bd1ca8ebff/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-obi-wan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm

### _Obi-Wan Kenobi_

The _Star Wars_ prequels spent too much time on senate politics and far too little time on fan-favorite Jedi Obi-Wan. LucasFilm has been teasing that Ewan McGregor will return to the role for years. But now Disney has intrigued fans with a second announcement: Hayden Christensen will also star in the Obi-Wan series as a young Darth Vader. The show will be set a decade after Anakin’s final turn to the dark side in _Revenge of the Sith_. Deborah Chow, who directed some of the best episodes of _The Mandalorian_‘s first season, will helm the show.

![Diego Luna Star Wars Rogue One](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb218e51a3c5e3130/698a013c4ee262f178316168/star-wars-rogue-one-diego-luna-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Jonathan Olley—LucasFilm


### _Andor_

Tony Gilroy, the writer behind the _Bourne_ movies and _Michael Clayton_ who also leant his pen to _Rogue One_, has written a _Rogue One_ prequel series focused on rebel spy Cassian Andor. Diego Luna will reprise his role as Cassian from the movie and will be joined by a stacked cast that includes Stellan Skarsgård (_Thor_) and Fiona Shaw (_Killing Eve_).

![Solo Lando Calrissian Donald Glover](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfcb420aca69d49f5/698931997cdbac4284d5cfd3/solo-star-wars-donald-glover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. Lucasfilm

### _Lando_

Justin Simien, the critically-beloved creator of _Dear White People_, is developing a Lando project. It’s unclear as of yet whether either Billy Dee Williams or Donald Glover, both of whom have played the cape-loving character in _Star Wars_ movies, will star in the project.


### _The Acolyte_

Leslye Headland, the Emmy-nominated creator of the fantastic and mind-bending _Russian Doll_ series on Netflix, is tackling a _Star Wars_ mystery set in the final days of the High Republic.

### _The Bad Batch_

This animated series will follow an elite group of experimental clones (dubbed, you guessed it, the Bad Batch) who made their debut in _The Clone Wars_. The show will be set after the end of the Clone Wars when the mercenaries are trying to find new purpose.

### _Star Wars: Visions_

_Star Wars: Visions_ will be a series of films exploring various corners of the _Star Wars_ universe made by some of the world’s most well-known Japanese anime studios.

![USA Filme 1977](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb3f41866e962041/69887de5cf40a85e31c41ffd/gettyimages-545691741.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A Star Wars scene featuring C3PO and R2D2 ullstein bild via Getty Images


### _A Droid Story_

Droid’s rights advocates rejoice: The mechanical heroes are finally getting their own story. This adventure film will star R2-D2 and C-3PO as well as new characters.

## Pixar

![Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner in <i>Soul</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a08c0e6bc2c96ff/698a15274ee262ca28318344/soul-disney.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner in Soul Disney/Pixar

### _Soul_

Pixar’s latest film, originally set for theatrical release, will go straight to Disney+ on Dec. 25, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The existential film, co-directed by Kemp Powers and _Inside Out’_s Pete Docter, centers on a middle school band teacher (Jamie Foxx) who gets the chance to play at the best jazz club in New York City. But after an accident, he finds himself in the Great Before, the place where souls get their personalities before heading to earth.


### _Burrow_

A new Pixar short in the SparkShorts series is set to debut the same day as _Soul_. It tells the story of a young rabbit who wants to dig the burrow of her dreams but encounters several physical and mental barriers once she begins to construct her home.

![Dug in <i>Up</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd80051d72c6c668b/698a152609208ff7e341777b/dug-up-pixar.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dug in Up Disney/Pixar

### _Dug Days_

A series of shorts will center on _Up’_s affable talking dog, Dug, as he explores his backyard and engages in various shenanigans.

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fe85e77fb2b2e53/6988cae297cdff19d96b072e/cars3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Pixar-Disney/Youtube


### _Cars_

A new spinoff series of shorts from the _Cars_ franchise will feature Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his best friend Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) on a cross-country roadtrip.

### _Win or Lose_

Pixar’s first long-form animated series (as opposed to shorts) follows a coed middle school softball team. Each episode of the comedy will be told from a different teammate’s perspective.

## Walt Disney Animation Studios

![<i>Raya and the Last Dragon</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b42aa10becdf1d5/698a152686f68e7e886ef7f1/raya-last-dragon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Raya and the Last Dragon Walt Disney Studios

### _Raya and the Last Dragon_

The new Disney film, originally intended for theatrical release, will drop simultaneously on Disney+ and in theaters on March 4, 2021\. The hero of the story is Raya, a lone warrior who sets out to find the legendary last dragon. _Star Wars’_ Kelly Marie Tran stars as Raya, and _Crazy Rich Asians’_ Awkwafina as the mythical and surprisingly sarcastic dragon named Sisu.


![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt278765076b3c6992/69894012e76ad29ba86339e4/disney-moana-puzzle-amazon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Courtesy of Amazon

### _Moana, the Series_

A new long-form musical series will be set after the events of the film of the same name and center on Moana’s adventures beyond the reef. It’s set to premiere in 2023.

![<i>Princess and the Frog</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8c0dd2bfb8a5e2f/698a1527656a3f896bbdacda/Princess-and-the-Frog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Princess and the Frog Walt Disney Studios

### _Tiana_

The musical comedy spinoff of _Princess and the Frog_ will center on Tiana, the entrepreneur-turned-princess of the kingdom of Maldonia. The adventure will hop between Maldonia and Tiana’s hometown of New Orleans.


### _Baymax_

Created by Don Hall, the Oscar-winning director of _Big Hero 6_, _Baymax_ will feature the fan-favorite healthcare bot Baymax and take place in the fantastical city of San Fransokyo.

![Zootopia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ab990f908ba299c/69888bb2a988ca0a096b70f2/zootopia_uvirt6.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Zootopia Disney

### _Zootopia+_

This short-form spinoff series from the hit animated movie _Zootopia_ will dive deeper into the lives of the various animals who appear in the film. It’s set to debut in Spring 2022.

### **_Iwájú_**

Walt Disney Animation Studios is teaming up with pan-African entertainment company Kugali for a sci-fi series set in Lagos, Nigeria, that will explore themes of class and challenging the status quo.

## Disney

![Giselle, Enchanted, 2007](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb1b2ade05177b0e/69868b60810bbb42dfc9120a/amy-adams-time-100-004.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp)

Enchanted Disney


### _Disenchanted_

Amy Adams will return in this long-anticipated sequel to the comedy-musical _Enchanted_. In the original film, Adams played Giselle, a Disney princess who was dropped into New York and learned that real life is a little more complicated than a fairy tale—but also more fulfilling.

### _Pinocchio_

Tom Hanks is starring in the live-action adaptation of the Disney classic about a puppet who comes to life and counts a cricket as his conscience. Robert Zemeckis is directing.

### _Peter Pan & Wendy_

_Pete’s Dragon_ director David Lowery is helming this new adaptation of the Peter Pan story. Jude Law has been cast as Captain Hook and _Black-ish’_s Yara Shahidi will play Tinker Bell.

![Sister Mary Clarence and company, Sister Act, 1992](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88c29be973674b72/69887610524fc02226df5fc7/sister-act.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Sister Mary Clarence and company, Sister Act, 1992 Buena Vista Pictures


### _Sister Act 3_

Whoopi Goldberg is returning to the beloved _Sister Act_ series as star and producer. Tyler Perry is also signed on to produce the musical project.

### _Three Men and a Baby_

Disney is remaking this 1980s comedy about, well, three men teaming up to care for a baby with Zac Efron starring. The movie is set to release in 2022.

![Hocus Pocus - 1993](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf2dade633e78e115/6988e1e7656a3f38f1bd215b/best-halloween-movies-scary-09.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus, 1993. Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

### _Hocus Pocus 2_

The 1993 Halloween classic—which had a resurgence this year at drive-in movie theaters in October—is getting a sequel.

![Jay Reeves and Thaddeus J. Mixson II in <i>Safety</i>](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta325e6b4c1d5f4c2/698a1528457a528e73d64b17/safety-disney.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jay Reeves and Thaddeus J. Mixson II in Safety Disney


### _Safety_

The based-on-a-true-story drama about a Clemson football player who juggles caring for his younger brother, studies and football after their mother goes into rehab debuts on Disney+ Dec. 11\. The movie is directed by _Marshall_‘s Reginald Hudlin.

### _Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers_

_Saturday Night Live_ veterans John Mulaney and Andy Samberg are teaming up to play the mischievous chipmunks in a hybrid live-action-animated feature. Seth Rogen will also make a cameo in the project, set for spring 2022.

### _Flora & Ulysses_

This adaptation of a Newbery Award-winning adventure book focuses on Flora, a 10-year-old comic book fan and avowed cynic, who rescued a squirrel with superhero powers. The film fill debut on Disney+ on Feb. 19, 2021.

### _Cheaper By the Dozen_

_Black-ish_ producer Kenya Barris is reimagining the hit comedy with a multiracial, blended family of 12\. Gabrielle Union will star.

![Milwaukee Bucks v Toronto Raptors - Game Four](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c18c04f6ee5a20c/698a152797cdff1d586bb74f/Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball in 2019 playoffs Gregory Shamus—Getty Images


### _Greek Freak_

NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting a production based on his early life as his family pulled themselves out of poverty as undocumented immigrants in Greece.

## FX and Hulu

![This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows a scene from "Alien: Covenant." \(Twentieth Century Fox via AP\)](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a0040f65c476476/6988cd292dce01d9e59ed79d/alien-covenant.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows a scene from "Alien: Covenant." (Twentieth Century Fox via AP) Twentieth Century Fox/AP

### _Alien_ Series

Noah Hawley, the prolific creator behind the _Fargo_ anthology series and _Legion,_ is working on a new series for the _Alien_ franchise that will live on FX and Hulu. FX has said that it will be the first _Alien_ property to take place on earth.

### _The Dropout_

Kate McKinnon is starring as real-life con artist Elizabeth Holmes who tricked investors into giving millions to her company Theranos based on a blood-testing technology that didn’t exist. The series will live on both Hulu and Star.


### _Dopesick_

Danny Strong, the creator of _Empire_ and writer behind the _Hunger Games_ movies, is behind this new series based on Beth Macy’s nonfiction book about the opioid crisis. The show has a stellar cast that includes Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Rosario Dawson, Phillipa Soo, Kaitlyn Dever and Will Poulter.

### _Nine Perfect Strangers_

_Big Little Lies_ collaborators Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelley are teaming up once again to adapt Liane Moriarty’s _Nine Perfect Strangers_ for Hulu. Melissa McCarthy will star alongside Kidman.

![2019 E\! People's Choice Awards - Arrivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8cac0ce311139d1/698a0c6b011682332e97f348/kim-kardashian-justice-project-e1585957737170.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Kim Kardashian attends the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards on Nov. 10, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. Rodin Eckenroth—WireImage/Getty Images

### A Kardashians Series

The Kardashians announced earlier this year that _Keeping Up with the Kardashians_ was ending its run on cable. Now it seems that the famous family is simply moving their reality show to Hulu, though perhaps under a different name.


### _Only Murders in the Building_

Steve Martin and John Hoffman are writing a comedy series that will star Martin, Martin Short and—here’s a surprise twist—Selena Gomez.

## Walt Disney Television

![Mighty Ducks 2](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82065d67e0f6352b/6986a4b6d0b6f247e83063c3/291876_full.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp)

D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS, Marguerite Moreau, Brandon Adams, Garette Ratliff Henson, Elden Henson, Emilio Estevez, Vincent Larusso, Joshua Jackson, Matt Doherty, Shaun Weiss, 1994. Disney

### _Mighty Ducks: Game Changers_

Emilio Estevez, reprising his role from the original films, will star alongside Lauren Graham (_Gilmore Girls_) in a TV sequel to the _Mighty Ducks_ franchise. The show will be set in present-day Minnesota where the once-scrappy Mighty Ducks have become a powerhouse hockey team. When a 12-year-old named Evan is cut from the team, he and his mom form a new team of underdog misfits to take on the now-dominant Ducks.


### _Turner & Hooch_

The famed 1989 Tom Hanks film starring a U.S. Marshall and his unruly dog is getting a reboot with Josh Peck starring as the son of Hanks’ Dectective Scott Turner.

### _Big Shot_

John Stamos and Yvette Nicole Brown star in this series about a temperamental basketball coach (Stamos) who gets fired from his job coaching college ball and takes on a new role teaching and coaching at an elite all-girls private school.

### _The Mysterious Benedict Society_

This adaptation of a bestselling young adult novel tells the story of a group of orphans who go undercover at a boarding school in order to foil and evil plot. Tony Hale (_Veep_) will star.

## National Geographic

![avengers-endgame-thor](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb47e9ef03290280/698948fc09208f0816413bc4/avengers-endgame-thor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Still from 'Avengers: Endgame' featuring Thor (Chris Hemsworth). Film Frame—Marvel Studios 2019


### _Limitless With Chris Hemsworth_

Thor himself will host a show on the new scientific research into the human body, particularly unlocking the body’s “superpowers” to combat illness and fight aging. Hemsworth will take on a series of extraordinary challenges to understand the limits of the human body and discover how to stay healthy and resilient.

### _Genius: Martin Luther King, Jr._

The Emmy-winning _Genius_ anthology series will dedicate its fourth season to Martin Luther King Jr. Disney has not yet announced who will play the legendary civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

!["Bad Boys For Life" Madrid Photocall](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta20947b3dc2bb057/698a1529e76ad265e0638680/will-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Will Smith attends 'Bad Boys For Live' photocall at Villamagna Hotel on January 08, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. Juan Naharro Gimenez—FilmMagic

### _Welcome to Earth_

This cleverly-named Will Smith series will explore and try to explain the most extraordinary phenomena in nature. Smith will be guided by National Geographic Explorers to discover hidden worlds in the most remote locations.

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