Disney+ to add over 300 new movies and shows in blockbuster update

Disney will double the amount of content available on its Disney+ streaming service this month, bringing 75 new TV shows (often with multiple seasons to binge through), more than 270 movies,

and four exclusive new shows. On top of that, Disney has promised to add new titles to the line-up every single month, which means it should be a long while before you run our of new shows

and movies to fill your time during the latest national lockdown. This truckload of new content is part of Star – an entirely new brand within Disney+. Current subscribers will be familiar

with the current silos within the Netflix rival, including Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic, and Disney. Star will join these are the sixth tile in the main menu of Disney+ and

will contain shows for more mature audiences, such as _Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, Grey’s Anatomy, 24, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Family Guy_, as well as films like _The Favourite,

Die Hard 2_, _Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, _and _Bad Times At The El Royale._ The original shows available exclusively on Star, include crime thriller _Big Sky_ from visionary

storyteller David E. Kelley (_Big Little Lies, The Undoing_), _Love, Simon_ spin-off series _Love, Victor_ written by the film’s original writers Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger (_This Is

Us_), as well as adult animated sitcom _Solar Opposites_, co-created by Justin Roiland (_Rick & Morty_) and Mike McMahan (ex-writer’s assistant on _Rick & Morty_) and drama series 

_Helstrom_, executive produced by Paul Zbyszewski along with Karim Zreik and Jeph Loeb. These four shows, which won’t be available anywhere else, join the likes of award-winning movies like 

_The Grand Budapest Hotel_, along with classics such as _Pretty Woman, Die Hard 2, The Devil Wears Prada,_ and _Moulin Rouge_. Jan Koeppen, President of The Walt Disney Company EMEA, said:

“Star will be an integral part of Disney+, making it bigger, bolder and even more exciting. The arrival of hundreds of TV series and movies including our exclusive Star Originals will make

Disney+ the premier destination for high-quality entertainment with something for everyone. Needless to say, all this comes with parental controls to give parents that peace of mind.” Star

viewers will also be able to benefit from all of the existing features baked into Disney+, including GroupWatch, which lets you synchronise your episode with friends and react with a number

of different emojis – like "funny", "sad", "angry", "scared" and "surprised". These can be sent on a smartphone, while your Smart TV is

syncronised with up to seven other friends. But – _and here's the really clever bit_ – if you pay for an annual plan before February 23, 2021, Disney has confirmed that it will honour

that price for the entire 12 months of your subscription. So, you'll be able to bag a year of Disney+ for £59.99, compared with £79.99 if you subscribe at the end of next month.

That's such a good deal that existing subscribers might want to cancel their current monthly subscription and then purchase an annual plan for their existing account when your current

month has expired. Of course, you'll need to make sure the timing of your monthly Direct Debit lines up, otherwise you could be landed with the new higher price tag (and have cancelled

your ability to continue at £5.99 a month until August). Teasing its plans for the next year, which already include a packed slate of shows within the Marvel and _Star Wars_ universe, Disney

has confirmed that 2021 will see the premiere of new series _Dopesick_ starring Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson, _The Dropout_ staring Kate Mckinnon, a slate of FX originals including 

_The Old Man_ starring Jeff Bridges and new content from the Kardashian Jenners.