Disney is coming to compete with Netflix.
At Thursday night's earnings call for Disney, CEO Bob Iger revealed several details about Disney's upcoming streaming service — built to compete with Netflix and Hulu. It will be called Disney+.
Iger also revealed details of the first slate of shows that will be hosted on the service. Perhaps most notably, Disney+ will feature a spin-off Avengers series that will see Tom Hiddlestone reprise his role as the iconic villain Loki. Similarly, there are plans to drop a prequel series to Star Wars: Rogue One that will see Diego Luna reclaim his role of Cassian Andor.
Disney has several other plans for its direct-to-consumer launch, including a reboot of the High School Musical franchise, the next season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series and an animated series based on Pixar’s Monsters Inc. Original movies coming to Disney+ include Noel, starring Anna Kendrick, and Togo, starring Willem Dafoe.
Sounds like we'll soon all be getting much better acquainted with Disney+.
