Check out these 22 exciting Disney Plus TV shows
Over the past five years, Disney Plus has carved out a strong niche within the streaming TV landscape. From Marvel’s original scripts to a slew of Star Wars programming (and let’s not forget animated juggernaut Bluey), the streamer has put together a formidable content library. From family-friendly titles and YA adventures to edgier programming and addictive reality shows, there’s something for everyone.
Disney’s streamer holds its own against big names such as Netflix and Prime Video. There’s power in the Disney brand, and it certainly shows on Disney Plus – and the platform’s original shows are just the tip of the iceberg.
With endless hours of entertainment at your disposal, it’s easy to get lost like Alice down the rabbit hole. That’s where we come into the picture. Below is our curated guide to Disney Plus’ best original TV shows. Each of these titles is worth a binge. Just click Play. You’ll be glad you did.
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Agatha All Around isn’t a direct sequel to WandaVision, but the stories are certainly related. Kathryn Hahn reprises her delightfully devilish role in the creepy new series, which follows Agatha and a group of witches on a journey along the Witches Road to help Mrs. Harkness regain her powers. Spoiler: It won’t be easy.
Star Wars: Visions is a fun and edgy animated anthology series that adds an exciting new element to Lucasfilm’s long-standing franchise. Seven Japanese animation studios were used to create nine unique non-canonical episodes for the program. Additional episodes from Spain, Ireland, Chile, the United Kingdom, South Korea, France, India, Japan and South Africa were released in the show’s second episode.
Doctor Who started 60 years ago and since then the science fiction series has been renewed several times. Actors such as David Tennant and Matt Smith helped bring the iconic Time Lord into the present with the programme’s series of modern seasons. Ncuti Gatwa is the latest actor to take over the reins of the doctor, marking the first time in the program’s history that a black actor has stepped into the role. Doctor Who made the transition to Disney Plus in 2023. New episodes (from season 14) will air exclusively on the streamer.
Bluey is a phenomenon, plain and simple. The children’s show, which follows a family of anthropomorphic dogs – Bluey, her sister Bingo, father Bandit and mother Chilli – was the most streamed series in 2023and with good reason. Almost all episodes are about 8 minutes long, making it an easy binge. And while the tone remains light and playful, the series delves into relevant and poignant topics in a way that is never condescending to the audience. Who would have thought a show about an Australian dog family would be so addictive? Disney Plus knew it.
Simply put, I think Andor is the best Star Wars series that Disney Plus has made. The program ditches the flashy and often clichéd production values of its predecessors and goes all-in for intense, grassroots-level storytelling. Expanding the story of the characters from the one-shot Rogue One, Andor delivers on the emotional stakes thanks to clever writing and excellent performances from the cast. Phenomenal stuff, here.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
This fresh take on Rick Riordan’s beloved books aims to erase the live-action films from our collective memory. And for the most part, it does the job. The eight-episode first season follows the events of Lightning Thief, the first book in the series. Thanks to a younger cast and lighter stakes, this Percy Jackson series is positioned to be a YA hit for Disney Plus.
Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau took their love of Star Wars to new heights with The Mandalorian. It is the first live-action Star Wars series to appear on Disney Plus and set the standard for everything that came after it. Stylistically inspired by things like the Lone Wolf and Cub manga, Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo and Sergio Leone’s iconic Dollars trilogy (starring Clint Eastwood as the Man With No Name), the series follows a lonely bounty hunter who gets a second chance at life when he’s hired to protect a little green alien you might just know as Baby Yoda.
This three-part documentary series puts us at the center of the creative maelstrom of one of the world’s greatest music groups. Directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson, The Beatles: Get Back is a cinéma vérité-esque look at a band at the top and on the brink of collapse. This never-before-seen footage shows John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in rehearsal for their infamous rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters on London’s Savile Row. It was their last live performance. It’s breathtaking, inspiring and heartbreaking. And definitely worth watching.
X-Men: The Animated Series ended its five-season run in 1997. Nearly three decades later, X-Men ’97 continues the story of everyone’s favorite mutant superhero crew. The pacing is fast, the writing is tight, and the 2D animation style acts as a nice bow that holds together this lovely nostalgic gift for ’90s kids.
Echo (Alaqua Cox) was first introduced in a three-episode arc in Hawkeye. Marvel’s Echo revolves around the hearing-impaired anti-hero. She is also a member of the Choctaw Nation, which leads the series to beautifully explore these aspects of her identity. Her association with Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) further ties the MCU shows on Disney Plus to those previously on Netflix – and sets up the arrival of Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and crew quite nicely.
The Bad Batch is an intense, action-packed spin-off of the acclaimed Star Wars animated series The Clone Wars. Audiences have seen the consequences of Order 66 take shape in various forms throughout the Star Wars franchise, but never like this. The Bad Batch follows a team of elite clone troopers with genetic defects. They may have special abilities, but that doesn’t make them invisible to the top secret execution order. In turn, the animated series fills in some blanks in Star Wars lore. This is done in an incredibly entertaining way.
Ms. Marvel is a breath of fresh air for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Disney Plus series flips the script on what we’ve come to expect from Marvel shows on the streamer. Iman Vellani is a revelation as the titular hero. It’s a challenge for a show to balance the heavy responsibilities of superherohood with the trials and tribulations of high school. The story does well, and does so with a welcome contribution of Muslim representation.
WandaVision started it all on Disney Plus. It is the first original series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to appear on the streamer. It’s a genre-bending adventure in which Wanda and Vision experience different realities, inspired by TV sitcoms from I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show to The Brady Bunch and Family Ties. How will the emotional fallout from Avengers: Endgame (and Vision’s death in particular) affect Wanda? Let’s just say her grief takes her down a weird rabbit hole.
Read our full WandaVision review.
American Born Chinese is a bold take on classical Chinese mythology. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the series is a bold, bright, fun and heartfelt coming-of-age immigrant story. The humor and fight scenes add to the mystique of the show. It’s a new take on the iconic story of The Monkey King and the involvement of Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Daniel Wu makes it a must-watch.
Tom Hiddleston has appeared as Loki, the God of Mischief, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the past decade. Thanks to Disney Plus, he’s finally leading his own strange adventure. The quirky science fiction series places Loki in the unlikely position of a hero. Here he works with a barrage of interesting characters, including Owen Wilson’s Mobius M. Mobius, to correct the timeline. It’s an unusual, fun and totally strange series that appeals to die-hard fans and newbies alike.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
What happens when Captain America hangs up his shield? That’s the question addressed by Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Here, Sam Wilson (aka Falcon) and Bucky Barnes (aka the Winter Soldier) team up in a surprisingly funny and heartfelt series that explores trauma, grief and classism as the world picks up the pieces from the earth-shattering events of Avengers: endgame.
This new take on RL Stine’s beloved Goosebumps books is bringing chills to Disney Plus. Justin Long is the headliner of the supernatural series that follows a group of teenagers investigating the death of a child named Harold Biddle. As they learn about the boy, treacherous secrets come to light that link their parents to his death thirty years ago.
Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant, a troubled man with dissociative identity disorder. These aren’t simple anxiety issues – no, Grant actually shares his body with a mercenary named Marc Spector. The discovery of this alter ego leads Grant on an adventure that pits him against a sinister cult leader named Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) and a band of formidable Egyptian gods. It’s a trippy ride that might scratch even the Indiana Jones itch.
Read our Full Moon Knight review.
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem Band get top billing in Muppets Mayhem, Disney Plus’ latest series inspired by Jim Henson’s Muppets. Here the Electric Mayhem Band is struggling to record another album. But record company politics and other past mistakes complicate things for the crew – and those complications lead to hilarious on-screen antics! Of all the Muppets shows to hit TV in recent years, Muppets Mayhem comes closest to capturing the crazy, fun atmosphere of the original.
Marvel’s Hawkeye is surprisingly fun. Instead of delving too deeply into Clint Barton’s trauma after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the series takes the form of a holiday trip home (similar to the likes of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Christmas Vacation). The result is a necessary new layer in Clint’s story. Plus, we get Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop – the necessary comedic foil to Clint’s hardened personality.
Read our full Hawkeye review.
Limitless with Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth unleashes his Thor persona to take audiences on an epic wellness journey. Each episode of Limitless follows Hemsworth as he strives to push his body to its limits. Several scientific elements play a role in the series, which maintains the adventure focus on every mission Hemsworth tackles. Needless to say, the show is energetic and inspiring, giving audiences a side of Hemsworth we’ve never seen before.