It’s been an eventful summer for Disney , and not under ideal circumstances. After his wife’s death because of food allergies at a Disney park, a man struggled to pursue legal action against the company due to his Disney+ subscription (they will now go to court, but yikes). Then, “X-Men: 97” showrunner Beau DeMayo shared a series of posts elaborating on his termination, and his attorneys told IndieWire that he’s preparing to sue.
The headlines have people considering whether to keep subscribing this month — but if you’re a parent , there’s no real replacement. The kids can tune in to “LEGO Pixar: Bricktoons,” “Chibi Tiny Tales,” “Disney Jr.’s Ariel,” and more, as well as new episodes of the K-pop series “Are You Sure?” There’s also a big Marvel premiere, but more on that below.
Hulu (bundled or separate, but owned by Disney) gets a ton of new movies including the “Die Hard” franchise, “Freaky Friday” (which has a sequel in the works), and Jordan Peele’s “Us” (maybe watch that one without the kids). It’s also the destination of the 76th Annual Emmy Awards next-day streaming and new and returning originals. Top Pick: “Agatha All Along” (Disney+) In case you forgot how good Kathryn Hahn was in “WandaVision” — they made her a dang spinoff.
Hahn’s Agatha Harkness is back in the series helmed by “WandaVision”s Jac Schaeffer. When a mysterious teen (Joe Locke) breaks Agatha out of Wanda’s (Elizabeth Olsen) spell, .