Disney+ quickly sured even the most positive of expectations for the streamer, hitting 95 million paid subscribers in January.
Disney is looking to stay competitive on multiple fronts. At the studio's 2020 Investor's Day Presentation, Disney announced a slew of new content coming to the streamer. Much of that revolves around its two major franchises, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars, but the streamer is also looking to branch out into original series and films, too.
On the heels of the December announcement, Disney has revealed the premiere dates for eight new shows and the returns of two more. Season two of Turner & Hooch on July 16, and Chip N Dale: Park Life on on July 23.
Disney is clearly looking to expand into the streaming world in a big way with these new offerings. Outside of major franchises like Marvel and Star Wars, Disney needs this new content to pull in more subscribers who are looking for things other than Disney's typical offerings. If the streamer truly wants to compete with Netflix, it needs to find hits that transcend the established brands and present new and original concepts to audiences.
Luckily, Disney has a massive machine behind it to do just that. While many of these series expand on existing properties, the streamer is focused on bringing a fresh new take to them, looking at as an example. The series is not typical Marvel fare, emulating sitcoms of eras past in a concept that has been praised as a genre busting take on the heroes audiences know and love. Disney+ will continue to break ground with its new series, it seems, as it looks to shore up more subscribers. Clearly, Netflix needs to watch its back.
Source: Disney