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March NEWSLETTER Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for TV series and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and new general entertainment brand Star, including exclusive Disney+ and Star Originals. This newsletter provides regular updates on upcoming Disney+ and Star Originals, brand-new episodes, and the latest blockbuster movies joining the service in the UK. Please note, movie & series availability can vary by country and is subject to change. The below is correct at time of issuing. For general media inquiries, please contact Disney+ UK Press Office Did you know... Robust parental controls will be introduced from 23rd February to ensure that Disney+ remains a suitable viewing experience for everyone in the family. Celebrating one year of Disney+ in Europe - the 24th of March marks one year since we launched in the UK and Ireland! The fifth anniversary of Zootropolis: Revisit this Oscar-winning animation on Disney+ as it turns five this year! Parental Controls: protection + peace of mind Disney+ will remain suitable for audiences of all ages, thanks to the new robust parental controls. From the 23rd February, the app will include easy-to-use parental controls enabling the family-friendly experience to continue. You will be able to set content ratings for individual profiles to restrict access for your younger viewers at home, and set a Profile PIN to keep the kids protected and give parents peace of mind. What’s new on Star on Disney+ Star is the sixth brand to launch on Disney+, joining entertainment favourites Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic from 23rd February 2021. Star on Disney+ will launch with over 75 TV series, more than 280 movies and a slate of four exclusive Star Originals, with new titles being added each month from Disney’s creative studios, including Disney Television Studios (20th Television and ABC signature), FX Productions, 20th Century Studios and more. More laughs. More thrills. More surprises. New to Star in March TV Series coming to Star this month Dollface - Star Original Next - Star Original After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Jules Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc joins forces with must deal with her own imagination to literally and Special Agent Shea Salazar to stop the A.I. metaphorically reenter the world of women and he created from destroying the world. rekindle the female friendships she left behind. Start streaming 5 March Start streaming 12 March New episodes weekly New episodes weekly Love in the Time of Corona Quantico - Star Original Series 1-3 Filmed using remote technologies shot in the talents’ It’s been three years since American hero Alex Parrish actual homes, this four-part, romantic dramedy has had to navigate the dangerous waters of the Central follows four interwoven stories. James & Sade have Intelligence Agency and put her life on the line for her spent so much time away from each other due to country. She has been living a peaceful, anonymous life James’ demanding work life that it’s as if they’re only somewhere in Italy. However, Alex is forced to abandon just starting to get to know each other, juggling being this idyllic existence when Ryan persuades her to new parents, and beginning to grapple with whether help him rescue Shelby from a notorious international they may be more than just a little out of sync. arms dealer known only as The Widow, who is holding her hostage – and in exchange for her release she demands something that only Alex can provide. Start streaming 12 March Start streaming 12 March All episodes The Cleveland Show The Catch Series 1-3 Series 1-2 A half-hour animated series that follows Quahog’s Is a game of cat and mouse between L.A.’s top private favorite soft-spoken neighbor, Cleveland Brown, investigator, Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos), and the man as he settles down in Virginia with his high school she loves, Benjamin Jones (Peter Krause), the world’s sweetheart and her unruly kids. most formidable con artist. Start streaming 5 March Start streaming 5 March My Name is Earl Series 1-4 The Resident Series 1-3 Earl has taken one too many wrong turns on the A powerful medical show focusing on a young highway of life. However, a twist of fate turns his life doctor’s final years of training that rips back the into a tailspin of life-renewing events. Earl wins a small curtain to reveal the truth of what really happens, lottery, and after an epiphany, he is determined to both good and bad, in hospitals across the country. transform his good fortune into a life-changing event as he sets out to right all the wrongs from his past. Start streaming 19 March Start streaming 26 March Movies coming to Star this month Dodgeball: A True Can You Ever Underdog Story Forgive Me? An average guy enters a Dodgeball championship with Melissa McCarthy stars as Lee Israel, the best-selling a band of misfit friends in order to win enough money celebrity biographer (and cat lover) who made her living to pay his debts and save his neighborhood gym from in the 1970s and 80s profiling the likes of Katherine being taken over by an evil corporate gym owner. Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee found herself unable to get published because she had fallen out of step with the marketplace, she turned her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant). Start streaming 5 March Start streaming 12 March The Beach Behind Enemy Lines A brash young American traveler in search of exotic A Navy pilot is shot down over enemy territory and is experiences leads his friends to a secret island paradise off ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the the coast of Thailand, only to find that those who discovered opposing troops. Meanwhile, his commanding officer paradise first are willing to kill to keep it for themselves. goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him. Start streaming 12 March Start streaming 12 March Mike and Dave Need Sideways Wedding Dates Hard-partying brothers Mike and Dave place an online A wine tasting road trip to salute a bachelor’s final days ad to find the perfect dates for their sister’s Hawaiian careens woefully sideways as he and his buddy hit the wedding. Hoping for a wild getaway, the boys instead find gas en route to mid-life crises. themselves out-hustled by the uncontrollable duo. Start streaming 19 March Start streaming 26 March Taken Taken 2 A former government operative comes out of Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the retired CIA retirement and uses on his extensive training agent who stopped at nothing to save his abducted to rescue his estranged daughter from a slave daughter in Taken. When he is targeted by a trade operation. mysterious figure seeking vengeance, Bryan must employ his “particular set of skills” to protect his family against an army out to kill them. Start streaming 26 March Start streaming 26 March The Hand that Rocks Gone in 60 Seconds the Cradle After the death of her husband and miscarriage of her Car theft in Long Beach, California, went down 47% baby, Peyton Flanders’ (Rebecca De Mornay) world of when Randell “Memphis” Raines walked away from privilege and ease comes crashing down, forcing her to the life of grand theft auto – that is until his younger start a new life. But the life she wants belongs to someone brother Kip got involved with the mob. Now, mob boss else — Claire Bartel (Annabella Sciorra), a fulfilled and Raymond Calitri has threatened to kill Kip unless busy, wife, mother and career woman. Randall can steal 50 exotic cars and have them on a container ship by 8 AM Friday morning. With the mafia Posing as the ideal mother’s helper, Peyton moves on his tail, and the police breathing down his neck, into Claire’s home, and in no time, becomes a fixture Memphis reassembles his old crew and attempts to in the Bartel house, and a trusted friend to the entire pull off the impossible...but can he? family, including husband… Start streaming 19 March Start streaming 26 March What’s new on Disney+ The next Marvel phenomenon is coming Marvel Studios’ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier. The pair, who came together in the final moments of Avengers: Endgame, team up on a global adventure that tests their abilities—and their patience. Directed by Kari Skogland with Malcolm Spellman serving as head writer, the six-episode series also stars Daniel Brühl as Zemo, Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter, and Wyatt Russell as John Walker. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Start streaming 19 March [+] STILLS Embark on a fantastical adventure Coming next month is Disney’s latest animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well.