Disney+ has nearly 700 TV shows and movies in its Scrooge McDuck vault—where even to begin? We got the ball rolling with our Movies to Watch on Disney+ recommendations guide, and now we’re expanding into TV series and even more movies. Sure, there’s a little overlap, but have you ever complained about taking the same ride twice at Disneyland? Didn’t think so.
The first Disney+ live-action Star Wars series remains the best—sorry, Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Mandalorian, which follows the titular character (voiced by the ever-helmeted Pedro Pascal) adventuring throughout the post-Empire galaxy, became an overnight hit in 2019 thanks to its compelling stories, dazzling CGI, and breakout character Baby Yoda (now known as Grogu, but still cute). Catch up on two seasons of pure Star Wars magic.
The most recent Disney+ series is different from its previous Marvel originals: it’s young, fun, color-splashed, culturally diverse, and veers even closer to YA territory than recent Spider-Man movies. Sixteen-year-old Muslim girl Kamala (Iman Vellani) is the biggest Captain Marvel fan in New Jersey, if not the world—so what happens when she’s suddenly gifted with superpowers similar to those of her hero? You get Ms. Marvel, a different MCU saga than you’ve ever seen before, in a great way
An anthology series inspired by the writings of R.L. Stein, Just Beyond is like a Twilight Zone for teens and tweens—less intense than Netflix’s Fear Street film trilogy, another R.L. Stein project. Witches, aliens, ghosts, parallel universes, and more are part of the Just Beyond palette, with familiar adult faces like Nasim Pedrad (New Girl), Riki Lindhome (Another Period), and Tim Heidecker (Tim & Eric) showing up in various episodes.
In 1969, Michael Lindsay-Hogg shot over 60 hours of footage of the Beatles’ final recording sessions, which became the albums Abbey Road and Let It Be. His resulting 1970 film Let It Be was only 80 minutes long (including the Beatles’ famed London rooftop concert); director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) has edited the rest of the material into a six-hour rock-doc epic in three parts (Jackson likes his trilogies). Get Back is a must for Beatlemaniacs.
Teen medical prodigy Dr. Lahela Kamealoha (Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Andi Mack) is nicknamed “Doogie” after the ’90s TV show Doogie Howser M.D. So this Disney+ original isn’t a reboot; it’s a sly meta-reference. It’s also a funny and charming coming-of-age story about “Doogie” and her colorful family set against the gorgeous backdrop of Oahu, Hawaii. The debut season of Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. scored a solid 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes—not bad, Doogie.
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There are plenty of documentaries and movies on Disney+ for grownups, as well as the gritty Marvel series that originated on Netflix: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, and others.
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