Disney announces Star Wars, Monsters Inc, High School Musical TV shows

in Entertainment, Movies & TV, The Walt Disney Company

The iconic “Star Wars” logo appears in bold yellow outlined letters against a black background, instantly recognizable to fans from the dramatic film intros and Disney park attractions celebrating the beloved saga.

Following today’s surprise announcement that Disney has tapped Rian Johnson to develop a new “Star Wars” trilogy, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed big plans for TV as well.

A live-action “Star Wars” TV series will air on Disney’s new entertainment streaming service. The announcement came during Disney’s earnings call today.

New “Monsters Inc.” and “High School Musical” shows are on the way along with more new TV content from Marvel, which will depart Netflix for the streaming service.

The new service is expected to launch in 2019 and is said to be priced lower than Netflix, according to Iger.

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