Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Disney+‘s UK library. Here’s Eliza Janssen’s recommendations for the titles most worth watching. Scroll down for the full list of everything arriving on the platform.
Top picks
The Princess (July 1)
Alongside Belle, Ariel and Elsa, Disney+ is introducing a new, more bloodthirsty princess, in the form of Joey King’s vengeful young fighter. Betrothed to a cruel rival prince, King’s crown-defying badass has to rely on all her martial arts and swordfighting skills to bring back order: a happy ending as we’ve come to expect from Disney is probably not on the cards.
Dominic Cooper plays her awful suitor Julius, and Olga Kurylenko appears as his whip-wielding henchwoman. But I’m tuning in for King, who has managed to bring a steely determination and tenacity to fluffy roles in Netflix rom-coms and early child star appearances in Fargo‘s first season. She doesn’t need to go by any more elaborate or personal name—just ‘the princess’ is all she needs, apparently.
The Bob’s Burgers Movie (July 13)
There’s a lot about this feature-length episode of the sweet animated comedy Bob’s Burgers to remind one of The Simpsons Movie. Both movies cap off a long run of beloved, family-centric gags and songs, and both plots involve a monster sinkhole opening up and ruining the central fam’s domestic situation.
Still voiced with perfectly shaggy ennui by H. Jon Benjamin, Bob is barely keeping it together ahead of a disastrous summer for his burger business. Salvation obviously comes from his three weird kids—Tina, Gene, and Louise—who will save the day in slightly higher definition than the usual low-key look of the sitcom.
Under The Banner of Heaven: Limited Series (July 27)
Faith, justice, and human nature sprawl under endless Utah skies in this engrossing limited series, starring Andrew Garfield as a Mormon detective. It’s based on the non-fiction book by Jon Krakauer, which staggered me when I picked it up a few years ago.
If it’s anything like that shocking true crime book, the miniseries will simultaneously show us the tragic murder of a devout Mormon woman (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her infant, whilst explaining how the all-American roots of the religion allow atrocities like this to happen. Garfield’s fictionalised character might end up wondering whether there’s still a fundamentalist God watching over all of this by the final episode.
All new titles arriving on Disney+ UK in July
July 1
The Princess
Waltz With Bashir
Monte Carlo
Epic Movie
Stay
Mirrors
High Crimes
The Sentinel
Made in America
Phenomenon
Wild Hogs
Tracking The Brown Bear
July 4
America The Beautiful
July 5
9-1-1 Lone Star: Season 3 Premiere
9-1-1: Season 4
9-1-1 Lone Star: Season 2
Ghost Whisperer: Seasons 1-5
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Season 1
Papa Quilometros: Season 1
Dr T, Lone Star Vet: Season 1
Airport Security: Rome: Season 8
The Incredible Dr. Pol: Seasons 14-16
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
Promised Land
July 8
The Wonderful Summer of Mickey Mouse
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Sweet Home Alabama
Just My Luck
Meet The Spartans
Copycat
Tigerland
Aloha
Runaway Jury
The Negotiator
Hindenburg: New Evidence
50 Shades of Sharks
July 13
The Bob’s Burgers Movie
Solar Opposites: Season 3
The Villains of Valley View: Season 1
Cadernos da Filipa: Season 2
Wicked Tuna: Season 10
Remote Survival: Season 1
Kiss Six Sense: Season 1
July 15
ZOMBIES 3
Flee
Shark Beach with Chris Hemsworth
Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story
Shark Gangs
The Sharks of Hawaii
Jellyfish
Wuthering Heights
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
127 Hours
Chicken Run
Philomena
Dear Frankie
Florence Foster Jenkins
The Iron Lady
Suffragette
The Queen
Dead Poets Society
July 20
Wild Crime: Season 1
City of Angels: City of Death
Most Dangerous Animal of All
The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti: Season 1
Eureka!: Season 1
Disney Junior Nursery Rhymes: Season 2
Siempre Fui Yo
Tudo Igual…Só Que Não
Big Hero 6: The Series Shorts: Big Chibi 6
The Book of Pooh: Seasons 1-2
Australia’s Deadly Monsters: Season 1
Philly Undercover: Season 1
Dr K’s Exotic Animal E.R.: Seasons 6-8
When Sharks Attack: Season 7
Unlikely Animal Friends: Seasons 1-2
July 22
Moana Sing-along
The Little Mermaid Sing-along
The Croc That Ate Jaws
World’s Biggest Bullshark
Rogue Shark?
Bob Ballard: An Explorer’s Life
Sinfluencer of Soho
Trance
Truth and Lies: The Last Gangster
Westwood
I Am Greta
Martin Margiela in His Own Words
The Horse Whisperer
Masters of Love
The Beat Beneath My Feet
Nowhere Boy
2 Days in Paris
Road
Match Point
Good Vibrations
Personal Shopper
July 26
Santa Evita: Limited Series
July 27
Light & Magic
Under The Banner of Heaven: Season 1
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: Season 3
Marvel Superhero Adventures: Season 4
The Last Man on Earth: Seasons 1-4
O Da Joana: Season 1
Filmore!
Outsiders with Darren McMullen: Season 1
Savage Line: Season 1
Shark Attack Files: Season 1
July 29
Not Okay
Gosford Park
Handsome Devil
La Vie En Rose
Not Another Happy Ending
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
The Duchess
Cunningham
Wild
Orca vs. The Great White
Killer Shark vs. Killer Whale
World’s Most Dangerous Shark?
