With the changing season normally comes season premieres of everyone’s favorite TV shows. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, many shows have had to pause production and fans have been left wondering “how will this work?” Luckily for TV show lovers, Disney+ has come to the rescue, by dropping a trailer for “The Mandalorian” season 2 on Sept. 16 and a trailer for the new Marvel tv show, “WandaVision,” on Sept. 20.
On top of these glimpses Disney+ showed us of their original TV shows, they’ve also announced movies that they will soon be putting on the platform. Disney has said that they are putting critically-acclaimed movies such as “Maleficent,” “Hidden Figures,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” “Into the Woods,” “Sky High” and “Mary Poppins Returns” on their streaming services within the upcoming months.
While everyone is excited about the new TV shows and new movies coming onto the platform, fans are still wondering about the TV shows that were promised when the streaming service was first announced. Before Disney+ was released, the company had talked about several original TV shows that we have yet to hear anything about outside of speculative rumors, including spin-offs about Marvel characters such as Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk. Disney also discussed spin-offs about Star Wars characters, such as Rogue One’s Cassian Andor and fan-favorite character, Obi-Wan Kenobi from the original and prequel trilogies.
“I’m really excited because when you think Disney+, you might think of the younger kid movies, but also there’s an option for teenagers to enjoy a cheesy romance. Also the representation with ‘Hidden Fig-
ures,’ I feel like that will empower a lot of people,” said freshman theatre education major Abigayle Vinson.
When asked about the upcoming Disney+ original Marvel TV shows, Vinson said, “I personally am not a big superhero fan, but I know my friends are and I’m excited for them.”
“I’ve seen the trailer for WandaVision. That’s the one I’m most excited about since I’m a big Marvel fan,” said freshman theatre education major Janny Salguero.
“I haven’t seen the trailer for season 2 of The Mandalorian because I’m still watching season 1 and I didn’t want any spoilers.”
When asked about the tv shows that the fans haven’t really heard anything about, Salguero said, “I am really upset we don’t have much information about the shows. I would like to hear a date for a trailer at least.”
Disney+ has the perfect cure for no season premieres blues. With “The Mandalorian” season 2 having a premiere date of Oct. 30 and “WandaVision” promising a speculative “coming soon” statement, fans have a lot to be excited about.
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