Is it almost September already? It seems like only yesterday that we were all celebrating the Fourth of July. Disney+, however, will do its best to keep the summer party going with its new and returning Disney+ shows, original movies, and season finales that are set to stream in September 2023.
The latest series set in the world of Star Wars, Ahsoka, continues its first season, with Rosario Dawson returning to the role she originated in The Mandalorian. Disney+ subscribers can also watch the premiere of Disney’s latest live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, with Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, and Javier Bardem.
Below, we’ve provided the full list of everything new on Disney+ in September 2023.
9/11: One Day in America (S1, 6 episodes)
I Am Groot (Season 2 Premiere) – All Shorts Streaming
The troublemaking twig returns to make more mischief in the second season of I Am Groot. This time, Baby Groot finds himself exploring the universe and beyond aboard the Guardians’ spaceships, coming face-to-face—or nose-to-nose—with new and colorful creatures and environments. Vin Diesel is back as the voice of Groot in five all-new shorts. Kirsten Lepore, writer/director of season 1, returns in the same capacity for season 2.
Set after the fall of the Empire, Star Wars: Ahsoka follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano, Padawan to Anakin Skywalker, as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
2000s Greatest Tragedies (special)
Bin Laden’s Hard Drive (special)
George W. Bush: The 9-11 Interview (special)
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (season 5, 7 episodes)
Raven’s Home (season 6, 4 episodes)
Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends (season 2, 7 episodes)
Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Premiere
Join visionary director James Gunn and superstars such as Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña as they recount how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was conceived, shaped, and delivered to the world. And stand alongside the cast and crew in the emotional final moments of the shoot as they bid farewell to each other, and close this chapter in the saga of Peter Quill and his loveable band of misfit warriors.
Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory (Premiere – All Episodes Streaming)
Bertie Gregory travels the world to capture unique animals’ daily lives like never before and shows all the epic moments he and his team face.
Lang Lang Plays Disney Premiere
World-renowned pianist Lang Lang and Disney’s most iconic music come together in this exclusive one-night-only concert at Royal Albert Hall. Through performance and documentary segments, the film opens an intimate window into his extraordinary musical journey, speaking to his love for Disney since his childhood in China.
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
Dive into the new Star Wars master-apprentice legacy with the cast and filmmakers of Ahsoka.
The Ghost and Molly McGee (season 2, 4 episodes)
PJ Masks: Power Heroes (season 1, 5 episodes)
Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, Assembled uncovers how Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion was born. Witness what it took to conjure the world of the show, and spend time with Samuel L. Jackson as he dons the patch once again to engage in the most baffling battle of Nick Fury’s career.
To Catch a Smuggler (S5, 8 episodes)
Pupstruction: Season 1 (S1, 6 episodes)
Marvel Studios Legends: Variants
Who is Loki? Is he a raven-haired chap in a green suit with a penchant for deception and depravity? Is he instead a she with blonde hair who prefers to be called Sylvie? Or could Loki actually be an overly sensitive alligator with golden horns and a taste for cats? Truth be told, Loki is all of the above — thanks to the existence of numerous Variants. OK … so what exactly is a Variant?
This episode of Legends holds the answer to that critical question and more. A Variant is an individual that doesn’t belong to the so-called “sacred timeline,” and thus hails from a kind of alternate reality where there might exist a very different version of Loki, or someone called Mobius, or Renslayer, or Kang. Still having trouble making sense of it all? Fear not, Legends has got you covered!
There is a “sacred timeline” — a timeline that must be protected at all costs. And let’s hope that you and I are a genuine part of it. For if not, we might one day be visited by agents of the Time Variance Authority, who will be obligated to “prune” us and banish us to a nightmarish world that resides in perpetual isolation at the absolute end of time.
Legends explores the mysterious origins of the TVA, and sifts the fact from the fiction. Are the Time-Keepers truly a trio of godlike beings responsible for the TVA’s creation? Or could they merely be artificial figureheads meant to obscure the identity of some flesh-and-blood mastermind possessing secrets both dark and ancient? This episode of Legends holds every answer.
Disney’s Launchpad (season 2) New Shorts Streaming
Determined to win an ice cream competition with a flavor inspired by her late Tia Abuela’s Puerto Rican treats, a teen girl turns to her trailer park neighbors to help figure out the winning recipe.
Twelve-year-old Clarice Cheung feels like she’s invisible, especially next to her older sister, Naomi. But when a fight breaks out at the dinner table, it awakens a ghost that begins taking the family, one by one. Now Clarice and Naomi must work together to stop this powerful spirit, before their family is torn apart forever.
Determined to prove himself a Compton legend like his ex-fighter dad, an offbeat teen steals the family’s secret martial arts technique to use at a well-renowned underground dojo. Seeking respect among his peers, he learns quickly that there’s more to being a man than throwing hands.
Nervous about introducing her first girlfriend to her family, Allie gets help from the spirit of a long-lost relative during the Hungry Ghost Festival.
A brilliant child scientist must join forces with her sister when a cloning experiment goes awry.
After being sent to stay with their grandfather, a Northern Cheyenne teen discovers a connection to their family and community in a way they never thought possible.
China just gave Hollywood a cautionary tale about AI filmmaking. Sanxingdui: Future Past, billed as the country's first fully AI-generated movie, hit theaters on October 23 and bombed at the box office.
According to Futurism, the film's reported $1.5 million production budget landed on more than 10,000 screens. Yet it pulled in only about $181,000, averaging roughly $20 per screen, making the budget difficult to recover.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
https://twitter.com/imagine/status/2113712964419063911
YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?