2024 is coming to an end and 2025 is almost here. The final few weeks of the year are a great reason to have a Disney+ subscription. The offerings on Christmas Day alone are enough to reaffirm the platform's place as one of the best streaming services on the market.
Over the next several weeks we’ll see the final episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. The show has certainly appeared to be a solid hit with audiences, though it remains to be seen if that will earn the show an additional season. With the beginning of 2025, we’ll see even more great Original series on Disney+, including another season of Goosebumps and a new piece of Marvel Animation featuring your favorite wall-crawler.
New On Disney+ Week Of December 15: The Simpsons and More
Ever since Disney bought Fox we’ve seen several animated Simpsons shorts made exclusively for Disney+. However, the longest-running sitcom in history is now coming to Disney+ in a big way, with a double-episode Christmas special that will be exclusive to the streaming platform.
- Morphle and the Magic Pets (S1, 6 episodes) - December 16
- Blink - December 17
- The Simpsons Christmas Double Episode “O C’mon All Ye Faithful” - December 17
- SuperKitties (S2, 5 episodes) - December 18
- ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series (S1, 4 episodes)- December 18
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Episode 4 - December 18
- Lost Treasures of the Bible (S1, 6 episodes) - December 20
New On Disney+ Week Of December 22: The NBA, Doctor Who, And More
Christmas week is going to be huge for Disney+. On December 23 the third and final season of Marvel’s What If…? Gets going with new episodes arriving daily. Christmas day will be big for NBA fans, with five games being live streamed over the course of the day, with one of them being presented with an optional Disney animated style they’re calling Dunk the Halls. Finally, the Doctor Who Christmas special and the annual Disneyland/Disney World Christmas Parade will also premiere.
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 1) - December 22
- Me & Winnie the Pooh (S2, 5 episodes) - December 23
- Playdate with Winnie the Pooh: Shorts (S2, 3 episodes) - December 23
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 2) - December 23
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 3) - December 24
- Dunk The Halls/NBA Christmas Specials - December 25
- Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade - December 25
- Doctor Who: Joy to the World -December 25
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Episode 5 - December 25
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 4) - December 25
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 5) - December 26
- John Williams in Tokyo - December 27
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 6) - December 27
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 7) - December 28
New On Disney+ Week Of December 29: Marvel’s What If…? Finale And More
On December 29 we’ll get the final episode of Season 3 of What If…? Which, at this point is planned to be the final episode of the series. It should be quite the blowout for a show that has provided a remarkable anthology of creative concepts while also having an intriguing story over the last three seasons.
- Marvel Animation’s What If...? (Season 3, Episode 8) - December 29
- Morphle: Shorts (S1, 10 episodes) - January 1
New On Disney+ Week Of January 5: Goosebumps and More
January gets off to a great start with the penultimate episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, alongside a second season of the popular Goosebumps series. David Schwimmer leads the new season and all episodes will be available at once so fans can binge the whole thing.
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Episode 7 - January 7
- UFOs: Investigating the Unknown (S2, 6 episodes) - January 9
- Goosebumps: The Vanishing, All Episodes - January 10
- My Best Friend's An Animal (S1, 6 episodes) - January 11
New On Disney+ Week Of January 12: A Real Bug’s Life and More
The second week of January will see another Disney+ series do that rare thing and actually have a second season. Nature documentary series A Real Bug’s Life from National Geographic drops its new season alongside the final episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Episode 8 - January 14
- A Real Bug's Life, Season 2, All Episodes - January 15
- America’s Funniest Home Videos: Global (S30-31 and 12, 58 episodes) - January 15
- History's Greatest Mysteries (S5, 15 episodes) - January 15
- Me & Winnie the Pooh (S2, 3 episodes) - January 18
New On Disney+ Week Of January 19: New Kiff And...More?
This week on Disney+ is looking a little light when it comes to content, with only a few episodes of library material arriving on the service and a special episode of Kiff. Perhaps it was a snafu in the scheduling, or perhaps something not yet announced is expected to arrive this week.
- Kiff: Lore of the Ring Light - January 22
- To Catch a Smuggler: Tropical Takedown (S1, 10 episodes) - January 22
New On Disney+ Week Of January 26: Spider-Man And More
The third MCU Spider-Man movie isn’t on Disney+ yet and the fourth Spider-Man film is getting ready to go into production, but are we done with Spider-Man? Of course not, a new Animated series, simply titled Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, will focus on the web-head’s early years and the first two episodes arrive before January is over.
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Two Episode Premiere - January 29
- Foods that Built America (S5, 12 episodes) - January 29
Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup (S1, 8 episodes) - January 29 - Pirates: Behind the Legends (S1, 8 episodes) - January 29
The Biggest Disney+ Releases In 2024
Beyond what's new and coming soon, here are some of the big releases to hit Disney+ this year...
Echo - Released January 2024
Echo the Hawkeye spinoff series may have been a somewhat surprising choice for Marvel Studios, but nearly everything about the series was a surprising choice. It was the first TV-MA-rated series produced by Marvel Studios for Disney+. While not all critics loved Echo, it was a successful proof of concept for mature Marvel shows, and we're expecting more in other upcoming Marvel series on Disney+. And the Echo ending is almost certain to have a major impact on the MCU.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) - Released March24
Nobody is a bigger star right now than Taylor Swift, which made it a major coup when Disney+ grabbed the exclusive streaming right to her Eras Tour concert film. Fans now have the ability to watch it whenever they like.
Wish - Released April 2024
Wish ticked all the boxes of a great Disney animated film. It had a strong female protagonist, some solid music, and a diabolical villain. Unfortunately, Wish failed to thrill the box office. It had a strong early showing on Disney+, and it appears to have found its home.
The Bad Batch - (Season 3 Released May 2024)
A spinoff of Dave Filoni's The Clone Wars animated series, The Bad Batch followed a group of clones that avoided being brainwashed by Order 66, and just tried to survive under the new Empire. The final season of the popular show debuted in 2024, seemingly bringing Filoni's animated Star Wars universe to a close as he turns his attention to directing an upcoming Star Wars movie for the big screen.
X-Men '97 - Released March 2024
The '90s X-Men animated series was one of the most popular things adapted from Marvel Comics prior to the MCU. Rather than try to recreate the magic o that series. Marvel Animation instead simply created brand new episodes to pick up where the original series had left off. The show has received a lot of positive response from both fans and critics and a second season of the show is already on the way.
The Acolyte - Released June 2024
The newest entry in the saga of the galaxy far, far away has reached its conclusion. The Acolyte was a somewhat divisive series, with not everybody loving what it brought to the Star wars franchise. However, those that did enjoy it fully embraced it and are hoping for a second season.
2025 is already starting out strong. With more upcoming Star Wars series and lots of upcoming Marvel series planned for this year, everything else is just going to be the cherry on top of the sundae.
