Disney+ – quick links
Disney+: new this week
Chicago Fire Seasons 1-11 – 7 January
Series. You can now binge on all 279 existing episodes of the show that spurned the entire Chicago television franchise (which has grown to include Chicago P.D., Chicago Med and Chicago Justice). Chicago Fire explores the professional and personal lives of the firefighters, rescue personnel and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the fictional Firehouse 51.
A Thousand Blows Season 2 – 9 January
Series. This British historical drama series is inspired by the Forty Elephants, an all-female crime syndicate who clash with the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing in 1880s East London.
Picking up a year after the events of the first season, season two finds Hezekiah as a shadow of the man he once was, while Sugar Goodson is estranged from his family and drinking himself to death. Just as Wapping is about to sigh its last breath, Mary Carr bursts back into town with her loyal second, Alice Diamond. In Mary’s absence, Eliza’s failed reign as Queen has led to her exile, while Indigo Jeremy has taken back control of the Elephants.
Meanwhile, Mary is back to reassemble the Forty Elephants and reclaim her crown. She sobers Sugar up, as she has a use for him yet, and forms a reluctant alliance with Hezekiah to take down Indigo Jeremy once and for all. As always, Mary has a plan. And this time it’s riskier than ever.
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Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory – 2 January
Special. In the latest special from this British wildlife filmmaker, Bertie arrives in the Serengeti as the spectacular wildebeest migration kicks off. He’s here to film the fastest land animal on Earth: the cheetah. As he gets close to a mother caring for her tiny cubs and a young group of males executing phenomenal hunts as a team, he learns about the unexpected challenges the species endures.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 – 10 December
Series. When Camp Half-Blood’s protective border is breached, Percy Jackson embarks on an epic odyssey into the Sea of Monsters in search of his best friend Grover and the one thing that may save the camp – the legendary Golden Fleece.
With help from Annabeth, Clarisse and his newfound cyclops half-brother Tyson, Percy’s survival becomes essential to stopping Luke, the Titan Kronos, and their impending plan to bring down Camp Half-Blood – and ultimately, Olympus. Watch the trailer.
The End of an Era – 12 December
Series. The End of an Era is a six-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries chronicling the development, impact and inner workings that created the phenomenon that was Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour.
The illuminating docuseries gives an intimate look at Taylor’s life as her tour made headlines and thrilled fans around the world. In addition, the series spotlights performers, family members and friends – including Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran and Florence Welch – offering never-before-seen insight into what it took to create a phenomenon. Watch the trailer.
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show – 12 December
Film. Filmed in Vancouver, BC, the full concert film, captured during the final show of the tour, features the entire set of The Tortured Poets Department, which was added to the tour following that album’s release in 2024.
Abbott Elementary Season 5 – 17 December
Series. A workplace comedy following a group of dedicated, passionate teachers – and a slightly tone-deaf principal – as they navigate the Philadelphia public school system. Despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life, and though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do – even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
