The latest Nielsen streaming rankings for April 20–26, 2026 paint a troubling picture for Disney franchise content. While Disney+ remains the home of Marvel and Star Wars, rival streaming services dominated nearly every category. Where Disney+ and Hulu did appear on Nielsen’s Top 10 charts, much of that success came from legacy Fox content and the BBC’s Bluey.
The planned Disney reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer at Hulu has officially been staked. Disney’s streaming platform has pulled the plug on a revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that would have brought Sarah Michelle Gellar back to the franchise while introducing a...
Disney has introduced a limited-time discounted bundle for its streaming services ahead of the Disney+ debut of Zootopia 2. The promotion arrives roughly one week before the animated sequel begins streaming on the platform. Disney confirmed that Zootopia 2 will begin...
The future of Boba Fett in the modern Star Wars television universe may be far more uncertain than fans realized — and according to actor Temuera Morrison, the reason might be Lucasfilm itself. In a recent interview with Inverse, Morrison suggested that his iconic...
Fans of The Orville may have some good news. Creator and star Seth MacFarlane recently told The Hollywood Reporter that the show’s writing team has 10 scripts ready to go for a potential season four. The popular science-fiction/comedy has not had new episodes in four years.
According to The HoloFiles, The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland recently shared in an interview with The George Lucas Talk Show what her plans would have been had the show been renewed for a second season. The divisive Disney+ Star Wars series was canceled nearly two years ago, and yet Headland’s comments sparked renewed debate over the direction of the beloved franchise—and the depiction of Yoda in particular.
Since Dave Filoni was named co-runner of Lucasfilm, fans have speculated about the franchise’s creative future—and whether tensions exist between Filoni and Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy. A persistent rumor is that Filoni dislikes Andor. Gilroy says those rumors are unfounded.
The creative team behind the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again is gearing up for the release of season two next month. In an admission that may build some credibility with fans, showrunner Dario Scardapane said he feels that season one came out as a “cobbled-together Frankenstein.”
Newly released Wonder Man ratings data paints a troubling picture for Marvel Studios’ Disney+ ambitions — and it suggests the once-unstoppable MCU television machine may have fully lost its grip on mainstream audiences. According to viewership tracking firm Luminate,...
During Black History Month, Disney Jr.’s preschool series Hey A.J.! introduced a new superhero character named Captain Durag, prompting debate online over the character’s design and cultural symbolism. Now the character is drawing criticism from some commentators who call it “extremely disrespectful.”
The creator of Andor is tying the show's theme of "fascism" to President Trump and modern U.S. politics, pulling Disney's only modern Star Wars critical hit into divisive political rhetoric. For a franchise that has struggled to win back longtime viewers, Andor was...
Jac Schaeffer, the creator and showrunner of Agatha All Along, is parting ways with Disney. According to an exclusive report from Variety, Schaeffer has signed a three-year television overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Sky TV customers in the U.K. and Ireland will soon have another way to access Disney+. Ironically, it’s a return to the very thing many cord-cutters hoped to escape through streaming. Thanks to a multi-year deal with Disney+, Netflix, HBO Max, and Hayu, those services will now be included in the broadcaster’s £24-a-month Ultimate TV package.