BURBANK, September 12 — The Mandalorian and Grogu has been streaming on Disney+ for ten days now, and it remains the marquee title of the platform’s September slate. The Star Wars feature arrived on Disney+ on September 2, according to a News & Tips by Explore Disney+ contributor piece revised September 9. The film headlines a month that also brings new series and films to Hulu and live sports to ESPN.
At its heart, the premise is familiar Star Wars ground. The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy.
As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, it has enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin, played by Pedro Pascal, and his young apprentice Grogu. The source directs readers to add the film to their Watchlist.
Chad Powers and a Snowfall Saga on Hulu
Over on Hulu, the series Chad Powers has its season premiere on September 3. Chad Powers is a superstar on the field, but his odd behavior off it has everyone suspicious, especially Coach Hudson and Gerry. The walls are closing in on Russ’s lie, and if he and Danny want Chad to survive the regular season and lead the Catfish to the College Football Playoff, the only person who can help them is the last person who wants to: Ricky.
A login is required to add the show to a Watchlist, and the source points readers to Hulu.com for more. Also new on Hulu is FX’s The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, with new episode release dates of September 8, 15, 22 and 29.
The show follows Snowfall characters Wanda Bell, played by Gail Bean, and Leon Simmons, played by Isaiah John, as they fight to reinvent themselves in 1990s Los Angeles, where the fallout from the crack epidemic is fueling a new game: the rise of West Coast rap. A login is required to add it to a Watchlist, and the source points to Hulu.com for details.
A September 1 Batch of Library Films
September 1 brought a large batch of library films to Hulu, all dated September 1 in the source. Amsterdam, from filmmaker David O. Russell, is described as an original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history, weaving historical fact with fiction.
The Bob’s Burgers Movie follows a ruptured water main that creates an enormous sinkhole in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance and ruining the Belchers’ summer plans; while Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the kids try to solve a mystery that could save the family’s restaurant. Burlesque centers on a star-struck small-town girl who arrives in Los Angeles and finds work at a failing burlesque club, until her singing talent threatens to outgrow the small venue.
Coraline follows an adventurous 11-year-old girl who stumbles upon another world that is a rosier version of her frustrating home, but this alternate dimension harbors sinister secrets. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs sends Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat to a mysterious underground world inhabited by dinosaurs and a one-eyed weasel named Buck. Ice Age: The Meltdown has Manny, Sid and Diego discovering that miles of melted ice will soon flood their valley, forcing them to warn everyone and find a way to escape the coming deluge.
Inglourious Basterds follows a Nazi-scalping squad of American soldiers, known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” on a daring mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich; Christoph Waltz received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film. Jennifer’s Body stars Megan Fox in a horror-comedy about a high school cheerleader who develops an insatiable appetite for her male classmates after she’s possessed by a hungry demon.
Jerry Maguire stars Tom Cruise as a sports agent who suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job; with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, he learns that loving well is the best revenge, co-starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Renee Zellweger, Regina King and Bonnie Hunt.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is set three years after the theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment; Isla Nublar sits abandoned by humans while surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles, and when the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen, played by Chris Pratt, and Claire, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
The source also lists Moneyball among the September 1 Hulu additions, though its description is cut off in the supplied material.
The source frames the month as a wave of movies, shows and sports arriving across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN, and notes these releases are likely to surface
