On Wednesday, September 2, Disney+ put “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” on its service, and it did not stop at the film. That evening at 6 p.m. PT Lucasfilm launched an official podcast with two episodes, “Growing Up” and “Bigger & Different,” taking listeners behind the scenes with Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Ludwig Göransson, Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and, apparently, Grogu himself. A new animated special, “LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian,” arrived the same day and retells all three seasons of the series with nods to “The Book of Boba Fett.”
It was the high point of what the service’s September lineup treated as a transition month: summer films moving to streaming, live programming ramping up, and Halloween titles creeping in. Titles varied by region.
Movies and library
The month opened with a batch of films: “Amsterdam,” “The Bob’s Burgers Movie,” “Coraline,” “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Jerry Maguire,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” “Moneyball” and “ParaNorman.” Marvel fans got “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and “No Way Home” together on September 4, and “Kraven the Hunter” followed on September 13. Later highlights included “Poor Things,” “Babylon,” “Hobbs & Shaw,” “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown” and “Jujutsu Kaisen 0.” “The Simpsons” Season 37 joined on September 27.
Live events
“Dancing with the Stars” returned for Season 35, with Night One streaming live on Disney+ on Tuesday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET and Night Two on September 16, when Hulu also got next-day availability. Further live shows were listed for September 22 and 29, and a companion podcast started on September 10.
Elsewhere, College GameDay began streaming on Disney+ in the U.S. on Saturday, September 5. The iHeartRadio Music Festival livestream ran across September 18 and 19 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. On September 16, “Max vs 100” put four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen against 100 drivers in a live karting challenge at Silverstone, as a Disney+, ESPN and Red Bull event.
Hulu and Halloween
Hulu’s originals and FX titles carried much of the month: “Chad Powers” Season 2, “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga,” “Made in Korea” Season 2, “City of Blood,” “Minimum Security” and “Unexpected Loves.” On Thursday, September 24, FX’s “American Horror Story: 13” arrived with a three-episode premiere. Disney+ went the family route with “Marvel’s Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up!” on September 25 and “SuperKitties: Howl-O-Ween Charm” on September 29.
