Since launching in November 2019, Disney+ has been known for offering a vast catalogue of Disney content that’s appropriate for all ages.
However, with the recent launch of Disney+ Star, the video streaming service offers hundreds more shows and movies some of which aren’t suited for children.
With that in mind, Disney has added new parental controls to Disney+ to give families the ability to prevent kids from seeing the more adult-oriented fare without permission.
This is especially helpful in the case of Marvel TV shows and movies that are offered through Star, which gets displayed under the ‘Marvel’ tile alongside other content like the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
Most notably, Marvel’sÂ
Loki will now hit the service on June 11th, a slight delay from the May window that was provided during the Disney Investor Day in December.
Loki marks Marvel’s third original series for Disney+, followingÂ
WandaVision (which premiered in January) andÂ
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (releasing on March 19th).
The series follows the version of Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief that was seen fleeing The Avengers in
Avengers: Endgame with the Tesseract as he travels to different time periods and alters human history.
Outside of
April 16th Big Shot (a sports dramedy starring John Stamos)
Greg Mason, Disney Canada's VP of marketing, says this is part of a unique release strategy for this film, not the norm for future Disney+ Star content.
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U.S. streaming service Hulu is finally coming to Canada
After nearly 15 years, U.S. streaming service Hulu is finally coming to Canada, albeit in a somewhat different form.
Enter Disney+ Star, a new brand of general entertainment launching on Disney+ Canada that samples content from Disney’s various divisions, including 20th Century Studios, 20th Television and Searchlight Pictures. A good deal of this content comes from Hulu, although there will be other ‘Star Original’ programming as well.
In particular, Star brings more adult-oriented fare, ranging from shows likeÂ
Disney Canada's VP of marketing unpack's the company's broader intentions regarding bringing content from its different brands to Canada via Disney+ Star.