What’s Coming To Disney+ This Week | Fire Island (Australia/New Zealand)
It’s the start of a brand new week and time to take a look at what’s going to be coming to Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand this week. There’s plenty of new content to look forward to watching this week including two exclusive films, “Plan B” and “Fire Island”, plus new episodes of “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Under The Banner Of Heaven” and “Ms Marvel”.
Here’s the rundown:
Note: This list is subject to change
Wednesday – 15th June 2022
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi – Episode 5
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” begins 10 years after the dramatic events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
Ms Marvel – Episode 2
Marvel Studios’ “Ms. Marvel” is a new, original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is, until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life gets better with superpowers, right?
The Hardy Boys – Season 2 – New Episode
Joe conspires with J.B. to steal the relic from Stratemeyer Global and get the power out of Frank, but The Eye has other plans.
Station 19 – Season 5 – New Episode
Vic and Theo respond to a domestic disturbance between the parents of a trans teenager; Jack learns shocking new details about his childhood, and Ben and Travis help a clinic patient that’s long overdue for medical treatment.
American Dad – Season 17 – Episode 3
Stan takes Steve to his favorite barbershop; Jeff keeps a journal to help his bad memory.
Love, Victor – Season 3
This season finds Victor going on a journey of self-discovery – not only deciding who he wants to be with, but more broadly, who he wants to be. With their post-high-school-plans looming, Victor and his friends are faced with a new set of problems that they must work through to make the best choices for their futures.
Family Reboot
Family Reboot follows families that have become so busy with their individual lives, whether it’s from a busy job, going back to school, after school activities, keeping up with social media, sports or running a business, that they have lost touch with one another. In each episode, a family takes a full week away from their busy schedules to go on a journey to reconnect and rebuild their family bonds. Leaving their phones, laptops, and all other devices behind, they must find their way to their week-long accommodations the “old fashioned way”, with just a paper map in hand. On arrival, they’re greeted by their Family Reboot guide, who welcomes them to their journey and directs them to their first activity, finding the key to their house for the week. Once the families have gotten inside and have chosen the rooms they must share, the guide talks to the parents about how the week ahead can benefit them the most, whether it’s finding ways to connect with their children, with each other or both. For the next several days, it’s more fun and games interspersed with meaningful conversations that the families typically haven’t had time to have. All organized by the guide, the week’s journey focuses on working together, communicating, and most of all having fun, reminding the family to put aside their distractions and busy schedules to come together again and make new memories. The families leave the journey completely “rebooted” – more connected, happier, and ready to take on their busy lives at home again, but with an entirely new outlook.
Under the Banner of Heaven (S1, New Episode)
The ongoing investigation leads Pyre and Taba into untrod woods where they unearth information that challenges Pyre’s own faith, and draw more Laffertys into suspicion and custody.
Soprano, Sing or Die – Season 1
The story behind France’s best-selling artist Soprano combines the universe of Validé, France’s most watched local scripted series of 2020, with the narrative style of The Last Dance, and sets it under the Marseille sun. This unknown tale maps a journey to a triple diamond album, and a star who shaped the future of French music. The journey of Saïd M’Roumbaba, aka Soprano, is the saga of four kids from the northern ghettos of Marseille who fought their way out of their circumstances and France’s political landscape to build a musical empire. Hurdle after hurdle, their thirty-year friendship undergoes torment, joy, humiliation, setbacks and triumph.
America’s Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition – Season 1
The host presents a comprehensive compilation of various funny incidents and mishaps caught on camera that involve animals and birds.
Brain Games: On the Road – Season 1
The host visits different neighbourhoods and dares two teams of four players to use their wits and judgment to complete various challenges.
Breeders -Season 3
Paul and Ally struggle to balance their full-time careers while dealing with the many trials and tribulations that come their way while raising their young children, Luke and Ava.
Raven’s Home S5
Single mother Raven Baxter raises her children along with her friend, Chelsea. Things take a turn when Raven’s son starts showing psychic abilities.
Thursday 16th June 2022
The Kardashians – New Episode
The family you know and love is here with a brand new series, giving an all access pass into their lives. Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall and Kylie bring the cameras back to give truth to their stories. From the intense pressures of running billion-dollar businesses to the hilarious joys of playtime and school drop-offs, this series brings viewers into the fold with a rivetingly honest story of love & life in the spotlight.
Friday 17th June 2022
“Fire Island”
The story centers around two best friends who set out to have a legendary week-long summer vacation with the help of cheap rosé and a cadre of eclectic friends.
Plan B (2021)
After a regrettable sexual encounter, a straight-laced student and her best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in South Dakota.
Under Siege (1992)
A CIA agent and his mercenaries seize a Marine battleship to obtain the nuclear warheads. However, the only person aboard who can save the ship is a former Navy SEAL turned cook.
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Casey Ryback, a retired Navy officer, boards a train as he sets out on a vacation with his niece. He realises that the train is used by a terrorist organisation to hijack a destructive US satellite.
Bad Boys (2014)
Few teams in professional sports history elicit such a wide range of emotions as the Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early ’90s. For some, the team was heroic — made up of gritty, hard-nosed players who didn’t back down from anyone. And for others, it was exactly that trait — the willingness to do seemingly anything to win — that made them the “Bad Boys,” the team fans loved to hate.
In Search of Derrick Thomas (2015)
The highs and lows of former Alabama linebacker Derrick Thomas, who proved anybody can turn their life around if given a second chance.
Lolo
The story of Olympic Track & Field Hurdler Lolo Jones, who overcame a tumultuous childhood and became a pop culture icon.
Mighty Ruthie (2016)
Ruthie Bolton – Olympic gold medalist, former Auburn Tigers basketball player and a victim of domestic violence – shares her powerful story. She has become an activist for women across the world.
The Two Bills (2018)
A look at the tumultuous relationship between coaching legends Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick. A look at the tumultuous relationship between coaching legends Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick. A look at the tumultuous relationship between coaching legends Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick.
Backstory: Serena vs. The Umpire (2019)
The story behind one of the biggest sports controversies of 2018 taking a look into Serena Williams’ clash with umpire Carlos Ramos during the 2018 US Open women’s final.
Pat XO
“Pat XO” tells the remarkable story of Pat Summitt as it has never been told before. This raw, authentic portrait takes the camera from the filmmaker’s hands and places it with those who know her best. With Tyler as the lead storyteller, we hear never-before-told recollections from assistant coaches; former players like Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings and Michelle Marciniak; and such admirers as Peyton Manning and Kenny Chesney. The archival footage and statistical records woven into the film provide their own insights into a woman who cared about winning but also about elevating her players and her university. If it’s possible to do justice to Pat Summitt, “Pat XO” does it.
The Price of Gold (2013)
The Price of Gold takes a look back at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the scandal that rocked the figure skating world at the time. The two key athletes, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were among the favourites to win the gold medal at the games.
This Was The XFL (2017)
In 2001, sports entertainment titans Dick Ebersol and Vince McMahon launched the XFL, a bold challenge since other leagues had attempted to compete with the NFL and ultimately failed.
D Wade: Life Unexpected
For a decade, Dwyane Wade intimately documented his life and career with a film crew. The result is a remarkably candid portrait of one of the greatest NBA players of all-time.
Qualified
Qualified chronicles the mercurial rise of this barrier breaking auto racer and her equally rapid decline. What Janet Guthrie accomplished in the male bastion of mid-70s American motorsports, stands as a testament to one woman’s determination. They kept moving the finish line.
Long Gone Summer
In the summer of 1998, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire and the Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa embark on a chase of one of the game’s most hallowed records, igniting the passion and imagination of fans and non-fans everywhere.
Shark Attack Investigation: The Paige Winter Story
Paige Winter was 17 years old when she lost a leg and part of her hand in a shark attack in 2019. Experts are investigating the accident to find out which shark was responsible and how to prevent future attacks.
What are you looking forward to watching on Disney+ this week?
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