What’s Coming To Disney+ This Week | Light & Magic (Canada)
It’s the start of a brand new week, and time to take a look at what’s coming to Disney+ in Canada in the week ahead. There’s going to be plenty of new content to enjoy, with many new exclusive series and films.
Here’s the rundown:
Note: This list is subject to change
Tuesday 26th July 2022.
Santa Evita
The seven-episode fictional series, based on the best-selling book of the same name written by Argentinian author Tomás Eloy Martínez, follows the intriguing tale of Eva Peron’s embalmed body, which remained unburied for three years awaiting the construction of a monument that was never completed.
“Santa Evita” is the story of a body with no grave and the legend that was born from it. In 1955, a military coup in Argentina overthrew then President Juan Domingo Perón and hid Evita’s body for 16 years to prevent it from becoming a symbol against the regime. Before her death, Eva had become a powerful political figure as General Perón’s wife, and her wandering unburied corpse haunted the country’s political arena for over two decades.
Only Murders In The Building – Season 2 – Episode 6
Oliver and Mabel collide with their podcasting mentor-turned-competitor, Cinda Canning. Subsequently, a key clue requires the trio to orchestrate a classic stakeout — Brazzos-style. New York has never been more glittering.
Wednesday 27th July 2022
Light & Magic
Granted unparalleled access, Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Learn what inspired some of the most legendary filmmakers in Hollywood history, and follow their stories from their earliest personal films to bringing George Lucas’ vision to life.
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Season 3 – Episode 1
Season three of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” is set at Camp Shallow Lake, a sleepaway camp in California, as the Wildcats and their fellow campers are primed for an unforgettable summer ripe with romance, curfew-less nights and a taste of the great outdoors. With a high-stakes production of “Frozen” on the horizon AND a drama-filled “docu-series” of the production in the works, the Wildcats will attempt to show who is “best in snow” without leaving anyone out in the cold.
Solar Opposites – Season 3 – Episode 5
Terry and Korvo get taken away by Child Protective Services.
Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders (S1)
Keeper of the Ashes is the true story of the unsolved murders of Lori Lee Farmer, 8, Doris Denise Milner, 10, and Michele Guse, 9 – told 45 years later. The young girls were brutally murdered on the first night of a weeklong camping trip at Camp Scott near Locust Grove, Oklahoma.
The Chicken Squad (S1)
Three young chicken siblings and their retired search and rescue dog mentor, Captain Tully, work together on problem-solving adventures in their backyard to help their animal friends.
Facing…
Facing is a new television series that tells the stories of a broad range of global iconic individuals through the eyes and unique experiences of those who ‘faced’ them, going toe to toe with our subjects in epic battles for superiority.
Thursday 28th July 2022
The Orville – Season 3 – New Episode
No episode details have been provided
Friday 29th July 2022.
Not Okay
Not Okay follows Danni Sanders (Zoey Deutch), an aimless aspiring writer with no friends, no romantic prospects and – worst of all – no followers, who fakes an Instagram-friendly trip to Paris in the hopes of boosting her social media clout. When a terrifying incident strikes the City of Lights, Danni unwittingly falls into a lie bigger than she ever imagined. She “returns” a hero, even striking up an unlikely friendship with Rowan (Mia Isaac), a school-shooting survivor dedicated to societal change, and scooping up the man of her dreams Colin (Dylan O’Brien). As an influencer and advocate, Danni finally has the life and audience she always wanted. But it’s only a matter of time before the facade cracks, and she learns the hard way that the Internet loves a takedown.
Soul of a Nation presents – Together as One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
The network’s first-ever primetime program celebrating diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of the vibrant Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community.
JFK: Seven Days That Made a President
There are days when one person can change the world. In John F Kennedy’s career, there were no less than seven of them that made him a special personality. Explore the events that shaped one of the greatest presidents of the USA.
I Hate Christian Laettner
Director Rory Karpf, through interviews with former players and rivals as well as Laettner himself, explores why this former Duke star was, and still is, so disliked.
Leave No Trace
After Will and Tom’s life in the woods gets uprooted, the father-daughter duo try to adapt to the rules of civilisation. While Tom learns new skills, Will’s fears slowly begin engulfing him.
Lolo
Directed by Rory Karpf with NASCAR Media Group, Lolo features personal interviews from Lolo Jones, her parents, siblings, coaches, teammates and Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, along with never-before-seen footage of Lolo in high school and during her 2011 surgery.
The Man with One Red Shoe
As government official Cooper (Dabney Coleman) plays a nasty game of one-upsmanship with his rival in hopes of landing a promotion, he is deceived into believing that unassuming violinist Richard (Tom Hanks) is involved in international espionage. Cooper sends his top operative, the gorgeous Maddy (Lori Singer), to charm Richard into giving himself away. The naive musician, however, is completely clueless about political intrigue and, sadly, believes he has met the woman of his dreams.
What are you looking forward to watching on Disney+ this week?