What’s Coming To Disney+ This Week | SharkFest (Australia/New Zealand)
It’s the start of a brand new week and time to take a look at what’s coming to Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand this week, which includes lots of new documentaries about sharks and much more.
Here’s the rundown:
Note: This list is subject to change
Monday, 1st July 2024
Shark Beach With Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast
Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast follows Mackie in his hometown of New Orleans, where he grew up boating and fishing, and still fishes its waters to this day. In this hour-long special, Mackie investigates a fishing phenomenon called depredation, in which a shark preys upon a fisherman’s catch and consumes it before it can be retrieved. Across the globe, more and more fishermen are encountering this competition for food, bringing humans and sharks in closer proximity than ever before. After an increase in shark sightings in his hometown, Mackie sets out to learn more about these cases from the local Louisiana fishing communities affected as well as specialist scientists. He discovers how these human-shark encounters may be pointing to larger environmental issues on the shores of Louisiana and through the Gulf of Mexico.
Shark Vs Ross Edgley
Ultra-athlete and shark advocate Ross Edgley goes head-to-head against four of the ocean’s most formidable sharks. He’s won the world record for the world’s longest assisted stage sea swim of nearly 1,800 miles but now Ross is pushing himself even further and testing his speed, strength, endurance, and digestive system. In four jaw-dropping shark challenges, Ross attempts a G-force turn like a hammerhead, a polaris jump out the water like a white shark, to out swim the mako — the world’s fastest shark — and finally, he tries to feast like a tiger shark.
Sharks Gone Viral
It’s a social media feed frenzy as comedians Helen Hong, Keon Polee and the Sklar Brothers deep dive into the internet’s wildest shark videos — from lightning-fast shark attacks to sharks living on a golf course — while a panel of experts explore the science behind social media’s most influential fish.
Supersized Sharks
Norfolk Island, 800 miles off the coast of Australia, is home to some of the largest tiger sharks in the world. As strange as it sounds, some think this small island in the middle of the South Pacific has become like a drive-thru burger joint for tiger sharks to gorge on meat. For the first time, scientists are diving in to answer why there are so many huge tigers there. Shark biologists Lauren Meyers, Charlie Huveneers and Adam Barnett lure the giants to their boat to investigate and make a surprising discovery.
Baby Sharks In The City
Shark biologists have discovered a nursery of Atlantic great whites right off the coast of New York City! Watch as they deploy a state-of-the-art camera tag to reveal the secret life of the baby great white for the first time in these Atlantic waters, and study how climate change may impact the future of this shark population.
Shark Attack 360
Dive into the world of shark bites and investigate why they happen. An international team of experts hunts for clues, using evidence and personal accounts to unravel the mysteries behind shark behaviour. Cutting-edge VFX technology is used in the 360-shark lab to analyze data and understand, in forensic detail, the reasons behind shark attacks.
Attack Of The Red Sea Sharks
Attack of the Red Sea Sharks investigates why sharks killed three people in less than a year in the coastal waters of Red Sea resorts. Multiple witnesses captured the gruesome attacks, with the videos quickly going viral, sparking confusion and hysteria. Are these attacks part of a growing trend that is becoming more common worldwide? A team of scientists launches a global pursuit to answer that question and find ways to prevent future attacks.
Tuesday, 2nd July 2024
Clipped – Season Finale
Donald isn’t going to give it up that easy.
Wednesday, 3rd July 2024
Star Wars: The Acolyte – New Episode
In The Acolyte, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg). As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems….
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (S4)
A collection of the best moments chef Gordon Ramsay encountered when he visits remote locations across the globe in search of inspiration, adventure and unique culinary experiences.
Red Swan (Two-Episode Premiere)
Oh Wansoo, a world-class golfer married Kim Yonggu, heir to the Hwain Group. Her life changes when she narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in Manila. She develops feelings for her bodyguard Seo Doyoon unaware of Doyoon’s motivations.
Life Below Zero: Next Generation: Seasons 6-7
Brave individuals who choose to leave their conventional lives to live off the grid in the wilderness of Alaska share their challenges and triumphs.
Miraculous World Paris: Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
Miraculous holders from another world appear in Paris. They come from a parallel universe where everything is reversed: the holders of Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, Shadybug and Claw Noir, are the bad guys, and the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous, Hesperia, is a superhero. Ladybug and Cat Noir will have to help Hesperia counter the attacks of their evil doubles and prevent them from seizing the Butterfly’s Miraculous. Can our heroes also help Hesperia make Shadybug and Claw Noir better people?
Thursday, 4th July 2024
The Kardashians – Season 5 – New Episode
In Aspen, Khloé is annoyed when Kim keeps telling her to be present during their ski trip. Meanwhile Kourtney temporarily steps out of her baby bubble to support Travis, and Kris gets emotional sharing news about her health.
Land of Tanabata (Three-Episode Premiere)
A university student with a baffling supernatural ability confronts a crisis that will threaten the fate of our world. #LandofTanabata, a spine-chilling paranormal thriller from the creator of ‘Parasyte’,
Friday, 5th July 2024
Criminal Minds: Evolution – Season 2 – New Episode
In the wake of last season’s shocking finale, the upcoming all-new season of “Criminal Minds: Evolution” picks up as the FBI’s elite team of profilers investigates the deadly mystery of GOLD STAR. As the conspiracy unfolds, the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) is met with an unexpected complication when serial killer Elias Voit negotiates a deal that transfers him to federal custody in the BAU’s own backyard. The team faces its biggest threat yet and cannot emerge unscathed from the mind-bending consequences.
BRATS
Feature documentary BRATS looks at the iconic films of the 1980s that shaped a generation and the narrative that took hold when their young stars were branded the “Brat Pack.” Director Andrew McCarthy reunites with his fellow Brat Packers — friends, colleagues and former foes, including Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson, and Timothy Hutton, many of whom he had not seen for over 30 years — to answer the question: What did it mean to be part of the “Brat Pack”?
Code Geass: Roze of the Recapture (New Episode)
follows two mercenary brothers from what was once Hokkaido in Year 7 of the Kowa era: Ash, the elder with high athletic and Knightmare piloting abilities, and Rozé, the younger with a knack for collecting intelligence and leadership, who embark on a quest to recapture Empress Sakuya from the clutches of the Neo Britannian Empire.
My Name is Gabriel (New Episode)
A program where you live ‘the real life of that person’ for 72 hours under the name of one of the world’s 8 billion people in a place where no one knows you.
Sunday, 7th July 2024
The Fable – New Episode
The legendary hitman, Fable, takes a cool, comical, slightly eccentric one-year hiatus from killing.
Mission: Yozakura Family (New Episode)
Taiyo Asano, the ‘Ultimate Introvert’, joins a spy family to survive a hit list.
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