Disney + will expand its streaming service offering next week with the launch of its more adult star brand to existing subscribers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
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According to CNET, the Star brand will feature more adult-friendly content from Disney Television Studios, FX, 20th Century Studios and 20th Television, as opposed to content for all ages currently available on Disney +.
Disney apparently also adds parental controls to the Star content to prevent children from gaining approved access.
In addition to a long list of famous movies and shows, Star will feature some original content currently only available on Hulu and ABC in the US, including ‘Victor’, a teen drama ‘Love’, ‘detective show’ Big Sky ‘ , animated series “Solar Opposites” and Marvel show “Helstrom”.
Movies including ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me’, ‘The Beach’ by Danny Boyle, ’60 Seconds Away ‘and’ Taken ‘appear on Star Service in March and every season of The Golden Girls comes to Disney + this summer. . Disney will also bring more Marvel movies to subscribers in Europe within a year.
February 23 is the date on which the app will be added to Disney + for existing subscribers in the above regions. The European countries that want to get the Star content include the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
However, the Star brand and additional content are priced because Disney + is getting a price boost in these regions. In the UK, the monthly subscription rate will increase from £ 5.99 to £ 7.99, or £ 59.99 to £ 79.90 per year, with an equivalent increase in the EU in euros. However, current subscribers will pay until August 23rd.
The increased cost is in line with a $ 1 price increase for U.S. subscribers that takes effect on March 26.