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What’s new on Disney+ in August 2024

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In the current streaming landscape, it sure seems like Disney is content to send most of its original programming to Hulu while leaving Disney+ with very few shows that will favor older audiences. This month, Disney+ is offering Grown-ish and Are You Sure?!, a BTS-themed travel show. Beyond that, the new shows are largely preschool friendly programming like SuperKitties and Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

Because the number of new shows are so slim, Disney+ subscribers should be seriously considering whether the service is still worth the price they’re paying for it. The young-skewing shows may be ideal for families with children, but Disney+ isn’t offering much in the way of alternative programming for adults, even among National Geographic series. Disney+ prices have been rising since the service was launched in 2019, and we’re getting less for our money all of the time.

We really shouldn’t have to subscribe to both Disney+ and Hulu to get a fully realized streaming service with something for everyone. Hulu has a very good programming lineup for August, and there’s no reason why Disney+ couldn’t have something comparable again. Marvel fans don’t even have anything to look forward to until the end of September, when the WandaVision spinoff, Agatha All Along, arrives.

Our roundup of everything new on Disney+ in August 2024 can be found below, with our favorites highlighted in bold.

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Everything new on Disney+ in August 2024

August 2

  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Shorts) Season 2 – Premiere – All Episodes Streaming

August 7

  • Grown-ish (Season 6, 18 episodes)

August 8

  • SuperKitties: Su-Purr Adventures (Shorts) (Season 1, 6 episodes)

August 14

  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Season 2) – Two Episode Premiere

August 15

  • Are You Sure?! – Episode 3

August 19

  • OceanXplorers (Season 1, 6 episodes)

August 21

  • Me & Winnie the Pooh (Season, 4 episodes)
  • Playdate with Winnie the Pooh (Shorts) (Season 2, 5 episodes)
  • Selenkay (Season 1, 8 episodes)

August 22

  • Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal (Season 2, 3 episodes)
  • Are You Sure?! – Episode 4

August 23

  • Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends (Season 3, 5 episodes)
  • Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Camp Minnie (Season 1, 6 episodes)

August 28

  • SuperKitties (Season 2, 4 episodes)

August 29

  • Are You Sure?! – Episode 5

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Blair Marnell
Blair Marnell
Blair Marnell has been an entertainment journalist for over 15 years. His bylines have appeared in Wizard Magazine, Geek…
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