The holiday season is a time for traditions, for casting our eyes back to the comfortable memories of days gone by, for reviving old and questionably beloved IP to stick on your streaming service (see last month’s Disney+ premier of Hocus Pocus 2).
In November, Disney+ is transforming two films from its back catalog into shows. Willow (Nov. 30) returns to the world of Ron Howard and George Lucas’s same-titled 1988 fantasy flick for more adventures of the short-statured, big-hearted hero. The film doesn’t strike me as being universally beloved (I saw it in the theater at around age 7 and didn’t like it then; upon a recent rewatch, I was mostly shocked by how violent it is), but Disney’s algorithm must know something I don’t, as the trailer makes it clear they’ve put a lot of money into this thing.
Also on the way: The Santa Clauses (Nov. 16), which expands upon the film trilogy in which Tim Allen was cursed to become Santa (The Santa Clause, 1994), take an immortal bride (The Santa Clause 2, 2002), and battle a robot army (The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 2006). Allen reprises his role despite the fact that Disney-owned ABC canceled his TV series and Pixar took voicing Buzz Lightyear away from him for the simple crime of being a sensible conservative willing to speak out against woke culture. Cancel culture strikes again!
Here is everything else coming to Disney+ for the holiday season, from a new series about Chris Hemsworth and real-life superpowers to Elton John’s farewell tour.
Disney Plus series with new episodes premiering weekly in November 2022
- Andor
- Dancing With the Stars
- The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- The Santa Clauses (series premiere Nov. 16)
- Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t
Movies and complete series/seasons coming to Disney Plus in November 2022
Arriving Nov. 2
- Airport Security (S1, S2, S3)
- Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog (S2)
- Critter Fixers: Country Vets (S4)
- Dino Ranch (S2, 6 episodes)
- Donna Hay Christmas — Disney+ Originals (all episodes streaming)
- Locked Up Abroad (S3 – 9 episodes, S4 – 3 episodes, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9 – 10 episodes, S10 – 10 episodes, S11)
- To Catch a Smuggler (S1, S2, S3)
Arriving Nov. 3
- Marvel Studios’ Assembled: The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law — Disney+ Originals
Arriving Nov. 4
- The Gift
- Director by Night: The Making of Werewolf by Night — Disney+ Originals
- Marvel Studios Legends
- Ocean’s Breath
- Saving Notre Dame
- Shortsgiving
Arriving Nov. 9
- Breakthrough (S1, S2)
- Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Showdown (S1)
- The Lion Ranger (S1)
- The Montaners — Disney+ Originals (5-episode premiere)
- Save Our Squad With David Beckham — Disney+ Originals (all episodes streaming)
- The Tatami Time Machine Blues — Disney+ Originals (all episodes streaming)
- World’s Deadliest (S3)
- Zootopia+ Shorts — Disney+ Originals (all shorts streaming)
Arriving Nov. 11
- Eyewitness: D-Day
- Fire of Love
- Mary Poppins Returns (Sing-Along Version)
- Port Security: Hamburg
- Sea of Shadows
Arriving Nov. 16
- Atlas of Cursed Places (S1)
- Ice Road Rescue (S6)
- Minnie’s Bow-Toons: Party Palace Pals (S2, 11 episodes)
- Limitless With Chris Hemsworth — Disney+ Originals (all episodes streaming)
- The Santa Clauses — Disney+ Originals (2-episode premiere)
- Ultimate Survival WWII (S1)
- World’s Deadliest Snakes (S1)
Arriving Nov. 18
- Best in Show — Disney+ Originals holiday special
- Disenchanted — Disney+ Originals film premiere
- Game of Sharks
- Genoa Bridge Disaster
- Me & Mickey (Shorts) (S1, 20 episodes)
- Mickey: The Story of a Mouse — Disney+ Originals documentary premiere
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers: Diggity Dog (S1)
- Mickey Mousekersize (S1)
- The Wonderful Autumn of Mickey Mouse — Disney+ Originals premiere
- Virus Hunters
Arriving Nov. 20
- Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium — Disney+ Originals
Arriving Nov. 23
- Daddies on Request — Disney+ Originals (all episodes streaming)
- Egypt with the World’s Greatest Explorer (S1)
- Last of the Giants: Wild Fish (S1)
- Puppy Dog Pals (S5, 2 episodes)
- The Villains of Valley View (S1, 4 episodes)
- Witness to Disaster (S1)
- World’s Deadliest: Jaws and Sins (S1)
Arriving Nov. 25
- Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force (Special)
- The Hip-Hop Nutcracker — Disney+ Originals
- Life and Death in Paradise: Crocs of the Caribbean (Special)
Arriving Nov. 28
Arriving Nov. 30
- Buried Secrets of WWII (S1)
- Firebuds (S1, 3 episodes)
- Spidey and His Amazing Friends (S2, 4 episodes)
- The Witch Doctor Will See You Now (S1)
- Willow — Disney+ Originals series premiere
