DISNEY+ SOUTH AFRICA UNVEILS ITS UPCOMING 2026 LINE-UP

Disney+ has unveiled its upcoming 2026 slate for South Africa, featuring Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers”, FX’s Emmy® Award-winning hit “The Bear”, Hulu Originals “Not Suitable for Work” and “Alice & Steve”, 20th Century Studios’ “Avatar: Fire and Ash”, Marvel Animation’s “X-Men ’97” Season 2 and the highly anticipated “Camp Rock 3”.

Alongside new series, documentaries and movies, ESPN’s channels on Disney+ will continue to bring fans closer to some of the biggest moments in sport, including the NBA Finals, TOP 14 Rugby Final, Premier Padel Tour, FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and the return of the NFL season.

New and Returning Series, Movies and Documentaries in 2026

June Highlights

June kicked off with Hulu Original “Not Suitable for Work” (2 June), now streaming on Disney+, from Mindy Kaling, following five ambitious twenty-somethings navigating careers, relationships and personal chaos in Manhattan.

Launching today, Disney and Pixar’s outrageously original, adventure-packed comedy “Hoppers” (3 June) invites audiences to experience the wonderful and wild animal world that exists right in their own backyard – from the comfort of home. The wildly imaginative animated adventure follows animal lover Mabel as she uses a groundbreaking technology to “hop” her consciousness into a lifelike robotic beaver, uncovering a hidden animal world shaped by its own rules. Alongside charismatic beaver King George and an unforgettable community of local wildlife, Mabel embarks on an action-packed mission that invites audiences to experience nature like never before.

Also available from today, “Will Trent” Season 4 (3 June), inspired by Karin Slaughter’s bestselling novels, sees Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) tackling gripping new cases.

Coming next week, the six-part Hulu Original series from the UK “Alice & Steve” (8 June) is a hilarious, messy and complicated exploration of friendship, family and love. The anti-romantic comedy asks the question: how far would you go for love – or revenge?

National Geographic’s “Best of the World with Antoni Porowski” (8 June), with all episodes available at launch, sees Antoni Porowski explore extraordinary destinations inspired by National Geographic’s iconic “Best of the World” franchise.

FX’s Emmy® Award-winning “The Bear” (26 June) returns later this month for its fifth and final season, with Carmy, Sydney and the gang back in the kitchen. As the new partners band together with the rest of the team for one final service, the question remains: will the restaurant finally earn that elusive Michelin star?

One of the year’s biggest cinematic releases, 20th Century Studios’ “Avatar: Fire and Ash” (24 June), the latest instalment in James Cameron’s groundbreaking “Avatar” franchise, sees Jake Sully, Neytiri and the Sully family return to Pandora for an immersive new adventure.

Sports fans can also catch major live moments on ESPN’s channels available via Disney+, including the NBA Finals and the TOP 14 Rugby Final.

July Highlights

July begins with the return of Marvel Animation’s Emmy®-nominated series “X-Men ’97” Season 2 (1 July), continuing with the heroic mutant team divided and thrown across different eras in time as they struggle to navigate their return home. Meanwhile, back in the 1990s, suspicious foes and new strains of mutant intolerance are on the rise in the wake of the X-Men’s absence.

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Also joining the line-up in July is “R.J. Decker” (14 July), following former newspaper photographer and ex-con R.J. Decker as he starts over as a private investigator in the colourful, crime-filled world of South Florida. Tackling cases ranging from slightly odd to outright bizarre, he is helped by his journalist ex, her police detective wife and a shadowy woman from his past who could become his greatest ally – or his one-way ticket back to prison.

ESPN’s live coverage continues throughout July and beyond, including the Premier Padel Tour and a packed football calendar featuring leagues from across Europe and beyond.

Still Ahead on Disney+ in 2026

One of the most highly anticipated movies of the year, “Camp Rock 3”, arrives on Disney+ later this summer, seeing the return of the Jonas Brothers as Connect 3 alongside a new generation of campers joining the iconic franchise. The story picks up when Connect 3 lose their opening act for a major reunion tour, prompting a return to Camp Rock to discover the next big star. As aspiring performers compete for the chance to open for their favourite band, tensions rise and friendships are tested, leading to unexpected alliances, revelations and romances.

Also coming later this year are Marvel Television’s “VisionQuest,” Marvel Animation’s “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” and “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi.” At Star Wars Celebration, James Waugh, executive producer of “Star Wars: Visions,” announced the creation of the new “Star Wars: Visions Presents” banner, which will be used to tell longer-form stories expanding the “Star Wars: Visions” universe. Kenji Kamiyama, director of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, will serve as supervising director on the limited series, which continues the story of Lah Kara, first introduced in Volume 1 of “Star Wars: Visions.”

Returning favourite “Only Murders in the Building” Season 6, consisting of 10 episodes, sees the beloved crime-solving trio venture overseas for the first time, leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery.

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Season 3 will adapt “The Titan’s Curse”, the third installment in Rick Riordan’s bestselling Disney Hyperion series.

Hulu Originals from the UK “Rivals” and “The Rooneys (w/t) continue to expand Disney+’s growing slate of UK-produced originals. The second instalment of “Rivals” Season 2 will launch later this year and furthers the adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s beloved novel, delivering more glamour, rivalry, romance and boardroom drama.

“The Rooneys” (w/t)” follows Coleen and Wayne Rooney alongside their family and friends as they navigate a new chapter balancing family life, careers and life in the public eye.

National Geographic continues to expand its premium factual slate with titles including “Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols”, a gripping six-part documentary series bringing the legendary conqueror’s epic rise and the Mongolian Empire’s incredible expansion to life, drawing on a new translation of The Secret History of the Mongols, and “Lion”, a landmark natural history series from Disney Legend Jon Favreau, Mike Gunton and the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, following a single pride over four years using cutting-edge technology to explore the challenges facing one of the world’s most majestic creatures.

ESPN’s live coverage continues throughout the year, including the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and the return of the NFL season, bringing fans closer to the biggest stories, rivalries and moments in sport.

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