Loki, Luca. Luca, Loki. Disney Plus is doing its part to keep you indoors in June as it premieres the third TV series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the next feature film from Pixar.
If you’re a Disney Plus subscriber, you’re probably already looking forward to the former. Loki certainly looks to keep the MCU hype train chugging along after it burned through both WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier earlier this year. It brings back everyone’s favorite antihero, Thor’s brother Loki (or a version of him, anyway) for a trip through time and the multiverse. The show seems primed to deliver plenty of fan service (with Tom Hiddleston’s Loki facing off against a Time Variance Authority agent played by Owen Wilson) and further set the stage for the next phase of the this interconnected galaxy of TV shows and movies that unequivocally cannot be allowed to tell a self-contained story.
Luca, a new Pixar film from first-time feature director Enrico Casarosa (the short La Luna) and writers Mike Jones (Soul) and Jessie Andrews (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), is less narratively intimidating. It’s the story of two young boys, Luca and his new best friend Antonio, exploring the Italian Riviera and trying to hide the fact that they are really from an undersea kingdom of monsters, and the sun-drenched backdrop will definitely give you those big summer feelings. (Though hopefully you won’t be too disappointed this isn’t the kid-friendly version of the queer romance Call Me by Your Name that some viewers of the trailer imagined.)
Like Soul last December, Luca will drop directly onto the service without an additional “Premiere Access” rental fee.
Other June highlights include the premiere of The Mysterious Benedict Society, a new series based on the popular, mystery-heavy children’s books (June 25); Wolfgang (June 25), a documentary following he culinary journey of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck; and the regular streaming premiere of Raya and the Last Dragon (previously only available with a $30 upcharge, it will be free for all Disney Plus subscribers on June 4).
Series with new episodes premiering weekly in June
- Big Shot
- Gordon Ramsey: Uncharted, Season 3
- High School Musical: The Series, Season 2 (May 14)
- Loki (June 9)
- The Mysterious Benedict Society (June 25)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Movies and complete series/seasons coming in June
June 4
- Raya and the Last Dragon
- Disney Amphibia (S2)
- Disney Junior Muppet Babies (S3)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Marvel Studios Legends
- Us Again
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
June 11
- Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals (S4)
- The Happiest Millionaire
- Ep. Portugal’s Rugged Coast
- The Incredible Dr. Pol (S18)
- Zenimation (S2)
June 18
- Dino Ranch (S1)
- Disney Just Roll With It (S2)
- Heartland Docs, DVM (S3)
June 25
- Bunk’d (S4)
- PJ Masks (S4)
- Running Wild With Bear Grylls (S6)
- When Sharks Attack (S1- S6)
- Wolfgang
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