Some of the hype surrounding Disney+’s release of Hamilton might have abated, but that doesn’t mean the streaming service isn’t still going hard for men in elaborate, semi-ridiculous coats: The company’s August offerings feature not just one, but two films about circus ringmasaters, Hugh Jackman’s 2017 P.T. Barnum musical The Greatest Showman, and the new original movie The One And Only Ivan, in which Bryan Cranston has a complicated relationship with an ape. (We’ve been there, buddy.)
Other originals nested within August’s slate include Howard, Don Hahn’s biopic about Howard Ashman, the lyricist behind Beauty And The Beast, Little Shop Of Horrors, and any number of other beloved movie musicals, and Magic Camp, in which kids teach a washed-up stage performer about the wonders and magic of, uh, magic. That’s in addition to the latest Phineas And Ferb movie, Candace Against The Universe, plus episode debuts for new editions of Muppets Now, Weird But True!, and One Day At Disney.
And if all this “newness” is just a little too terrifying for you, the service also has plenty of old-school additions to its roster, including The Peanuts Movie, the live-action Beauty And The Beast, and Ant-Man And The Wasp. (Okay, so maybe “old-school” was a little strong.)
Available August 7
Hidden Kingdoms of China
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge: Adventure Awaits
The Peanuts Movie
UFO Europe: The Untold Stories (S1)