DisneyPlus - Star, the first official information

By Mulder, 04 january 2021

Star, a whole new world of entertainment, arrives on Disney+ from February 23, 2021 in France. Star will enrich the Disney+ catalog and will be the sixth pillar of the streaming platform that already successfully hosts Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and "The Simpsons" content.

Star will offer thousands of hours of films and series interpreted by the greatest artists and created by the group's various studios, including Disney Television Studios, FX, 20th Century Studios, 20th Television and Touchstone, in addition to French and European content. From comedies to dramatic films and thrillers, Star is THE destination that will meet everyone's desires and expectations.

To appeal to the greatest number of people while respecting the integrity of the youngest, Disney+ will offer enhanced parental controls to manage access to the content available on Star. Thanks to the creation of a confidential code, it will be possible to create and manage the profiles of each member of the household and limit access to content intended for less family audiences according to the user's age.

Disney+ is now available for €6.99 per month or €69.99 per year in France. The service will be offered at €8.99 per month from February 23rd, the date of Star's arrival on the service. For more information please visit Disneyplus.com.

Discover today some of the first series that will be offered exclusively on Star :

Big Sky
Created by David E. Kelley
Based on The Highway by C. J. Box
Starring Katheryn Winnick, Kylie Bunbury, Brian Geraghty, Valerie Mahaffey, Dedee Pfeiffer, Natalie Alyn Lind, Jesse James Keitel, Jade Pettyjohn, John Carroll Lynch, Ryan Phillippe
Music by Trevor Morris
Executive producers: C. J. Box, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Paul McGuigan, Matthew Gross, Ross Fineman, David E. Kelley
Producers: Matthew Tinker, Cecil O'Connor
Production rentals : Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
Cinematography: Oliver Bokelberg
Editors : David Beatty, Noah Pontell, Seagan Ngai
Production companies: Fineman Entertainment, David E. Kelley Productions, A+E Studios, 20th Television
Distributor: Disney Platform Distribution
Original network: ABC
Original release: November 17, 2020 -present
Synopsis: Private investigators Cassie Dewell and Cody Hoyt team up with Jenny Hoyt, Cody's ex-cop and ex-wife, to search for two sisters abducted by a truck driver on a Montana side road. Their investigations soon lead them to discover that they are by no means an isolated case, and that many similar disappearances have been reported in the region. Now engaged in a race against time, the trio will make every effort to discover the identity of the killer as soon as possible before a new woman is once again the victim of his murderous impulses...
Running time: 42-44 minutes

Love Victor
Created by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger
Based on Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Love, Simon by Elizabeth Berger & Isaac Aptaker
Starring Michael Cimino, Rachel Hilson, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, Mason Gooding, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, Mateo Fernandez, James Martinez, Ana Ortiz
Narrated by Michael Cimino, Nick Robinson
Music by Siddhartha Khosla
Opening theme "Somebody to Tell Me" by Tyler Glenn
Executive producers: Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Adam Londy, Brian Tanen, Jason Ensler, Marty Bowen, Adam Fishbach, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Pouya Shahbazian
Producers: Nick Robinson, Shawn Wilt
Cinematography: Mark Schwartzbard
Editors : Rebekah Fridman, Shoshanah Tanzer, Jacquelyn Le
Production companies: Temple Hill Entertainment, No Helmet Productions, The Walk-Up Company, 20th Television
Distributor: Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Original network: Hulu
Original release June 17, 2020 -present
Synopsis: Set in the same universe as LOVE, SIMON - Greg Berlanti's film - this series follows the daily life of Victor, a brand new student at Creekwood High School, a renowned institution located in the suburbs of Atlanta (Georgia). Beginning his journey of self-discovery as a teenager, Victor soon finds himself facing several family challenges, a tougher-than-expected adjustment to his new city, and a real questioning of his sexual orientation. Totally lost in his bearings, he turns to Simon Spier, a Creekwood elder, who, at the same age, had gone through similar ordeals...
Running time: 24-31 minutes

Solar Opposites
Created by Justin Roiland, Mike McMahan
Developed by Josh Bycel
Voices of Justin Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, Mary Mack, Carlos Alazraqui (season 2-present)
Composer : Chris Westlake
Executive producers: Justin Roiland, Mike McMahan, Josh Bycel
Producers: Sydney Ryan, J. Michael Mendel (season 1)
Editor: Lee Harting
Production companies : Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions, Important Science, 20th Television
Distributor: Disney Media Distribution
Original network: Hulu
Original release: May 8, 2020 - present
Synopsis: After fleeing their home planet that has been pulverized by a collusion with an asteroid, 4 aliens find refuge in a suburban neighborhood in deep America. Posing as a family, they debate endlessly about whether the Earth is horrible or great. For the scientist Korvo and his counterpart Yumyulak, leaving this planet as quickly as possible is a necessity, as they see only pollution, gross consumerism and human frailty. For Terry and his replicant Jesse, it's just the opposite. They love the Earthlings, their television, their junk food and all their fun stuff. All this talk about untangling the true from the false doesn't make them forget their mission: to protect Pupa, a living super-computer that will one day evolve into its final form by ingesting them and terraforming the Earth.
Running time: 21-24 minutes

Black-Ish
Created by Kenya Barris
Starring Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Yara Shahidi, Marcus Scribner, Miles Brown, Marsai Martin, Jeff Meacham, Jenifer Lewis, Peter Mackenzie, Deon Cole, Katlyn Nichol
Narrated by Anthony Anderson
Theme music composer : Transcenders
Executive producers: Anthony Anderson, Brian Dobbins, Helen Sugland, Jonathan Groff, Kenya Barris, Kenny Smith, Larry Wilmore, Paul Young, Laurence Fishburne, Peter Principato, Tom Russo
Production companies : ABC Studios (season 1-6), ABC Signature (season 7), Khalabo Ink Society, Cinema Gypsy Productions, Principato-Young Entertainment (2014-18), Artists First (2018-)
Distributor: Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Original network: ABC
Original release September 24, 2014 - present
Synopsis: Dr. Johnson and his doctor wife Rainbow are living the American dream: great careers, four beautiful children and a home in a fairly residential neighborhood. However, when Dr. Johnson expects to be promoted to vice president of his advertising agency and his son wants to have his bar mitzvah, he wonders if his family might have diluted the values of his cultural identity in society a little too much. Sincerely seeking to honor his past while embracing his future, Dre tries to define his place and that of his family in a world that has become multicultural, in the melting pot that is America...
Running time: 22 minutes

(Source: press release)