Disney+ removes wave of original content
David Farnor | On 01, Jun 2023
Disney+ has become the latest streaming platform to remove a wave of original titles from its service in a drastic cost-cutting measure.
The tactic, which was first introduced by HBO Max, comes as a growing number of streamers look to rethink their strategies and business models, after a significant period of investment in production and after competition for consumers has dramatically increased. As these consumers face a cost of living crisis and cannot afford to subscribe to many services in a fragmented digital landscape, the result has seen media firms scale back their libraries to avoid paying out money.
The titles that have been removed by Disney+ in the past week include new and recent releases as well as launch titles, from Willow and The World According To Jeff Goldblum to Big Shot, Turner & Hooch, Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and Y: The Last Man.
Here’s the full list as compiled by Deadline:
May 2023 removals
Big Shot [Disney+]
Turner & Hooch [Disney+]
The Mysterious Benedict Society [Disney+]
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers [Disney+]
Willow [Disney+]
The Making Of Willow [Disney+]
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Diary of a Future President [Disney+]
Just Beyond [Disney+]
The World According to Jeff Goldblum [Disney+]
Marvel’s Project Hero [Disney+]
The Right Stuff [Disney+]
The Real Right Stuff [Disney+]
Cheaper by the Dozen remake [Disney+]
The One and Only Ivan [Disney+]
Stargirl [Disney+]
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Hollywood Stargirl [Disney+]
Flora & Ulysses [Disney+]
Artemis Fowl [Disney+]
The Princess [Disney+]
Encore! [Disney+]
Black Beauty [Disney+]
Clouds [Disney+]
America the Beautiful [Disney+]
Better Nate Than Ever [Disney+]
Weird But True! [Disney+]
Timmy Failure [Disney+]
Be Our Chef [Disney+]
Magic Camp [Disney+]
Earth to Ned [Disney+]
Foodtastic [Disney+]
Stuntman [Disney+]
Disney Fairy Tale Weddings [Disney+]
Wolfgang [Disney+]
It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer [Disney+]
The Big Fib [Disney+]
Rogue Trip [Disney+]
More Than Robots [Disney+]
Shop Class [Disney+]
Pick the Litter [Disney+]
Own the Room [Disney+]
Among the Stars [Disney+]
Family Reboot [Disney+]
Gina Yei [Disney+]
Club Mickey Mouse (Malaysia) [Disney+]
Harmonious Live! [Disney+]
Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays [Disney+]
Y: The Last Man [FX/Hulu]
Pistol [FX/Hulu]
Little Demon [FX/Hulu]
Maggie [Hulu]
Dollface [Hulu]
The Hot Zone [Nat Geo/Hulu]
The Premise [Hulu]
Love in the Time of Corona [Hulu]
Everything’s Trash [Hulu]
Best in Snow [Hulu]
Best in Dough [Hulu]
Darby and the Dead [Hulu]
The Quest [Hulu]
Rosaline [Hulu]
Chefs vs. Wild [Hulu]
Fearless: The Inside Story of the AFLW [Hulu]
Life Below Zero: Next Generation [Nat Geo/Hulu]
National Geographic Investigates: LSD and Psychedelics [Nat Geo/Hulu]
9/11: One Day in America [Nat Geo/Hulu]
The Armstrong Tapes [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Buried Secrets of WWII [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Bin Laden’s Hard Drive [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Croc That Ate Jaws [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Drug Lords: The Next Generation [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Extreme Rescues [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Most Wanted Sharks [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Locked Up Abroad [Nat Geo/Hulu]
North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator [Nat Geo/Hulu]
To Catch A Smuggler Rome [Nat Geo/Hulu]
Ultimate Survival WWII [Nat Geo/Hulu]