Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Disney+’s New Zealand library. Here’s Eliza Janssen’s recommendations for the titles most worth watching. Scroll down for the full list of everything arriving on the platform.
See also
* The 50 best movies on Disney+ New Zealand
*Best new movies & shows on Disney+
* All new streaming movies & series
Top picks
King of the Hill: Season 14 (August 4)
Arlen, Texas has always had its own stagnant, silly pace of daily life. That’s why the characters in this animated sitcom have only somewhat changed in the 15 years since leaving the airwaves. Bobby, once an adorably wimpy lil boy, is now slacker chef running a German-Japanese fusion restaurant—but the hilarious Pamela Adlon still voices him all this time later.
Hank and Peggy have both retired and both gone through a pandemic, same as all of us. But some of their pals have sadly passed on (RIP to Johnny Hardwick/Dale, Brittany Murphy/Luanne, and Jonathan Joss/John Redcorn), or will take on new voices, like Australia’s Ronny Chieng taking over as cranky neighbour Kahn. A fresh coat of paint for a town that, loveably, never changes much.
Alien: Earth (August 13)
It’s probably a bit rich for this episodic spin-off to claim that “we were safer in space.” We all saw what happened to John Hurt that one time, right? And what happened to poor Sigourney Weaver four or so times? With Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley taking us on a more grounded Xenomorph trip of terror than ever before, the series has rich franchise roots and plenty of iconic imagery to plumb.
Timothy Olyphant is blond and bionic as the newest android character, but even our lead heroine Wendy (Sydney Chandler) is something more than human, being a developing human consciousness implanted into a synthetic body. Actually a prequel taking place a few years before that first Ridley Scott trailblazer, Alien: Earth has huge space-boots to fill: let’s give it a big facehug for good luck before the premiere.
Eenie Meanie (August 22)
In this household we love Samara Weaving: Hugo’s badass niece, who has become a scream queen and exciting Aussie screen talent. Here she’s playing a reformed getaway driver, who gets dragged back into her felonious, wayward teen ways when her dodgy ex-employer puts her unreliable boyfriend’s life on the line.
The supporting cast is appropriately quirked-up for a low-key, grungy action-thriller, featuring Steve Zahn, Andy Garcia, Randall Park and Karl Glusman as the aforementioned useless BF. Shot quick ‘n’ nasty on a medium budget in Ohio, it looks like precisely the kind of exciting pulpy fare we don’t get to see too often these days. And come on, it’s Ms Samara Weaving!
All new titles arriving on Disney+ New Zealand in August
August 1
Eyes of Wakanda
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Leap of Faith
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The Out-Of-Towners
August 4
King of the Hill: Season 14
August 6
Lost Treasures of Egypt: Season 5
Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season 6
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Reservation Dogs: Seasons 1-3
August 8
FX’s Necaxa
Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa
August 12
Marvel’s Iron Man and his Awesome Friends
August 13
Big City Greens: Season 4
Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge
FX’s Alien: Earth: Premiere
August 14
Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Seasons 9-13
Limitless: Live Better Now
August 18
Are You My First?
August 19
Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror
August 20
Reminder
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: Premiere
August 22
Eenie Meanie
August 23
Twelve
August 27
Disney Jr. Ariel: The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern
Shipwreck Hunters Australia: Season 2
