Disney+ is coming to Malaysia on June 1, 2021 – that’s TOMORROW – as Disney+ Hotstar. The streaming service has been making waves with the huge subscription uptake in countries that it has already been launched in. The number currently stands at just over 100 million across 59 countries as of March 2021. It’s bound to see an increase with the Malaysian launch just a day away.
The service will bring Disney’s complete catalogue of shows including all of its original animations such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, Aladdin, Dumbo and more; their live-action remakes including the recently screened Mulan starring Liu Yifei and Jet Li; as well as other Disney favourites including Pirates of the Caribbean. In addition to that, subscribers will be gaining access to the plethora of content available from Marvel Studios including all of the movies in Phase 1, 2 and 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the Star Wars Saga, National Geographic content and Pixar’s library of content.
However, that wasn’t the focus of their recent announcement. Disney+ Hotstar is adamant in showcasing that it isn’t just a platform for international content. In fact, the streaming service will be launching with a pretty packed line up of original content from local studios like PrimeWork Stidios. WAU Animation, Act 2 Pictures, Les’ Copaque Productions, and Red Films. It seems like the House of Mouse was busy stocking its library with new and old Malaysian content while preparing for the big day.
Of note, Disney+ Hotstar will be bringing three Malaysian blockbusters straight to the silver screen via its service. J2: J Retribusi which stars Amelia Henderson, Zul Ariffin and Ashraf Sinclair; Zombitopia starring Shaheizy Sam, Bront Palarae and Sharifah Aman; and Ada Hantu starring Hairul Azreen will be making their Malaysian debuts on Disney+ Hotstar and skipping the theatres.
It’s not just movies making their big debut on the service either, Malaysian series will be premiering on Disney+ Hotstar. Drama series Semanis Senyumanmu starring Aiman Hakim Ridza and Daiyan Trisha and Wifi Sebelah Rumah starring Zul Ariffin and Ruhainies will be premiering exclusively on the platform. That said, the series Single Terlalu Lama starring Ungku Ismail Aziz and Julia Farhana Marin and Kekasih Hati Mr. Bodyguard starring Redza Rosli and Sharifah Rose will be premiering first on the platform up to 15 hours before their live telecast.
Of course, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to content from Disney+ Hotstar. The streaming service will be debuting a slew of original content. One of the more anticipated releases is the upcoming Marvel series Loki which follows Marvel’s God of Mischief as he faces the threat of being erased by the Time Variance Authority after stealing the Tesseract during the events of Avengers: Endgame. Tom Hiddleston will be reprising his role as Loki. The upcoming series joins a stable of growing series taking place in the MCU. In addition, subscribers will be able to catch up with WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier which have already debuted.
Disney+ Hotstar will be launching on June 1, 2021 in Malaysia. It will be available for MYR54.90 for three months. The service will be available to Astro Movies Pack subscribers for an additional MYR5.00 a month. Subscribers will be able to stream on two concurrent devices.