STAR on Disney+: Information, Price, Content List and More!
Updated: Jan 28
Back on the Investor Day in December 2020, Disney announced their version of Hulu outside of the US: STAR. I'm treating this as a very distinct service to Disney+ but, make no mistake, this is integrated fully within the Disney+ app/website.
What is STAR?
As mentioned above, STAR is Disney's version of Hulu outside of the US. This is where you'll find all of Disney's content aimed at the general audience, a distinct departure from the squeaky-clean family-friendly Disney+ we've all grown to know - for better or for worse!
Unlike Hulu, STAR will not contain any licensed shows/movies. If you've ever used Hulu, you'll notice that it functions as more of a Netflix than a Disney+ because it has a lot of shows/movies that weren't made by any of Disney's studios. STAR will only contain shows and movies from the likes of 20th Century, Searchlight, ABC, FX and Freeform.
Any true Hulu Originals, i.e. any show on Hulu made and distributed by Hulu, will be rebranded as STAR Originals. Shows like The Handmaid's Tale and Four Weddings and a Funeral, which are on Hulu as originals but actually produced by MGM Television, will not be on the service.
How Much Does STAR Cost?
Nothing!*
*In a roundabout way. Disney is billing STAR as a "free hub", when in actual fact it is not possible to be subscribed to Disney+ without encountering the STAR catalogue. The introduction of STAR also coincides with a slight price increase in the monthly/annual subscription for Disney+, and this is where it gets a bit complex.
From 23 February 2021, all new subscribers will need to pay the increased price (£7.99/€8.99 per month | £79.90/€89.90 per year).
For people who went through a billing cycle before 23 February 2021, they will have the current price honoured until 23 August 2021. What this means, in effect, is that if you are currently subscribed to Disney+, you should probably update your annual subscription before the price increase to delay having to pay it.
What Content Will There be on STAR?
Disney has remained very tight-lipped about what content we can expect to see on STAR, but they have given us some clues. I'll keep updating this list when there is more to say but, for now, here's what we've got:
STAR Originals
BIG SKY (STAR ORIGINAL)
HELSTROM (STAR ORIGINAL)
LOVE, VICTOR (STAR ORIGINAL)
SOLAR OPPOSITES (STAR ORIGINAL)
American Horror Stories (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Dopesick (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
The Dropout (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
The Old Man (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Platform (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Reservation Dogs (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Y: The Last Man (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Shōgun (Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
The Orville (FOX → Hulu) - Not a Launch Title
Television Library
ACCORDING TO JIM
ALIAS
AMERICAN DAD
ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT
APOCALYPSE WORLD WAR I
APOCALYPSE: THE SECOND WORLD WAR
ATLANTA
BLACKISH
BLOODY TALES OF EUROPE
BLOODY TALES OF THE TOWER
BONES
BROTHERS & SISTERS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
BURIED SECRETS OF WWII
BURN NOTICE
CASTLE
CODE BLACK
COUGAR TOWN
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
DEVIOUS MAIDS
DRUGS, INC.
FAMILY GUY
FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
FIREFLY
FLASHFORWARD
THE FOSTERS
THE GIFTED
GLEE
GREY’S ANATOMY
THE HOT ZONE
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
INSIDE NORTH KOREA’S DYNASTY
THE KILLING
LA 92
LANCE
LIE TO ME
LOST
MAFIA CONFIDENTIAL
MARADONA CONFIDENTIAL
MARS
MODERN FAMILY
O.J.: MADE IN AMERICA
PERCEPTION
PRISON BREAK
RAISING HOPE
RESURRECTION
REVENGE
ROSEWOOD
SCANDAL
SCREAM QUEENS
SCRUBS
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SNOWFALL
SONS OF ANARCHY
THE STRAIN
TERRA NOVA
TERRIERS
TRUST
UGLY BETTY
ULTIMATE SURVIVAL WWII
VALLEY OF THE BOOM
WITNESS TO DISASTER
WWII BOMB HUNTERS
THE X-FILES
THE 2000S: THE DECADE WE SAW IT ALL
24
24: LEGACY
THE 80S: THE DECADE THAT MADE US
9/11 FIREHOUSE
THE 90S: THE LAST GREAT DECADE?
9-1-1
Film Library
THE 13TH WARRIOR
42 TO 1
9 TO 5
ADAM (2009)
THE AIR UP THERE
THE ALAMO (2004)
ANNA AND THE KING
ANNAPOLIS
ANOTHER EARTH
ANOTHER STAKEOUT
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
ARACHNOPHOBIA
AUSTRALIA
BACHELOR PARTY
BAD ASS
BAD COMPANY (2002)
BAD COMPANY (AKA: TOOL SHED)
BAD GIRLS (1994)
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
BAGGAGE CLAIM
THE BANGER SISTERS
BE WATER
BEACHES
BEFORE AND AFTER (1996)
BELLE
BELOVED (1998)
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
BEST LAID PLANS
BIG TROUBLE
BILLY BATHGATE
BLACK NATIVITY
BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION
BOYS DON’T CRY
BRAVEHEART
BREAKING AND ENTERING
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
BROADCAST NEWS
BROKEDOWN PALACE
BROKEN LIZARD’S CLUB DREAD
BROTHERS IN EXILE
BROWN SUGAR
BUBBLE BOY
BULWORTH
BUSHWHACKED
CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
CASANOVA (2005)
CATCH THAT KID
CEDAR RAPIDS
CHAIN REACTION
CHASING PAPI
CHASING TYSON
CHOKE
THE CLEARING
CLEOPATRA (1963)
COCKTAIL
COCOON: THE RETURN
COLD CREEK MANOR
THE COLOR OF MONEY
COME SEE THE PARADISE
THE COMEBACKS
COMMANDO (1985)
CON AIR
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
CONFETTI
CONSENTING ADULTS
A COOL DRY PLACE
COUSIN BETTE
CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL
CRIMSON TIDE
THE CRUCIBLE
CYRUS
DAMIEN – OMEN II
THE DARJEELING LIMITED
DARK WATER
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (2008)
THE DAY THE SERIES STOPPED
DAY WATCH
DEADPOOL 2
DEAD PRESIDENTS
DECEIVED (1991)
THE DEEP END
DEEP RISING
DEION’S DOUBLE PLAY
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
DEVIL’S DUE
DIE HARD 2
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
DOUBLE TAKE
DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
DOWN PERISCOPE
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION
DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES
DRIVE ME CRAZY
THE DROP
DUETS
THE EAST
ED WOOD
THE EDGE
ENCINO MAN
ENEMY OF THE STATE
ENOUGH SAID
EVITA
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
THE FAB FIVE (2011)
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (2015)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
THE FAVOURITE
THE FINAL CONFLICT
FIRESTORM (1998)
THE FLY (1986)
FOR THE BOYS
FOUR FALLS OF BUFFALO
FRENCH CONNECTION II
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
FROM HELL
GENTLEMEN BRONCOS
A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
THE GOOD SON (1993)
A GOOD YEAR
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
THE GREAT WHITE HYPE
GROSSE POINTE BLANK
GUILTY AS SIN
GUN SHY
THE HAPPENING
HERE ON EARTH
HIGH FIDELITY
HIGH HEELS AND LOW LIFES
HITCHCOCK
HOFFA
HOLY MAN
HOPE SPRINGS (2003)
I HEART HUCKABEES
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER
I ORIGINS
I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE
IDIOCRACY
IN AMERICA
IN HER SHOES
INDEPENDENCE DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
INVENTING THE ABBOTTS
JENNIFER´S BODY
THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE
JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION
JORDAN RIDES THE BUS
JOSHUA
JUST MARRIED
JUST WRIGHT
KINGDOM COME
KISSING JESSICA STEIN
KUNG POW: ENTER THE FIST
LADYHAWKE
THE LADYKILLERS (2004)
LAST DANCE (1996)
LE DIVORCE
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
LOOKING FOR RICHARD
MAD LOVE (1995)
THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER
MARGARET
THE MARINE
MARKED FOR DEATH
THE MARRYING MAN
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
MASH
MAX PAYNE
THE MAZE RUNNER
MEDICINE MAN
MELINDA AND MELINDA
METRO
MIAMI RHAPSODY
MILLER’S CROSSING
MOULIN ROUGE (2001)
MY FATHER THE HERO
MYSTERY, ALASKA
THE NAMESAKE
NATURE BOY
NEVER DIE ALONE
THE NEWTON BOYS
NIGHT WATCH (2006)
NO MAS
NOTHING TO LOSE
NOTORIOUS
OFFICE SPACE
ONE HOUR PHOTO
OSCAR AND LUCINDA
THE OTHER WOMAN (2014)
OUR FAMILY WEDDING
OUT TO SEA
PATHFINDER (2007)
PHAT GIRLZ
PHONE BOOTH
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
PLANET OF THE APES (2001)
PONY EXCESS
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972)
POST GRAD
POWDER
THE PREACHER’S WIFE
PRETTY WOMAN
PRIMEVAL
THE PUPPET MASTERS
THE PYRAMID
QUILLS
QUIZ SHOW
RAVENOUS
REBOUND
RENAISSANCE MAN
REVENGE OF THE NERDS II: NERDS IN PARADISE
THE RINGER
ROBIN HOOD (1991)
THE ROCKER
ROMANCING THE STONE
RUBY SPARKS
RUNAWAY BRIDE
RUSHMORE
RUTHLESS PEOPLE
THE SAVAGES
SAY IT ISN’T SO
THE SCARLET LETTER
SEA OF SHADOWS
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
SEPARATE LIES
THE SESSIONS
SHADOW CONSPIRACY
SHALLOW HAL
SHINING THROUGH
THE SIEGE
SIGNS
SIMON BIRCH
A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE
THE SITTER (2011)
SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
SOLARIS
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
SOUL FOOD
SPY HARD
STAKEOUT
STARSHIP TROOPERS
STOKER
SUMMER OF SAM
SUPER TROOPERS (2002)
SURROGATES
SWING KIDS
TAXI (2004)
TERMINAL VELOCITY
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
THE THIN RED LINE (1999)
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
THREE FUGITIVES
THE THREE STOOGES (2012)
TITAN A.E.
TOMBSTONE
TOYS
TRAPPED IN PARADISE
TRISTAN & ISOLDE
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
V.I. WARSHAWSKI
VERONICA GUERIN
THE VILLAGE (2004)
VON RYAN’S EXPRESS
WAITING TO EXHALE
WAITRESS
WAKING LIFE
THE WAR OF THE ROSES
THE WATCH (2012)
THE WATERBOY
THE WAY WAY BACK
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
WIN WIN
WOMAN ON TOP
WORKING GIRL (1988)
THE X-FILES
THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
Another interesting thing about STAR is that, while Disney aren't licensing content, they are doing a wealth of local original co-productions. The instinct is that they're going to use an unscripted format for a lot of them, but it could provide some really interesting scripted programming for those who want the polish and budget of a Disney show/movie with the expression of local talent.
Local Original Co-Prods
Untitled Sean Doyle unscripted series
Disney+STAR is expected to have over 1000 new titles within the first year, so it'll be interesting to see what could come on the service.
A huge thank you to Roger from www.whatsondisneyplus.com for supplying the list!
Disney also haven't clarified a few key things:
Will STAR have next-day airings of Disney's US shows?
Will STAR Originals drop all at once or air weekly, even if the whole season is available in the US?
Will they put all of their adult-oriented programming on Disney+STAR, effectively neutralising their linear channels?
Will they offer movies on Premier Access if they're a part of the STAR catalogue (I'm looking at you, Death on the Nile).
Still, I am growing exceedingly excited to see what STAR on Disney+ has to offer. Are there any shows and movies you'd like to see on the service? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter, by following me and Josh: @StreamingBuffer and @JoshM_Jones respectively!
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We're also running another give-away very, very soon. So stay tuned to find out what that could possibly be...
Until then, happy streaming!