The popular and one of the fastest-growing digital platforms, Disney+Hostar, never ceases to entertain the audience. Over the years, the OTT platform has given the Indian audience edge-of-the-seat content like Grahan, Special Ops, Criminal Justice, Hostages, Human, etc.
To make 2023 more exciting, the top streaming platform will be releasing new seasons of their popular series. Not only Disney Plus but Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other streaming platforms will release a variety of new shows in the coming months.
While an array of content is already streaming on the OTT platform, let’s take a quick look at Disney+Hotstar’s upcoming big releases that will start streaming on the platform in the coming months. Below, we have mentioned the upcoming OTT releases on Disney Plus Hotstar for the year 2023.
1. The Muppets Mayhem
Release Date: May 10, 2023
Director: Matt Sohn and Robert Cohen
Star Cast: Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry, Anders Holm, Bill Barretta, Peter Linz
The Disney Branded Television series is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio and follows The Electric Mayhem Band as it records its first-ever album. The series will release on Disney+ Hotstar and is directed by Matt Sohn and Robert Cohen.
2. Crator
Release Date: May 12, 2023
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Star Cast: Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong
The movie Crator will feature Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, and Orson Hong in the pivotal role. The movie is directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez and the movie release on Disney Plus Hotstar on May 12, 2023.
3. City of Dreams (Season 3)
Release Date: 26 May 2023
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Star Cast: Atul Kulkarni, Priya Bapat, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sushant Singh, Eijaz Khan and Rannvijay Singha
After two successful seasons, the makers of City of Dreams are back with season 3. The first season of the show streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar in 2019 and Season 2 in 2021. City of Dreams is a story of complex characters, intrapersonal relationships and fight in politics for power.
4. Maharana
Release Date: TBA
Director: Nitin Desai
Star Cast: Gurmeet Choudhary
Disney+ Hotstar to come with India’s great warrior Maharana Pratap Singh, the very popular TV and film actor Gurmeet Choudhary to essay the lead role, penned by Utkarsh Naithani and directed by Nitin Desai.
5. Lootere
Release Date: TBA
Director: Jai Mehta
Star Cast: Vivek Gomber, Deepak Tijori, Rajat Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal, and Amruta Khanvilkar
The series’ debut trailer, which was recently released by Hansal Mehta, looks to be an exciting story of dread and mayhem. The series, which reportedly is a fictional web series based by real events, is claimed to centre on the Somalian Pirates.
The series is directed by Jai Mehta and it features actors like Vivek Gomber, Deepak Tijori, Rajat Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal, and Amruta Khanvilkar.
6. Showtime
Release Date: TBA
Director: Not yet released
Star Cast: Karan Johar and other bollywood celebrities
KJo is collaborating with Hotstar for a new show called Showtime, which promises to unveil the secrets of the Entertainment Industry. As per the media reports, this new series will star Emraan Hashmi in the main lead. And it will be produced by Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta and Somen Mishra.
7. Moana
Release Date: TBA
Director: David G. Derrick Jr.
Star Cast: Auli’i Cravalho
The show will premiere on Disney+. Moana’s initial release took place in 2016. The role of Moana in the film was played by Auli’i Cravalho, who had just turned 16 at the time it was released. Moana in the film was adamant about leaving her native island and exploring the world.
Her parents, however, wanted that she remain where she was in order for her to eventually succeed as the island’s leader and avoid the perils that lied beyond.
8. The Good Wife
Release Date: TBA
Director: Suparn S. Varma
Star Cast: Kajol and Alyy Khan
Veteran actress Kajol plays the lead in the Suparn S. Varma-directed show and will reprise her role as advocate Julianna Margulies from the first season.
The Good Wife is an adaption from India of the popular American drama series of the same name, which ran for seven seasons from September 2009 to May 2016 and featured 156 episodes. Julianna Margulies, an actress, played the lead in it.
9. Star Wars Skeleton Crew
Release Date: TBA
Director: Jon Watts and Christopher Ford
Star cast: Jude Lew, Kyriana Kratter, and Ravi Cabot-Conyers
For the Disney+ streaming service, Jon Watts and Christopher Ford have developed the upcoming American television series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. It is a part of the Star Wars series and occurs after the events of Return of the Jedi, in the same time period as The Mandalorian and its linked spin-offs (1983). Coming-of-age tales are told in Skeleton Crew.
10. Ahsoka
Release Date: August, 2023
Director: Jon Favreau Dave Filoni
Star cast: Rosario Dawson, Hayden Christensen, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Eman Esfandi, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Ahsoka marks the new series in The Star Wars universe. The series will continue Ahsoka Tan’s story after her long-awaited debut in The Mandalorian.
Ahsoka’s character is voiced by Ashley Eckstein. The showrunner of the series is Dave Filoni, who serves as the creator, writer, and producer of the show.