History Creator / StarDisneyPlus

* ''Series/YTheLastMan'' (All markets except Canada and Australia)

* ''Series/GodfatherOfHarlem'' (Italy)

* ''Literature/HighFidelity'' (Portugal)

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' (United Kingdom)
* ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan''

Disney will also distribute content from third-parties globally, as Disney has signed a deal with [[Creator/{{TokyoBroadcastingSystem}} TBS Television]] to supply content for STAR outside Japan. However, it’s unknown if these shows will show up on Hulu in the US and Disney+ Hotstar in India and most of South-East Asia.

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, the United Kingdom, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore while Japan will get STAR content on November 19 of that same year alongside a upgrade to Disney+ in that region. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.[[note]]Though Star+ may be jeopardized by litigation from Creator/{{Starz}}, which has sued over the name in many countries, citing customer confusion; the company successfully blocked Disney's use of the name in Brazil but however both parties signed a compensation agreement to continue its plans to launch STAR+ there. Starz has not filed suit in areas where Star is a Disney+ hub.[[/note]]

To anticipate for the brand launch and expansion, Disney rebranded their STAR India channels in the UK and Europe to Utsav on January 11, 2021 to avoid confusion with the STAR hub there. They rebranded all of their FOX channels in that region to STAR channels in February 22, of that same year.

To anticipate for the brand launch and expansion, Disney rebranded all of their FOX channels in that region to STAR channels in February 22, of that same year.

The "Star" brand originated as a Hong Kong-based satellite broadcaster which operated under that name starting in 1991, and had been acquired by [[UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch News Corporation]] in 1993. After 2009, the Star brand was mainly restricted to the now separately-owned Star China Media, as well as Star India, which operates primarily in India but also distributes Hindi-language programming worldwide. Star India (and the other remaining operations outside mainland China) were then acquired by Creator/{{Disney}} as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.

During an earnings call on August 5, 2020, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Disney planned to launch a new international, general entertainment service under the Star brand name in 2021, slated to feature more mature content than what was offered on Disney+. The plan superseded a previously announced international expansion of Disney-controlled American streaming service Creator/{{Hulu}}, which has only expanded outside the United States to Japan[[note]]and the Japanese version is Hulu InNameOnly, having been acquired by Nippon TV and featuring dramatically different programming; unlike the US, Star will also be available in Japan[[/note]]. Chapek argued that the Hulu brand was not well-known outside of the United States, along with "Star" being a much more marketable service mark worldwide. In India and most of Asia, the brand is not available due to the presence of Disney+ Hotstar in those regions with that service carrying general entertainment content seen on STAR.

* [[Film/ChildsPlay Chucky]]'' (Latin America & Brazil (through STAR+))[[note]]Not branded as a STAR Original due to the show being produced and distributed by Creator/NBCUniversal[[/note]]

* ''Series/Chucky2021''' (Latin America & Brazil (through STAR+))[[note]]Not branded as a STAR Original due to the show being produced and distributed by Creator/NBCUniversal[[/note]]

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, the UK, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.[[note]]Though Star+ may be jeopardized by litigation from Creator/{{Starz}}, which has sued over the name in many countries, citing customer confusion; the company successfully blocked Disney's use of the name in Brazil but however both parties signed a compensation agreement to continue its plans to launch STAR+ there. Starz has not filed suit in areas where Star is a Disney+ hub.[[/note]]

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.[[note]]Though Star+ may be jeopardized by litigation from Creator/{{Starz}}, which has sued over the name in many countries, citing customer confusion; the company successfully blocked Disney's use of the name in Brazil but however both parties signed a compensation agreement to continue its plans to launch STAR+ there. Starz has not filed suit in areas where Star is a Disney+ hub.[[/note]]

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.[[note]]Though Star+ may be jeopardized by litigation from Creator/{{Starz}}, which has sued over the name in many countries, citing customer confusion; the company successfully blocked Disney's use of the name in Brazil but however bot parties signed a compensation agreement to continue its plans to launch STAR+ there. Starz has not filed suit in areas where Star is a Disney+ hub.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (Singapore and Spain (Latin America & Brazil through STAR+)) [[note]]Not branded as a STAR Original due to being aired worldwide[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (Singapore and Spain (Latin America through STAR+)) [[note]]Not branded as a STAR Original due to being aired worldwide in syndication[[/note]]

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.[[note]]Though Star+ may be jeopardized by litigation from Creator/{{Starz}}, which has sued over the name in many countries, citing customer confusion; the company successfully blocked Disney's use of the name in Brazil. Starz has not filed suit in areas where Star is a Disney+ hub.[[/note]]

During an earnings call on August 5, 2020, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Disney planned to launch a new international, general entertainment service under the Star brand name in 2021, slated to feature more mature content than what was offered on Disney+. The plan superseded a previously announced international expansion of Disney-controlled American streaming service Creator/{{Hulu}}, which has only expanded outside the United States to Japan[[note]]and the Japanese version is Hulu InNameOnly, having been acquired by Nippon TV and featuring dramatically different programming; unlike the US, Star will also be available in Japan[[/note]]. Chapek argued that the Hulu brand was not well-known outside of the United States, along with "Star" being a much more marketable service mark worldwide. In India and most of Asia, the brand is not available due to the presence of Disney+ Hotstar in those regions with that service carrying general entertainment content seen on STAR. In Brazil, the service will be renamed to a different name due to legal trouble with Creator/{{Lionsgate}}

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (Singapore and Spain (Latin America through STAR+)) [[note]]Not branded as a STAR original due to being aired worldwide in syndication[[/note]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: The service streams Disney properties (particularly Fox acquisitions) that the other parts of Disney+ can't, for [[UsefulNotes/RestrictedRating adult audience]] reasons. For instance, among Creator/MarvelComics properties, ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', ''Film/{{Logan}}'', ''Series/{{Helstrom}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/Modok2021'' now call it home instead of the dedicated Marvel section of Disney+.

During an earnings call on August 5, 2020, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Disney planned to launch a new international, general entertainment service under the Star brand name in 2021, slated to feature more mature content than what was offered on Disney+. The plan superseded a previously announced international expansion of Disney-controlled American streaming service Creator/{{Hulu}}, which has only expanded outside the United States to Japan[[note]]and the Japanese version is Hulu InNameOnly, having been acquired by Nippon TV and featuring dramatically different programming; unlike the US, Star will also be available in Japan[[/note]]. Chapek argued that the Hulu brand was not well-known outside of the United States, along with "Star" being a much more marketable service mark worldwide. In India and most of Asia, the brand is not available due to the presence of Disney+ Hotstar in those regions with that service carrying general entertainment content seen on STAR.

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.[[note]]Though this plan may be jeopardized by litigation from Creator/{{Starz}}, which has sued over the name in many countries citing customer confusion; the company successfully blocked Disney's use of the name in Brazil.[[/note]]

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content.

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}} due to many preexisting agreements with 21CF content

STAR is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}}. To anticipate for the brand launch and expansion, Disney rebranded all of their FOX channels in that region to STAR channels in February 22, of that same year.

During an earnings call on August 5, 2020, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Disney planned to launch a new international, general entertainment service under the Star brand name in 2021, slated to feature more mature content than what was offered on Disney+. The plan superseded a previously announced international expansion of Disney-controlled American streaming service Creator/{{Hulu}}, which has only expanded outside the United States to Japan[[note]]and the Japanese version is Hulu InNameOnly, having been acquired by Nippon TV and featuring dramatically different programming; unlike the US, Star will also be available in Japan[[/note]]. Chapek argued that the Hulu brand was not well-known outside of the United States, along with "Star" being a much more marketable service mark worldwide.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The service streams Disney properties (particularly Fox acquisitions) that the other parts of Disney+ can't, for [[UsefulNotes/RestrictedRating adult audience]] reasons. For instance, among Creator/MarvelComics properties, ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', ''Film/{{Logan}}'' and ''Series/{{Helstrom}}'' now call it home instead of the dedicated Marvel section of Disney+.

[[caption-width-right:330:''Star Means More'']]

Star is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}}. To anticipate for the brand launch and expansion, Disney rebranded all of their FOX channels in that region to STAR channels in February 22, of that same year.

During Investor Day, it was announced that shows from Disney-owned networks such as Hulu and FX would be exclusively distributed in multiple international markets through Star as Star Originals.

Star is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead with sports from Creator/{{ESPN}}. To anticipate for the brand launch and expansion, Disney rebranded all of their FOX channels in that region to STAR channels in February, 22 of that same year.

Star is a hub within the Creator/DisneyPlus streaming service for television and film content intended for an adult audience. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated. Star includes content from Creator/{{ABC}} Signature, Creator/TwentiethTelevision, Creator/FXNetworks, Creator/{{Freeform}}, Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios, Creator/SearchlightPictures, Creator/TouchstonePictures and Creator/HollywoodPictures. Star launched on February 23, 2021, in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It will expand to more markets later that year. In Latin America, a separate Star+ streaming service will be launched instead.