Disney+’s Star Acquires ‘Last Man Standing’; Sets UK Premiere Date For Season 8
Last Man Standing is getting yet another UK home. Disney+'s Star brand has secured the SVOD rights to the Tim Allen comedy and will make the first eight seasons of the show available to stream from Wednesday July 28th. Notably, this marks the first time season 8 has aired on this side of the pond. 
BBC Studios has struck a deal with Disney that will see the House of Mouse premiere the third season of Bluey on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ in all territories excluding Australia, New Zealand and China. The series also airs in the UK on CBeebies, where it has been a ratings hit.
Disney+ has released the trailer and key art for The Mysterious Benedict Society, which is set to premiere on Friday June 25th.
FOX UK is officially closing down on June 30th, with most of the channel's popular programming shifting to the Star brand on Disney+. Show;s moving to the streaming service include: The Walking Dead, The Orville, War Of The Worlds, Family Guy, American Dad and Atlanta.
The third season of Genius will receive its UK premiere on Disney+ on Friday June 4th, it has been announced.
Disney+ has picked up their first ever UK original scripted series. The streamer has commissioned The Ballad Of Renegade Neil, Culprits, and Extraordinary. The Ballad Of Renegade Neil will launch on Disney+ itself, while Culprits and Extraordinary will air under the Star brand. All three series have received 8 episode orders.
Disney+ has released the trailer and key art for The Falcon And The Winter Soldier, which is set to premiere on Friday March 19th.
Disney+'s soon-to-launch general entertainment brand Star has acquired the UK rights to all five seasons of the ABC Family/Freeform original series The Fosters and the short-lived Marvel series Helstrom. Both series will be available to stream when Star launches on Disney+ on Tuesday February 23rd.