Disney+ has a great catalogue of TV series, and Star Wars show Andor is one of the best yet
Disney Plus has a phenomenal selection of TV shows, from exclusive originals like Star Wars: The Mandalorian and WandaVision to classic animated series including The Simpsons and Gargoyles.
That’s not even mentioning decades of Marvel cartoons, all the Star Wars animated series, loads of the best shows from the Disney Channel, a few Pixar spin-offs, and somehow even more besides, with a library that’s grown even bigger with the inclusion of Star, opening up a huge collection of shows from Hulu, FX, Fox, and more.
Luckily for you we’ve watched hours of the stuff, and here are the shows you shouldn’t miss – we’re keeping it updated every month too, with Marvel series She-Hulk and Star Wars show Andor among the latest additions.
The first season of Marvel animated anthology What If…? didn’t quite make the cut for us, and neither has Mandalorian spin-off The Book of Boba Fett, which has had an uneven first season, or even Obi-Wan Kenobi which is close but no cigar – but well worth watching if you make it through the rest of our ranking. We also enjoyed Star Wars animated mini-series Tales of the Jedi, but it’s not quite a must-watch.
If you’d prefer a film, then take a look at our picks of the best movies on Disney+. We’ve also rounded up the best TV shows on Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Now TV. The Mandalorian
Let’s be honest – this is what most people have come to Disney+ for in the first place. The Mandalorian is a live-action Star Wars spin-off by Jon Favreau. If you’d like to see a Western take on the biggest space franchise out there – and watch one of the cutest side-characters ever – then this is one to watch.
The third season is streaming as we speak, and multiple spin-off shows are coming too – including The Book of Boba Fett, which is already available on Disney+.WandaVision
The first original Marvel show on Disney+ is a doozy. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany star as Avengers members Scarlet Witch and Vision, but this time around they’re the stars of their own ’50s sitcom. Which suddenly, becomes a ’60s sitcom, then moves to the ’70s… and why can’t either of them remember where they’re from or how they got here?
WandaVision is weird, wonderful, and not like any Marvel movie or show so far – plus it’s essential viewing for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.The Simpsons
Netflix has Friends, Amazon has The Office, and Disney+ has The Simpsons. In the long run, this’ll be the most popular thing on the platform – and with more than 30 seasons worth of comedy to binge, there’s no chance you’ll run out any time soon. They’ve even fixed the aspect ratio so you can watch old episodes in the original 4:3.
Overwhelmed by the options? We’ve picked out the best Simpsons episodes ever to help you decide where to start.Ms. Marvel
This Marvel mini-series is another attempt to branch out from the superhero staples.
Newcomer Iman Vellani plays Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teenager in New Jersey who’s also a superhero obsessive herself. It’s while cosplaying as Captain Marvel that she discovers her own powers, awakened by an ancient bracelet.
The show is both a great exploration of a young, ground-level superhero dealing with small-scale threats, and an amazing look inside a community that’s always been under-represented in American TV. It helps that Vellani is a monumental talent, quickly elevating this to some of the most joyous Marvel output yet.Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Dave Filoni’s CGI Star Wars series was always more than the kids’ cartoon it appears to be, but it’s since gone on to become the cornerstone of the modern Star Wars universe.
Not only did it spawn other animated series in Stars Wars Rebels, Resistance, and now Disney+ exclusive The Bad Batch, but characters that Clone Wars introduced are now key to The Mandalorian and its own upcoming spin-offs.
Over seven seasons and an introductory movie the show dug deep into the galaxy’s grandest conflict, building from a childish cartoon to something as intense and emotional as any of the films. It almost makes up for the prequels.
If you want even more, check out Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2D shorts, billed on Disney+ as ‘Clone Wars 2D Micro-Series’.
