You don’t need to be a kid—or a cord-cutter—to dig the entertainment streaming on Disney+.
If you don’t already have a subscription to Disney+, one or more of the service’s three pillars—Star Wars, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Pixar—will likely be the catalyst for signing up. Or you have kids. ( Skip to this section for details about how much the service costs.) This original series is a spinoff of the 1989 movie of the same name that starred Tom Hanks and a giant French Mastiff. Josh Peck stars Scott Turner, Jr., a U.S. Marshal who happens to be the son of Det. Scott Turner, Hanks’ character in the original movie. Hanks won’t be making a surprise appearance because we quickly learn that Det. Scott Turner has been killed off and perhaps under somewhat suspicious circumstances. Enter U.S. Marshal Scott Turner and another giant French Mastiff named Hooch. After the way the movie ended for the original Hooch, I’m approaching the series with some trepidation. They wouldn’t do Hooch dirty a second time, would they? This is the question all dog lovers starting the show are asking themselves. The 12-episode series premiered on July 21. This is the perfect summer movie, combining baseball and childhood friendship and a giant English Mastiff. The movie was made in 1993 but depicts the events of one summer in 1962 and arrived on Disney+ at the beginning of July.
