Best new movies and TV series on Disney+ Australia: June 2020

Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Disney+‘s Australian library. Here’s Eliza Janssen’s recommendations for the titles most worth watching. Scroll down for the full list of everything arriving on the platform.

Top picks

Artemis Fowl (June 12)

Based on the best-selling fantasy series by Eoin Colfer, this big budget film adaptation will take viewers young and old into a warped world of fairy cops, child geniuses, and dwarves played by Josh Gad. The movie’s directed by legendary British ham Kenneth Branagh, which should bring a sense of CGI bombast and wonder to the story of Artemis Fowl, an Irish child prodigy tossed headfirst into a secret world of mystical beings to rescue his kidnapped father. I was deeply obsessed with these books as a nine-year-old, and I’m stoked that Disney got big names such as Judi Dench and Colin Farrell to appear in supporting roles for the first big-screen retelling of the story (or small screen, rather – thanks COVID!).

Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2 (June 26)

Making a movie is already difficult, but making a feature-length animated follow-up to the most successful animated film of all time sounds damn near impossible. That’s why Into The Unknown sounds so intriguing, giving Disney fans and animation nerds access into the development of Frozen 2, counting down from a year before the film’s feted release. Over six episodes, the series promises to capture the ‘challenges and breakthroughs, the artistry and complexity’ of creating a 3D-animated feature film; it’s the closest any of us will get to seeing Disney magic conjured into being right before our very eyes.

Schoolhouse Rock: season one (June 5)

From 1973 to 1984, Schoolhouse Rock did the TV equivalent of sneaking broccoli into your kid’s favourite cheesy pasta dish; making education fun through funky musical sequences that many adults can still eagerly recite. Watching the first season of the retro series with your kids could be the perfectly corny hit of nostalgia and edutainment your family needs; you might all learn a thing or two through songs like ’Three Is A Magic Number’ and ‘Conjunction Junction’. As a nice bonus, each episode is but a few minutes long, making them a perfect fun-size snippet for kiddos with short attention spans.

All titles arriving on Disney+ Australia in June

June 5

Alaska’s Grizzly Gauntlet (S1)
America’s Funniest Home Videos (S14)
Chasing the Equinox
Finding Atlantis
Genius By Stephen Hawkins (S1)
Lost City of Machu Picchu
Schoolhouse Rock (S1)
Secrets of Wild India (S1)
The Greeks (S1)
Wild Hawaii (S1)
Be Our Chef Episode 111 – “The Spectacular”
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian Episode 106 –
Disney Family Sundays, Episode 131
One Day at Disney, Episode 127
It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer, Episode 104
Disney Insider
Episode 106

June 12

Artemis Fowl
Mighty Med (S1-2)
The Liberty Story
The Story of the Animated Drawing
It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer, Episode 105
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, Episode 107
Disney Family Sundays, Episode 132
One Day at Disney, Episode 128

June 19

Egypt’s Treasure Guardians
Muppet Babies Play Date (S1)
Prep & Landing (2009)
T.O.T.S. (S1, Episodes 11-25)
Toy Story of Terror!
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, Episode 108
It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer, Episode 106
Disney Family Sundays, Episode 133
One Day at Disney, Episode 129

June 26

Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2
101 Dalmatians (1997) (S1)
A.N.T Farm (S1-3)
Big Hero 6 The Series (S2)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Gabby Duran and the Unsittables (S1)
Goldie & Bear (S1-2)
Just Roll With It (S1)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (S2)
PJ Masks (S3)
Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure (S3)
Raven’s Home (S3)
Vampirina (S2)
It’s a Dog’s Life with Bill Farmer, Episode 107
Disney Family Sundays, Episode 134
One Day at Disney, Episode 130