There’s a lot to criticize in the way Marvel movies have transformed the cinematic landscape and hastened the demise of the mid-budget adult drama at the box office (but don’t take my word for it; just ask Martin Scorsese), but I do appreciate the way Disney is banking on the success of the franchise to launch films and TV series that would have never had a chance at hitting the screen a decade ago. I mean, a high-profile, effects-packed TV series about a Pakistani-American Muslim superhero?
Yet that’s just what we’re getting in Ms. Marvel (June 8), based on the award-winning comics that introduced Marvel’s most popular brand new hero in years. Newcomer Iman Vellani plays the title character, neé Kamala Khan, a New Jersey teen who grew up idolizing the Avengers in a society shaped by superheroes who suddenly finds herself imbued with fantastic abilities of her own. The show seems to have switched up her origins a bit (likely to tie into previous films or set up the 2023 film The Marvels, in which Kamala will appear alongside Captain Marvel and Monica Rambeau), but kept the core aspects of the character—chiefly, her endearing nerdiness and fandom—intact.
Also coming to Disney in June: The final episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi (the finale drops June 22), the last few episodes of season two of The Owl House (June 29), and every single episode of Glee (June 1). All that, and more:
Disney Plus series with new episodes premiering weekly in June 2022
Ms. Marvel, Disney+ Original Series premiere (June 8)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Season finale June 22)
Movies and complete series/seasons coming to Disney Plus in June 2022
Arriving June 1
A Fan’s Guide to Ms. Marvel
Club Mickey Mouse, S4
Glee (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse (S1, 5 episodes)
Arriving June 3
Mack Wrestles (Short)
Hollywood Stargirl, Disney+ Original Film Premiere
Arriving June 8
Baymax Dreams (Shorts) (S1, S2)
Incredible Dr. Pol (S20, 12 episodes)
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (S1, 10 episodes)
Arriving June 10
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Arriving June 15
Disney Junior Ready For Preschool (Shorts) (S3)
Family Reboot, Disney+ Original Series premiere
grown-ish (S4, 9 episodes)
Life Below Zero: Next Generation (S3)
Love, Victor (S1, S2, S3)
T.O.T.S. (S3, 12 episodes)
The Wonder Years (S1, 10 episodes)
Arriving June 17
Kings Ransom
Big Shot
Arriving June 22
G.O.A.T. (S1)
Villains of Valley View (S1, 5 episodes)
Arriving June 24
RISE, Disney+ Originals premiere
Trevor: The Musical, Disney+ Originals premiere
Arriving June 29
Baymax! (S1) Disney+ Originals premiere
The Owl House (S2, 5 episodes)
This post has been updated to correct an error. Season 2 of The Owl House arrives on Disney+ on June 29, not season 3.