From our friends at D23
October is officially upon us! While some series are wrapping up their seasons, others are just getting started… not to mention, at least for us personally, it really is time to start setting out those Halloween decorations and perhaps adding some adjacent weekend viewing! (Read on, and you’ll catch our drift.) So, what else is in store from around the worlds of Disney? Let’s kick off the tenth month of the year with comedy, sci-fi adventure, and even some very fashionable fun!
Only Murders in the Building—season finale now streaming on Hulu
Yes, it’s true: Season 3 of the hilarious, critically acclaimed series from Hulu—starring Disney Legend Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez—wrapped up this week. Lest we spoil anything, we won’t get into plot points… but if you haven’t yet caught up with everyone’s favorite trio of podcast-hosting sleuths for their craziest case yet, start from Episode 1 and see what all the fuss is about! What we will say is that there’s a Broadway show involved; its star is a big Hollywood action hero (played by the adorably fantastic Paul Rudd); and said star winds up deceased. Naturally, it’s up to our intrepid heroes to figure out “whodunnit.”
Star Wars: Ahsoka—season finale now streaming on Disney+
Another notable season finale comes from our friends at Lucasfilm. Seriously, do not sleep on Ahsoka; it’s that cool! Set after the fall of the Empire, the series follows the former Jedi Knight Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) as she investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy. One really cool aspect of the show is that the same actor who voiced the character of Grand Admiral Thrawn on the animated series Star Wars Rebels, Lars Mikkelsen, also plays this live-action version of him.
Loki—Season 2 premieres at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Disney+
Here’s a big debut for the week: The next season of Marvel Studios’ Loki! We’ve been so looking forward to the God of Mischief’s return, and it’s finally here… Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking Season 1 finale, when Loki (Tom Hiddleston) finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius (Owen Wilson), Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku), and a team of new and returning characters—including Oscar®-winner Ke Huy Quan as O.B.—Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous Multiverse in search of Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), Judge Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), Miss Minutes (voiced by Tara Strong), and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose. Who’d like to guess how many people will be dressing as Loki this Halloween season?
Mickey Mouse Funhouse—Friday, October 6, at 10 a.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel and 12:05 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Junior
Today’s Halloween and Dia de los Muertos-themed episode—also perfect to continue celebrating Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month—features two sure-to-be-entertaining stories: “Stink, Stank, Stunk!,” in which Mickey Mouse (voiced by Bret Iwan) and the gang try to rid Majestica of a mysterious smell, only to discover the Grand Pumpkin must be returned to Halloweenville before it rots away; and “Dia de los Muertos,” where the gang celebrates the special day in Mexico City.
Cruella—broadcast debut on Sunday, October 8, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC
If you haven’t yet seen this seriously entertaining 2021 film (or even if you have!), do yourself a favor and catch it on ABC as it makes its big debut all across these here TV airwaves. Set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, Disney’s Cruella follows a young grifter named Estella (Oscar® winner Emma Stone), a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they build a life for themselves on the London streets. Estella’s flair for design ultimately catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman (Oscar® winner Emma Thompson), a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events—and revelations—that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable, and revenge-bent villain we’ve come to know and love: Cruella.
