The Walt Disney Company went a little wild whilst most people in the UK wrapped up warm in their beds, making a whole slew of announcements as part of Investor Day 2020.
Revealing that they had surpassed 137 million paid subscriptions across their direct-to-consumer services, they shattered previous guidance and have now increased their paid subscriptions target to between 300 and 350 million by 2024.
To celebrate, Disney dropped countless trailers, teasers and slices of exciting news across their social media channels during the Investor Day presentation. Here's a look at some of the biggest…
Disney Television Studios for Disney+
A handful of high-profile family entertainment series are in development for Disney+, including three that are inspired by previous Disney properties.
Beauty and the Beast (working title) will star both Luke Evans and Josh Gad in their roles as Gaston and LeFou respectively from the live-action film, with new music composed by Alan Menken.
Swiss Family Robinson meanwhile will be reimagined following the classic of the same name from Ron Moore and Jon M. Chu.
Finally, Percy Jackson and the Olympians is in development, based on Rick Riordan's bestselling book series.
The studio are also working on four live-action series set to debut exclusively on Disney+ in 2021.
These will be The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Big Shot, The Mysterious Benedict Society and Turner & Hooch.
John Stamos stars in Big Shot with an ensemble cast of up-and-coming actors, as well as Yvette Nicole Brown.
Emilio Estevez meanwhile, will reprise his role from the original Mighty Ducks feature films to star in the next chapter, alongside Gilmore Girls actor Lauren Graham.
National Geographic
An ambitious slate was revealed by National Geographic, with titles such as Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, Welcome to Earth (working title) featuring Will Smith, and a fourth season of Genius which will profile the iconic Martin Luther King, Jr.
A documentary film was also announced, Cousteau, which will debut in cinemas before moving to Disney+ alongside other new documentary series such as A Real Bug's Life, Secrets of the Whales and America The Beautiful.
Hulu, FX and Star!
A new international streaming platform is set to release as part of Disney+ in select markets, serving as a home to thousands of hours of television and movies from Disney's creative studios, including FX, 20th Century Studios and more.
Star will launch in Europe and other international markets on February 23rd, 2021 as a fully-integrated part of Disney+, with its own branded tile and collections of renowned series, movies, documentaries and more, aiming to more than double the content catalogue available to subscribers.
Its global rollout will continue in other markets, beginning with Singapore on February 23rd, 2021 and Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea at a later point in the year.
Though they've left their series behind, the Kardashian Jenners will create brand new content under a multi-year deal, streaming exclusively on Hulu in the US and internationally on Star. They're expected to make their debut in late 2021.
Also premiering on the platform at some point in 2021 are the premium series Only Murders in the Building, The Dropout and Dopesick.
As if that wasn't enough, FX originals including The Old Man, American Horror Stories, Platform, Reservation Dogs and Y: The Last Man will also be available on Hulu and Star.
Award-winning series The Handmaid's Tale has been renewed for a fifth season ahead of its fourth season premiere, whilst Nine Perfect Strangers, starring and executive produced by the one and only Nicole Kidman, debuts in 2021.
FX have ordered four additional series of their hit series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, making it the longest running live-action sitcom in television history by doing so.
They also revealed they're in development of the first season adaptation of sci-fi horror classic Alien, whilst stating they are in advanced talks for a two-season order of drama series The Stones, based on the world's most enduring rock'n'roll band, The Rolling Stones.
Finally, the company revealed they'll be retelling James Clavell's beloved epic saga Shōgun, set within feudal Japan, in a "sweeping, sophisticated and adult series".
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