29 Best TV Shows on Disney+ Right Now (April 2026): ‘Star Wars: Maul’ and More

There have been a handful of Star Wars animated series before, but Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is the first to take place from the perspective of the villain. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, Maul (Sam Witwer) is the proverbial man without a country. The Empire is his enemy, but his criminal syndicate has been crushed.

As Maul attempts to rebuild his syndicate, he encounters Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon), a Jedi on the run from the Empire’s Inquisitors. In Devon, Maul sees a potential apprentice he can mold in his image. Devon may have other ideas about her future, but she’s running out of options fast.

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is streaming on Disney+.

How much do you know about bees? Even if you’ve studied the most important insects on Earth, Secrets of the Bees demonstrates just how little we collectively know about them. James Cameron produced this documentary series, which utilizes state-of-the-art cameras and technology to follow bees in flight while chronicling their lives in the hive.

There are numerous species of bees, but the show only focuses on a handful of them. It’s an eye-opening experience, especially from the footage taken in the hive. National Geographic rarely misses with shows like this, and this is a must-watch if you love nature programming.

Secrets of the Bees is streaming on Disney+.

Daredevil: Born Again picked up several years after Netflix’s Daredevil show and ushered in a new era for Marvel TV. It took a lot for Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) to put on his Daredevil costume again, but he didn’t have much of a choice now that Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) is the mayor of New York and is cracking down on anyone who stands between him and his ambitions.

Season 2 finds Matt reunited with his former lover, Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll), as they organize a resistance to Fisk’s reign while searching for a way to take him down. Daredevil can take the battle to the streets, but he can’t win this war alone. Luckily, Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is returning this season and giving Matt’s team a big power boost. But against Fisk, even Jessica’s powers may not be enough to turn the tide. 

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 will stream on Disney+ on March 24.

There were talent shows before American Idol, but few that have had the long-lasting impact as this one. The only person in front of the cameras who has been with the series since the beginning is host Ryan Seacrest, and he may still be around when American Idol hits its 25th anniversary in 2027.

This season is being simultaneously released on ABC and Disney+, as music legends Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan guide a new batch of singers. Who will emerge as this year’s winner? It’s too soon to say, but American Idol has a pretty good track record for creating superstars.

American Idol is streaming on Disney+.

Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) just might be one of the most powerful men on Earth, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at him. Wonder Man presents Simon as a working-class actor who is forever chasing his big break. Along the way, Simon befriends Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley), an actor whose biggest claim to fame is that he once pretended to be a terrorist.

Real-life celebrities like Joe Pantoliano, Josh Gad, Ashley Greene and Mario Lopez give Wonder Man‘s Hollywood trappings some credibility. But there’s more to Simon and Trevor’s bromance than the former knows, and the federal government seems to be obsessed with exposing Simon’s powers and sending him to prison.

Wonder Man is streaming on Disney+.

Fifty years ago, The Muppet Show premiered on network television. Disney+ isn’t quite ready to pull the trigger on a full revival of that series just yet, but The Muppet Show has an anniversary one-off special that features Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen and Maya Rudolph as the celebrity guests.

Out of that trio, Carpenter has the kind of star power that a Muppets reboot needs, as well as a willingness to play off these iconic characters. If there can be a weekly show as good as this special, then the Muppets might finally get their full comeback after all.

The Muppet Show is streaming on Disney+.

Like other Game of Thrones veterans before him, Thomas Brodie-Sangster has graduated to leading man status in the Hulu/Disney+ original series The Artful Dodger. This series premiered in 2023, and season 2 is now streaming. Brodie-Sangster plays Jack Dawkins, a former thief who was once known as the Artful Dodger in Charles Dickens‘ Oliver Twist.

As an adult, Jack has reinvented himself as a surgeon and found a new life in Australia. However, his old mentor, Norbert Fagin (David Thewlis), has reentered his orbit and drawn Jack back into a life of crime. Meanwhile, Jack’s former friend, Oliver Twist (Hal Cumpston), has moved up in the world, and they don’t see eye-to-eye anymore. 

The Artful Dodger is streaming on Disney+.

Will Smith has come back to Disney+ nearly five years after his previous National Geographic series, Welcome to Earth. His new miniseries, Pole to Pole with Will Smith, follows the actor and his team as they embark on an ambitious 100-day-plus journey from the South Pole to the North Pole.

That’s a 26,000-mile trip, if you’re keeping track at home. It’s also going to take Smith and his crew through a variety of biomes and communities along the way. At the same time, Smith will also get a first-hand look at some of the creatures and insects that live in the most remote parts of the planet.

Pole to Pole with Will Smith is streaming on Disney+.

Disney’s answer to Harry Potter is back in a new season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Season 2 will adapt Rick Riordan‘s second novel in the franchise, The Sea of Monsters. Walker Scobell reprises his role as Percy Jackson, a teenager who isn’t quite used to thinking of himself as a demigod and the son of Poseidon.

The new season picks up with Percy’s return to Camp Half-Blood, where he learns that his friend, Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri), is missing while Kronos and his forces threaten the rest of the camp. To solve the latest crisis, Percy will have to go on a quest to the Sea of Monsters and bring back the legendary golden fleece.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is streaming on Disney+.

While the original version of The Beatles Anthology debuted three decades ago on ABC, the new version on Disney+ is greatly enhanced with new episodes and new footage of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr when they were still among the greatest rock bands ever.

Through archival clips and interviews with the Beatles, the Fab Four share their stories. The series also offers a glimpse of the tensions behind the scenes that would ultimately tear them apart. But as a tribute to their legendary contributions to music, this is the show to watch.

The Beatles Anthology is streaming on Disney+.

Star Wars: Visions is something you have to really see to appreciate, and it’s one of the few shows in the franchise that could be classified as a work of art. Each season, Lucasfilm hands the keys to Star Wars to nine different anime studios from around the world and lets them go wild without the constraints of continuity or established characters to hold them back.

Season 3 appears to have the strongest lineup yet, as a handful of episodes serve as sequels to stories that were shown in season 1. There are also brand-new tales that push the Star Wars franchise even further than before, and the results are glorious.

Star Wars: Visions is streaming on Disney+.

For the generation that grew up with Wizards of Waverly Place, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is the sequel series that briefly brings back Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, the Russo family wizard. Alex needs her brother, Justin Russo (David Henrie), to re-embrace his magic and train a teenage wizard, Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), as she lives alongside his mortal family.

Season 2 brings Billie even further into the Russo clan, as she has to compete with Justin’s sons, Roman (Alkaio Thiele) and Milo (Max Matenko), after they come into their powers as well. Alex returns this season as revelations about Billie’s true identity put the entire family in jeopardy.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place is streaming on Disney+.

The Avengers were Earth’s mightiest heroes until they were turned into monstrous zombies before the events of Marvel Zombies. This What If…? spinoff explores what happens to the world when only Spider-Man (Hudson Thames) and a group of third-string heroes are left to save it.

Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and even Blade (Todd Williams) are among the ever-dwindling number of survivors. However, this make-shift group may be outmatched by the challenges ahead.

Marvel Zombies is streaming on Disney+.

Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy re-imagines the Star Wars universe after Sig Greebling (Gaten Matarazzo) accidentally mashes up everything with a mystical artifact. Suddenly, heroes like Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) have drastically different personalities, while Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) has become a Sith Lord. Even Sig’s brother, Dev (Tony Revolori), has fallen to the dark side in this new universe.

Season 2 picks up with Sig and Dev forced to work together when a new enemy, Solitus (Dan Stevens), amasses enough power to destroy the Lego Star Wars universe before it can be restored. And even if it can be saved, Sig isn’t so sure he wants to bring back the original timeline.

Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy is streaming on Disney+.

Suspicious Minds is a Spanish heist series starring Silvia Alonso and Álex González as master thieves Amber Deval and Javier Ruiz. They used to be partners in crime, and Amber even developed real romantic feelings for Javier. But after one botched score, Amber believed that Javier was dead.

In the present, Amber has made an elaborate plan to steal a cursed tiara that’s extremely valuable. Amber even infiltrated the circle of billionaires who are using the tiara in an upcoming wedding. However, Amber’s plot is foiled when Javier shows up alive during his attempt to steal the tiara. Now, Amber doesn’t know whether she should kiss Javier and welcome him back, or if she should distrust him. That tension gets even more pronounced as their window to steal the tiara shrinks around them.

Suspicious Minds is streaming on Disney+.

The beloved science series MythBusters has arrived on Disney+, unfortunately, there’s not as much of it as we would have liked. Only two seasons out of the show’s 17-season run are streaming here, and there are episodes missing from that lineup for unknown reasons.

Regardless, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are very entertaining even in this small block of episodes. Each episode features numerous experiments designed to test urban legends, movie science and more. Sometimes, they even blow things up for good measure.

MythBusters is streaming on Disney+.

There is no Black Panther animated series yet, but the director of that film, Sinners‘ Ryan Coogler, developed the Eyes of Wakanda miniseries to shed some light on the Panther’s homeland hundreds of years before he was born.

Each episode takes place in a different time period as agents of Wakanda venture out into the world to reclaim artifacts that were rightfully theirs. There’s even a glimpse of the future of the MCU, but to say anything more would be too big of a spoiler.

Eyes of Wakanda is streaming on Disney+.

J.J. Abrams demonstrated his love of action and adventure in Alias, the series that made Jennifer Garner a star. Garner plays Sydney Bristow, a young woman who works for SD-6, a black-ops division of the CIA. Or at least that’s what she was led to believe. Once Sydney realizes she’s been lied to for years, she approaches the real CIA about taking SD-6 down from the inside.

Bradley Cooper costars in the first two seasons as Sydney’s friend, Will Tippin. Will is a journalist who has put his own life in danger simply by discovering the existence of SD-6. His push for the truth about SD-6 puts pressure on Sydney’s double life. And the mythology behind this series gets even wilder during its five-season run.

Alias is streaming on Disney+.

Documentarian David Attenborough recently turned 99 years old, and he’s been making nature shows and movies since the 1950s. Attenborough has at least one show in him, with the release of National Geographic’s Ocean with David Attenborough.

Attenborough’s message in this docuseries is simple: If we save the ocean, we can save ourselves. The footage shared on this show demonstrates the wonder and the beauty of life under the sea, and what we could collectively lose if humanity doesn’t preserve it. Attenborough hasn’t given up hope that the sea can be restored to its former glory, and he’s made a discovery that backs up his optimism.

Ocean with David Attenborough is streaming on Disney+.

During Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Asajj Ventress was one of the most feared assassins in the galaxy. Similarly, Cad Bane was among the most lethal bounty hunters of that era. The animated anthology Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld puts the spotlight on both Ventress and Bane at different points in their lives.

Bane’s story will unfold in the past before he became a killer and after his rise to the top of his chosen profession. But Ventress is on a different path. She’s no longer a part of the Sith, and she has the chance to make different choices when she encounters a young boy with is strong with the Force.

Although Disney+ and BBC have been marketing Doctor Who as a brand new series, it’s actually a continuation of the 2005 revival series with a proverbial fresh coat of paint, a bigger budget and a new Doctor portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa.

The new season — either season 2 or season 15, depending upon when you’re counting — brings Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) on board the TARDIS as the Doctor’s new companion … but not by choice. Some power is preventing the Doctor from taking Belinda back to Earth, but he’s vowed to return her home and to keep her safe. Knowing the Doctor, he may only be able to keep one of those promises.

Andor is the most political Star Wars story to date, and also one of the most dramatic tales in the franchise’s 48-year history. Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) isn’t a rebel at the beginning of this Rogue One prequel, but the show demonstrates how he became radicalized against the Empire.

Although the series shares Andor’s name, it’s not his story alone. Genevieve O’Reilly has been a revelation as Mon Mothma, the rebels’ political ally who has to make some serious sacrifices in the name of the greater good. In addition, Stellan Skarsgård has stolen every scene he’s in as Luthen Rael, a rebel mastermind who has abandoned any pretense of being “good” in the long struggle against the Empire.

Win or Lose might be Pixar’s best show to date. It’s a connected anthology series about a middle school softball team called the Pickles, and each episode centers on different characters on or associated with the team.

There’s a lot in common here with Inside Out, except the kids in this show have their insecurities and anxieties manifest as imaginary beings that only they can see and hear. The episodic stories are largely about the kids trying to overcome those issues while preparing for the biggest softball game of their lives. The Pickles may not win it all, but this show has the heart of a champion.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man pulls off the neat trick of making Spider-Man seem fresh and retro at the same time. This animated series blends multiple comic book eras together, and gives Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) a supporting cast he’s never had before, including Nico Minoru (Grace Song) from the Runaways and Lonnie Lincoln (Eugene Byrd), an older kid who may become one of Spider-Man’s deadliest foes.

In this series, Peter’s mentor is Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo), the future Green Goblin in this or any other world. There’s an underlying tension about when the other shoe will drop for Peter when he realizes who he’s really dealing with. In the meantime, Osborn is trying to mold Peter into being his willing pawn, rather than the hero he was meant to be.

There may never be another episode of The Mandalorian now that the next Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu, is going to hit theaters next year. Either way, The Mandalorian almost single-handedly carried the launch of Disney+ in 2019 with some of the best Star Wars stories we’ve seen in years. Series creator Jon Favreau and director/executive producer Dave Filoni get Star Wars like few others do, and it shows up in every frame of this show.

The Mandalorian would have been a great show even if it only focused on the title character, Din Jarin (Pedro Pascal). But by introducing Grogu — formerly known as Baby Yoda to fans — the series gave Din someone to love and protect before he accepted Grogu as his surrogate son. Together, they’ve encountered familiar faces from the franchise’s past, as well as dangerous new enemies in the present.

Nothing compares to The Simpsons. At 36 seasons and counting, this is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running primetime scripted series. For the better part of four decades, Replica Luxury Handbagr (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), and Maggie Simpson have been fixtures of American pop culture. And the show’s writers and artists have created an incredibly large supporting cast of characters who live in the Simpsons’ hometown, Springfield.

Although the show’s best days may be behind it, The Simpsons is still beloved by fans and is running on network television. Disney+ has also recently launched a dedicated Simpsons feed on the streamer that will run every episode of the show in order 24/7. And with over 700 episodes on Disney+, it would take a very long time to watch them all.

Fans of the original X-Men: The Animated Series may have been unprepared for how hard X-Men ‘97 hits in the present. While the Saturday morning cartoon incarnation of the series shied away from graphic violence and the consequences of the heroes’ actions, X-Men ‘97 has rewritten the rulebook and repeatedly demonstrated that the stakes are much higher and even fan-favorite characters can die.

The themes are also much more complex in this series, as the line blurs between the X-Men and the team’s former adversary, Magneto. It’s an exciting development to see the X-Men finally portrayed in a way that feels true to the comics, and it’s the high point of Marvel Studios’ animated series.

Disney+’s Goosebumps series is the second adaptation of R. L. Stine’s horror novels for kids as a TV show, but this version is allowed to be a little scarier than the first. Each season offers a single serialized story that plays out over multiple episodes.

Of the two seasons to date, we’re partial to the first season for bringing back one of Goosebumps’ best villains, Slappy the Dummy (Chris Geere). But if you’re worried about showing horror stories to children, rest assured that the show stays in its lane and doesn’t veer into R-rated territory.

With the recent news that there will be no season 3, now’s the time to binge all of Goosebumps from beginning to end.

Admittedly, Behind the Attraction may have more appeal to hardcore Disney lovers than casual viewers. This is the show that explores the history and creation of Disney’s most memorable theme park attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, The Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Tours and more.

The show takes its subject matter seriously, and it’s a fascinating look behind the scenes at Disney. In other words, this is where the Imagineers show us how they pulled off their greatest magic tricks in the Disney theme parks.