Best new movies and TV series on Disney+ New Zealand: July 2023

Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Disney+’s New Zealand 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

The Bear: Season 2 (July 19)

It’s extremely unfair that audiences outside the US can only catch up with this critically acclaimed kitchen drama one month after its original release: international fans wanna look at yummy sandwiches, too! The good news is, uninitiated viewers now have a bit more time to discover young chef Carmy’s incredibly stressful first season as head chef of a humble Chicago restaurant, before seeing how he and his ambitious team take things to the next level in this latest batch of episodes. Get it while it’s hot (or, as per this frustrating release, re-heated in the Disney+ microwave).

Sharkfest

This monthlong celebration of all things big and bitey kicks off on July 7, with doco titles such as Bull Shark Bandits, Cannibal Sharks, and Shark Eat Shark illuminating one of the ocean’s most daunting predators (those last two seem like they might cover some of the same drama). July 19’s premiere of When Sharks Attack…And Why takes a welcome philosophical approach to the aquatic beasts, who have been antagonised ever since the release of Jaws despite merely doin’ their job atop the sea’s food pyramid for millions of years. I’m especially keen for Killer Shark vs. Killer Whale with the recent accounts of orcas attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar: a dark, real-world rebel uprising far more engaging than any of the antics going on in Disney’s bloating Star Wars series.

All new titles arriving on Disney+ New Zealand in July

July 5

Hailey’s On It!: Season 1
Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire: Season 1
Saturdays: Season 1
Schooled: Seasons 1-2

July 7

A Place to Fight For
Aquamania
The Ashley Madison Affair: Season 1
Building A Building
Figaro and Frankie
Goofy Gymnastics
The Skeleton Dance
Sharkcano: Hawaii
Shark Eat Shark
Saved From A Shark
Return of the White Shark
Killer Shark vs. Killer Whale
Cannibal Sharks
Bull Shark vs. Hammerhead
Bull Shark Bandits

July 8

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War: Season 2

July 10

Synduality Noir: Season 1

July 12

Alice’s Wonderland Bakery: Season 2
Pupstruction: Season 1
The Superfantastic Story of Balão: Season 1
When Sharks Attack 360: Season 1
Most Extreme Sharks