Disney (DIS) Releases Agatha All Along Series Trailer – July 9, 2024

Disney (NO – Free Report) has unveiled the first trailer for the Marvel series Agatha all the timeThe first two episodes of the series are set to be released on September 18, exclusively on Disney+.

The series is based on the character of Agatha played by Kathryn Hahn in the Marvel series WandaVision. Jac Schaeffer, director of the show Wanda’s vision, will also be the director of this series.

Agatha embarks on a dangerous and mysterious adventure where she loses her powers after a goth teen helps her with a disfiguring spell. She begins to suspect that the teen is begging her to take him to the legendary Witch Path, which is a magical passage of trials, and if they pass it, they will be rewarded with what they lack. Agatha and the teen follow the same path.

Agatha all the time also stars Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Maria Dizzia, Paul Adelstein, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Okwui Okpokwasili, Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone and Aubrey Plaza. Executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Mary Livanos and Schaeffer.

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Upcoming Disney Series to Help Long-Term Growth Prospects

Building on the excitement of Agatha, Disney has a highly anticipated lineup of series set to be released in the coming quarters. The series are being created for both kids and Marvel fans. These highly anticipated series are expected to contribute significantly to the company’s long-term prospects.

Upcoming children’s series include: First of allnext-generation animated comedy series set to premiere July 25, followed by a second season of the original animated series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventureswhich premieres on August 2 from Lucasfilms. Other upcoming notable children’s series include Win or lose, Doomies AND LEGO Star Wars: Rebuilding the Galaxy.

Upcoming Marvel series include Your Friendly Neighbor Spider-Man, Daredevil: Born Again AND Iron heart. This series is expected to be released in 2025.

Disney continues its commitment to investing in franchise content. This helps it reach audiences who are already invested in the characters and know them well. Upcoming franchise-based series are expected to do well, helping Disney maintain its unique position in the streaming market.

However, Disney faces strong competition from Comcast (CMCSA – Free report) Paramount Global (Paragraph – Free report) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD – Free report) on the streaming market.

Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company are up 7.8% year to date compared to the 2.7% decline in the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector. DIS also outperformed CMCSA, PARA, and WBD, which are down 14.9%, 24.4%, and 37.5%, respectively. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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Disney’s expanding content pipeline, which includes franchise-based series, is a big plus. It’s expected to help the company’s long-term growth prospects. However, competition in the streaming industry remains a concern.

The growing Disney+ subscriber base is expected to strengthen Disney’s position in the increasingly saturated streaming space.

As of March 31, 2024, Disney+ had 117.6 million paid subscribers, while as of December 31, 2023, the number was 111.3 million.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for DIS’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings per share is $1.11, up 3 cents over the past 60 days. The consensus estimate for fiscal 2024 earnings per share is $4.75, up 8 cents over the past 60 days.