Review: Disney+ Immediately Establishes Itself as an Essential Streaming Platform

Star Wars series The Mandalorian is promising, but the library alone is worth $7 a month

Last spring, Disney claimed an early victory over Apple in the looming streaming wars by unveiling its upcoming Disney+ OTT service at an event that succeeded in all the ways that Apple’s own presentation for Apple TV+ had failed just weeks earlier.

Seven months later, Disney has one-upped its rival again by rolling out Disney+ and immediately demonstrating why, unlike Apple TV+’s underwhelming debut earlier this month, its new streaming service is an essential platform for anyone who is a fan of the company and its many brands, including Marvel and Star Wars.

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