September is shaping up to be one of Disney+’s biggest streaming months of 2026.
Disney has released its official New on Disney+ preview for September, bringing together major movie premieres, returning series, new originals, live television, music and even another major expansion of the Star Wars lineup.
And two theatrical releases sit right at the top of the schedule.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives on Disney+ on September 2, bringing Din Djarin and Grogu’s first feature-film adventure into homes after its theatrical run.
Pedro Pascal returns as Din Djarin as the galaxy continues rebuilding following the collapse of the Empire.
Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy, forcing the fledgling New Republic to rely on people capable of operating far beyond conventional military boundaries.
That naturally leads them back to the Mandalorian and his young apprentice.
The movie is directed by Jon Favreau and also features Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White, expanding the world audiences originally entered through The Mandalorian television series.
But the film is only one part of a surprisingly large Star Wars day on Disney+.
September 2 also brings LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian, a comedic animated retelling of all three seasons of the live-action series.
The special revisits familiar adventures through the wonderfully chaotic perspective of LEGO Star Wars, giving Din and Grogu’s story a much lighter alternative interpretation.
Disney is also launching the official Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Podcast on the same day.
If September 2 belongs to Star Wars, September 3 belongs to Glen Powell.
Chad Powers returns for Season 2 with all six episodes dropping at once.
Powell is back as disgraced former quarterback Russ Holliday, who rebuilt his football career through an elaborate disguise and the invented identity of Chad Powers.
That deception becomes increasingly difficult to maintain in Season 2.
Chad is attracting more attention.
Russ is becoming more emotionally invested in the team.
And the boundary between the failed quarterback he used to be and the bizarre new personality he created is beginning to collapse.
The new season gives subscribers an immediate binge option only one day after The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives.
FX then takes over another major part of the month.
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga premieres September 8.
Gail Bean and Isaiah John return as Wanda Bell and Leon Simmons in the continuation of the Snowfall universe, moving the story into 1990s Los Angeles as the cultural landscape begins shifting from the crack epidemic towards the explosive rise of West Coast hip-hop.
Wanda sees the music industry as a way to build something new from the devastation left behind by the previous era.
Leon is attempting to move in almost the opposite direction, leaving the streets behind and working through a free legal clinic.
Their competing ideas about what survival should look like form the foundation for the next chapter of the Snowfall story.
Made in Korea Season 2 continues with new episodes beginning September 9, adding another international drama to the month’s lineup.
Then Disney+ moves into live television.
Dancing with the Stars returns for Season 35 with a two-night premiere on September 15 and 16.
Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return as hosts as another celebrity cast is paired with professional dancers and placed directly in front of judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
For US subscribers, the competition once again streams live through Disney+.
September 16 also brings the Season 2 premiere of R.J. Decker through Hulu on Disney+ for eligible bundle subscribers.
The second half of the month becomes considerably more varied.
Disney+ will livestream the iHeartRadio Music Festival from Las Vegas on September 18 and 19, turning the service into a live concert destination for two nights of performances from major artists.
And then Pixar takes centre stage.
Toy Story 5 arrives on Disney+ on September 23.
The fifth film brings Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and the rest of Bonnie’s toys back for a story built around one of the biggest threats traditional toys have faced yet.
Technology.
The new arrival is Lilypad, a frog-shaped tablet voiced by Greta Lee.
Her presence inside Bonnie’s home raises an uncomfortable question for characters whose identities have always depended on children wanting to play with them.
What happens when a child would rather look at a screen?
Tom Hanks returns as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear and Joan Cusack as Jessie, with Andrew Stanton directing.
Toy Story has spent more than three decades exploring how childhood changes, and the fifth movie pushes that idea directly into the modern battle between physical toys and digital entertainment.
Its September 23 streaming arrival makes it one of Disney+’s biggest family premieres of the month.
Things get considerably darker one day later.
FX’s American Horror Story returns with its thirteenth season on September 24.
American Horror Story: 13 launches with a three-episode premiere, leaning appropriately into the number that has been part of the horror genre’s mythology for generations.
The series has now accumulated more than 100 Emmy nominations since its debut, and Season 13 continues one of television’s longest-running horror anthology franchises.
September also includes weekly programming that stretches across the entire month.
The Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast continues on Thursdays, keeping Marvel fans connected to the buildup surrounding the next Avengers event.
For sports viewers in the United States, Saturdays bring ESPN College Football content through eligible Disney+ plans, including ESPN College GameDay and live games.
That increasingly broad programming strategy says a lot about what Disney+ has become.
The service originally launched with an identity centred overwhelmingly on Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic.
Those brands remain fundamental.
September alone contains major Star Wars and Pixar movies.
But Disney+ is now simultaneously functioning as a destination for FX dramas, Hulu programming, reality television, live music, sports and podcasts.
For US bundle subscribers in particular, the line separating Disney+ and Hulu continues to become increasingly difficult to see.
International viewers may encounter a slightly different schedule, as Hulu content is frequently distributed directly through Disney+ outside the United States and release dates can vary by territory.
The central Disney releases, however, give September a particularly strong backbone.
The Mandalorian and Grogu begins the month.
Chad Powers immediately follows.
The Drop expands Snowfall.
Dancing with the Stars goes live.
Toy Story 5 brings one of Pixar’s biggest franchises home.
And American Horror Story closes the major premiere run with three episodes in a single night.
September is not simply another catalogue refresh.
It is one of Disney+’s most varied months of 2026.
Watch the official New on Disney+ September preview below.
