Here Are the Best Shows on Disney+

I’m undertaking a side project this month, and it has altered my behavior a bit.

Since I have a different schedule right now, I’m watching more television than usual.

I’m someone who needs background noise, even if I’m not fully paying attention.

So, I’ve had Disney+ and HBO Max, my two favorite streaming services, playing non-stop lately.

I know that doesn’t make sense, but I have two televisions in my office.

I stream a ton of stuff, and I recently found myself asking a very simple question.

What are the best shows on Disney+? Obviously, that’s a wide-open question.

So, I’ll focus on the content made for Disney+, the stuff you’ll never find anywhere else.

‘Andor’

Let’s start with the obvious choice, the Star Wars prequel series from Tony Gilroy.

The writer/director worked on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but he didn’t direct it.

That honor went to Gareth Edwards, who helmed a very good movie and a favorite among Star Wars fans.

Then, Gilroy, the film’s co-writer, chose to create Andor to fill in some of the blanks from the movie.

At the time, Gilroy held modest expectations for the project. He was selling himself short.

Andor is basically a perfect television project, featuring two seasons of gripping storytelling.

Fans and critics alike rave about the show’s quality, so much so that it’s THE top choice on this list.

So, if you only plan to watch one of these suggestions, you can stop right here. Andor is the right call.

‘The Beatles: Get Back’

There’s a Venn diagram of people who love The Beatles and people who love Peter Jackson.

I’m the white spot on the graph for the .00001 percent of the population who like neither.

Seriously, my wife kept dragging me to those stupid Hobbit movies, and I still haven’t forgiven her.

Even so, I’m in awe of Jackson’s work on The Beatles: Get Back, the definitive examination of the band’s career.

As a Disney historian, I also love that this show is on Disney+, as it seems fitting.

In case you didn’t know, John Lennon signed the papers to break up The Beatles at Walt Disney World!

He was staying at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort at the time, giving Disney an enduring connection to the band.

‘Dug Days’

“I’ve just met you, and I love you.”

In the movie Up, Dug the dog says this line to someone else. It’d be more fitting if the puppy were holding a mirror.

Few characters in the history of Disney are so instantly lovable and approachable as Dug.

The problem with Up – and this is the most trivial complaint imaginable – is that it didn’t have enough Dug.

The story centered on Russell and Carl, which reduced Dug to side quests for the most part.

In Dug Days, the adorable doggy moves to the forefront with his own series of mini-adventures.

So, we can watch Dug encounter a massive amount of puppies or help his human, Carl, on his first date in decades.

Whenever I’m having a down day and could use a laugh, I turn on Dug Days and feel a warming glow.

‘Hawkeye’

I’ll just go ahead and tell you that Marvel series populate a large portion of this list.

Since I used some metrics to determine the shortlist, these choices aren’t necessarily mine.

However, I agree with the choices, especially this one. I rewatch Hawkeye each Christmas.

Disney took a beloved character, Clint Barton, and evolved him from superhero to mentor.

Meanwhile, the character of Kate Bishop feels like the most believable MCU character to date.

She’s earnest, well-intended, and self-deflecting. Barton and Bishop have real chemistry together.

Plus, Hawkeye is brimming with humanity and just the right amount of holiday spirit.

If you’ve never watched this one, do yourself a favor and give it a chance!

‘The Imagineering Story’

I’ve recapped every episode of The Imagineering Story and am thrilled to see it on this list.

During the earliest days of Disney+, this show took us behind the scenes at the mysterious Walt Disney Imagineering building.

The Imagineering Story covers all the highlights from Disney’s first 90 years of theme park design.

Something you’ll appreciate about this story is that Leslie Iwerks, the daughter of Ub Iwerks, directs each episode.

And if you don’t know who Ub Iwerks is, look up who the co-creators of Mickey Mouse are.

This show keeps Imagineering’s history in the family, and Ms. Iwerks’ passion for Disney shines through every story.

‘Loki’

I have a couple of favorites on this list, and Loki is definitely one.

In fact, I had no idea yesterday that I would be writing this article. What was I watching?

I can honestly say that the answer is season two of Loki. My wife was marveling at Miss Minutes.

People who have watched Loki are nodding their heads emphatically right now.

If you’re not doing that, just stop what you’re doing and binge Loki. You’ll thank me later.

This show features one of the most impressive character arcs in Disney history, and I guarantee you cannot predict the finale.

Many MCU shows haven’t quite lived up to the hype on Disney+. But the reverse is true as well.

Some Marvel shows have exceeded every reasonable expectation and delighted critics. I mean…

‘Ms. Marvel’

You may have pulled up a review of Ms. Marvel and immediately assumed it was terrible.

That’s understandable since the series about the teen Jersey girl suffered inordinate amounts of review bombing.

However, when we separate the clearly fake reviews from the real ones, a different picture emerges.

Ms. Marvel becomes a top-two Marvel series in terms of critical praise, as it should be.

The character of Kamala Khan embodies teen joy and confusion, and actress Iman Vellani was born to play this role.

‘Phineas and Ferb’

Ferb, I know what we’re going to do today! We’re going to talk about the genius of Phineas and Ferb!

If I’d written this list a few months ago, the show wouldn’t have even qualified.

Thankfully, Disney+ brought back Phineas and Ferb for new episodes.

I kid you not that they are, if anything, even better than the originals.

Co-creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh clearly couldn’t let the residents of Danville go.

These 2025 stories possess all the spirit and whimsy of the originals, but there’s a maturation to them as well.

You shouldn’t need any encouragement from me to want to watch Phineas and Ferb, but there it is anyway.

‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’

Of course, Phineas and Ferb wasn’t the first former Disney Channel series to return from the dead on Disney+.

The Proud Family beat the boy geniuses to the punch thanks to the return of Penny Proud.

Our heroine remains just as well-intended yet susceptible to peer pressure as always.

And Oscar and Trudy Proud remain the kind of parents we all wish we had (and I’m lucky enough to say that I do).

Best of all, Suga Mama, Penny’s adorable grandmother, is back as well, and yes! She’s brought Puff with her!

‘WandaVision’

I love Loki season 2 and Hawkeye oh so much, but neither one of them is my favorite on this list.

For that matter, The Imagineer Story holds a dear place in my heart, but it doesn’t win, either.

I’m all about WandaVision, the show that kept me and everyone else guessing.

The show starts with a 1950s sitcom setting, which proves to be the underlying conceit.

Something has happened to Wanda Maximoff after Avengers: Endgame.

She seems to have gotten trapped in a series of genre-bending generational sitcoms.

Each episode of the season takes place in a different television era, ending with Modern Family.

The mystery of how she got to this place is overshadowed only by the presence of her husband, Vision.

You may recall that he died quite brutally in Avengers: Infinity War. So, how is he here with Wanda?

I don’t want to spoil anything for you, but I will add that “We Interrupt This Program” is one of the best television episodes ever.

‘X-Men ‘97’

A recurring theme on this list is that the best content on Disney+ is often animated or Marvel.

Here, we have a series that’s both. X-Men ’97 signified the return of characters from Fox’s Saturday morning cartoons.

The 1990s show faced countless obstacles and was frankly never treated well by Fox executives.

Somehow, the creative team persevered, though, creating one of the best serial television programs of the era.

Stories tied together on X-Men: The Animated Series, with later episodes providing callbacks to earlier ones.

That may not seem like a big deal now, but it was borderline unprecedented for the early 1990s.

Even though Fox cast the show aside with a largely unheralded cancellation, fans remained loyal.

Apparently, Marvel boss Kevin Feige was one of them, as he signed off on a big comeback.

X-Men ’97 picks up exactly where the 1990s series ended, almost as if no time has passed.

There are some interesting character choices made to modernize the X-Men.

Still, the retro vibe and shockingly modern politics will entertain you throughout the first season.

Even better, you can binge worry-free, knowing that more X-Men ’97 is on the way in 2026.

So, there you have it. There’s an incredible amount of content on Disney+.

But the consensus opinion among critics is that these 11 shows are the best of the best.

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