Disney +: programs not to be missed in January 2022

At Disney +, the start of the year is marked by softness. As always, the big-eared platform’s problem is the same: if no major Marvel, Star Wars, Disney or Pixar series or films are planned, all of the programming suffers. In January, we will therefore console ourselves with a series / documentary diptych on the place of women in 90s hip-hop, as well as several very good acquisitions. Among them, we will mention the cult Firefly or the 12th season of Bob’s Burger side series, and some productions of M. Night Shyamalan and Alejandro González Iñárritu in terms of films.

The event of the month: Queens, January 19

On the occasion of the release of the documentary The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women who Changed the Game, Disney + is offering a series in the same universe this month. Queens recounts the return to the front of the stage of four women, former glories of hip-hop in the 90s. A fairly simple pitch for a program which will especially interest enthusiasts and / or nostalgic for this era. A little coquetry that reinforces the authenticity of the series, the actresses embodying the main characters themselves interpret the pieces heard on the screen.

We will (re) see with pleasure: Firefly, January 12

If you are an informed serial fan, you probably already know Firefly. Created in 2002 by Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, A.k.a, Avengers), this series combining science fiction and western was canceled very quickly by Fox, when a hard core of fans had already formed. Only 14 episodes were thus able to see the light of day, but the universe of the series coupled with its sad fate and the energy of the fans have enabled it to acquire a status of truly cult object, very often monopolizing the first places in the rankings of the best space series. Obviously, Firefly looks its age today, but its writing and especially its very endearing characters make it a program with a strong potential for re-viewing.

We will also (re) see with pleasure: Unbreakable, January 21

Right after the success of Sixth Sense and his famous final twist, M. Night Shyamalan was expected around the corner. His choice then fell on a genre that was not yet the goose that laid the golden eggs of Hollywood cinema, the superhero film. If its version is much darker than the one offered by Marvel today, it is nonetheless captivating. Long before playing Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson shines brightly as a cripple fan of comic-books in search of the real superhero. Shyamalan, at the height of his art, multiplies the clues for the attentive spectator, in particular thanks to a staging that is always so inventive. Probably one of his best feature films.

And besides that ?

• Big sky, season 2 – January 5
• Touch, complete of the other series with Kiefer Sutherland – January 5
• Spiderman, season 3 – January 5
• Thirteen, drama – January 7
• MASH, satirical comedy, Palme d’or 1970 – January 7
• The Flingueuses, American comedy – January 7
• Jessica’s temptation, romantic comedy – January 7
• Do not tell anyone, thriller by Guillaume Canet – January 7
• The Mick, complete – January 12
• Journey to the end of hell, documentary series, seasons 3 and 8 – January 12
• Gang travel, French series – January 12
• The Real Queens of Hip-Hop: The Women who Changed the Game, documentary – January 14
• The Big Short, comedy-drama behind the scenes of the 2008 economic crisis – January 14
• the Revenant, the movie that won Leo DiCaprio his Oscar – January 14
• Birdman, comedy-drama with Michael Keaton – January 14
• The First Wave, documentary – January 14
• Marvel Studios Gathering, making-of of the series Hawkeye, released last December – January 19
• Malcolm, seasons 6 and 7 – January 19
• Bob’s Burger, season 12 – January 19
• Soul of a Nation, documentary series – January 19
• The grand tour of Switzerland, documentary series – January 19
• Glass, M. Night Shyamalan continues his exploration of superhero cinema – January 21
• The incredible journey of Polar Kid, French documentary – January 21
• Marvel’s Hit-Monkey, cartoon around a killer macaque – January 26
• Insania, Brazilian horror series – January 26
• New York Police Blues, complete – January 26
• Filthy Rich, American series – January 26
• Drugs, Inc, documentary, season 3 – January 26
• The Hate U Give, dramatic comedy – January 28