WandaVision, Coco, Figures de l’Ombre … the list of novelties for January 2021

The Disney + streaming service has just unveiled the series, films, cartoons and documentaries that will be available in January 2021. On the program: WandaVision, Coco, Figures of the Shadow and many other novelties. On the way for a full tour of what to expect on Disney + in January.

The year begins with a bang for Disney +. While season 2 of The Mandalorian ended in a resounding finale, we will have to wait until the end of 2021 to discover the new series linked to the Star Wars universe: Boba Fett. And if the platform is preparing to add to its catalog some big blockbusters like Shadow Figures or Coco, it’s especially the new series WandaVision which will make its appearance. Because 2021 will especially mark the entry into the scene of new Marvel series. The Scarlett Witch / Vision couple will indeed be joined by Falcon and the Winter Soldier (March 19, 2021) and Loki (May 2021). But let’s get back to the program for January: here is everything that awaits you at the start of 2021.

Week of January 1 to 7: Eragon, Our Opposite Stars

Adapted from the novel of the same name, Eragon ultimately deviates a lot from its model. In the land of Alagaësia, a teenager named Eragon one day discovers a blue stone. It is actually a dragon egg, the teenager then being intended as a dragon tree. At the end of an apprenticeship, Eragon will have to leave his village accompanied by his Saphira dragon to fight the Urgals and the Shadows.

Hazel Grace is 17 years old and survived thyroid cancer a few years ago. But the disease left him no respite, since he was discovered to have metastases in the lungs. As for Gus, a former basketball player, he is in remission after bone cancer. Hazel Grace and Gus are two teenage boys who are going to fall in love after meeting in a cancer support group.

All the news of this week:

• Explore Out
• Hello Earth, Here Ned – season 2
• Our opposite stars
• Eragon
• The kingdom of Egyptian mummies

Week of January 8-14: Shadows, Legends of Marvel Studios

Three young African-American women are hired by NASA to be part of the space conquest. All top scientists, they must face the sexism and racism that still rages in the 1960s in the United States. Real Shadow women, each will have in its own way to find a place for itself and ensure that the Apollo 11 mission is crowned with success.

Ahead of the release of the WandaVision series, Disney + will broadcast from January 8 the first two episodes of a series of documentaries called Legends (Legends of Marvel Studios in vf). A good story to get back in the bath, this series takes stock of all the events that occurred during Phases I, II and III of the MCU, events related precisely to the couple formed by Wanda and Vision.

All the news of this week:

• Marvel Studios Legends
• Shadow Figures
• New start
• Ultimate supercar
• The PJ Masks – season 3
• Santa’s workshop
• A feast of sharks
• Mega hammerhead shark

Week from January 15 to January 21: WandaVision, Coco

The kick is given ! The first Disney + series linked to the Marvel universe is coming! And that’s a big event in itself, since the series WandaVision takes place after Avengers Endgame. How did Vision survive Thanos’ snap of the fingers in Avengers Infinity War? Why does the couple formed by the synthezoide and the scarlet witch seem to live in a TV series from the 1950s? So many answers to which the new series will have to respond.

Miguel is a young boy who dreams of becoming a musician. But the practice of music has been banned in his family for several generations, without his having any real explanation. But Miguel eventually discovers that one of his ancestors is a great musician. One night, he finds himself thrown into the Kingdom of the Dead and sets off in search of his ancestor.

All the news of this week:

• Wandavision
• Coco
• Vampirina – Season 2
• Everest Expedition

Week from January 22 to January 28: The Legend of Manolo

In Mexico, the Day of the Dead is not a day like any other. This is the time when spirits can move from one world to another. Manolo, who lives in the village of San Angel, is challenged by the gods: if he wants to win the heart of young Maria, he will have to cross the worlds and face his greatest fears.

All the news of this week:

• Pixar Popcorn
• The Legend of Manolo
• Beat Battle
• Raven – Season 3
• Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Week of January 29 to February 4: The Greatest Showman

Inspired by the creation of the Barnum Circus, this film tells the story of PT Barnum, a visionary from nothing who wants to create a grandiose spectacle and who will become a global phenomenon.

All the news of this week:

• Making of my Terrier
• The Greatest Showman
• Bluey – season 1
• The Road to Hell: Norway