Disney fans are furious after 40 TV shows and movies have been removed from Disney Plus and Hulu

To cut costs, Disney is removing content from streaming platforms Disney Plus and Hulu.

The announcement that at least 40 titles will be withdrawn as early as next week has angered fans and subscribers.

Among the series to be chosen is the fantasy series pasture (a sequel to the 1988 film of the same name), comedy series created by Kat Dennings doll faceAnd The Mysterious Benedict Society.

A Disney representative confirmed this diversity that at least four dozen titles will no longer stream on Disney Plus and Hulu. (See below for a full list of confirmed series and films.)

“What?!?!?! I haven’t even had the chance to look at it pasture still! Will there be a physical release or something? This is wild and confusing for a number of reasons,” one person said.

Another added: “Can they do that? I mean, I know they’re not hit shows or anything, but they’re Disney Plus Originals. This is wild.”

“Disney is basically destroying every legal way to watch movies pasture And doll face… My villain’s origin story came true,” said a third person.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Disney Plus lost four million subscribers in the first three months of 2023, continuing the platform’s decline, which lost 2.4 million in the final quarter of 2022.

During Disney’s earnings call with analysts, CFO Christine McCarthy announced that Disney would be “removing certain content from our streaming platforms.”

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McCarthy told investors the company expects a write-down of $1.5 billion to $1.8 billion (£1.2 billion) due to the removal of the content.

She said that “in line with this strategic realignment, we intend to produce reduced amounts of content going forward.”

However, fans were shocked to learn that the removal of titles from the platform happened so quickly.

Disney Plus is home to a number of hugely popular shows, including Marvel’s WandaVisionthe Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorianand the critically acclaimed drama stupiddealing with the opioid crisis in America.

Below is a list of all titles that have been confirmed to be removed so far: