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Everything Coming to Disney+ in July

Disney+ has a pretty varied lineup for July, but most of it is geared toward adults. The main highlights are the long anticipated return of X-Men ‘97, some new episodes of The Simpsons, and a new Dancing With the Stars spin-off. Disney+ will also be streaming The ESPYS, a special 4th of July event, and Lollapalooza. At the very least, everyone can enjoy something in the long list of premieres arriving for SharkFest, which is happening a couple of weeks before the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Disney+ is kicking off the month strong with arguably one of the most exciting premieres on the service in July. We called X-Men ‘97 season 1 one of the best X-Men adaptations of all time, and it’s been a somewhat agonizing two years waiting for a second season. Thankfully, it’s looking like the wait was worthwhile. Disney+ is dropping three new episodes before transitioning to a one episode per week schedule for the rest of the nine-episode season. The Japanese series King & Prince: Our Meet-Up in LA will continue to get new episodes every Wednesday. Abandoned is a new mini-series that follows three abandoned siblings from Barcelona who, as adults, try to find out who their parents were. Th

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Everything Coming to Disney+ in July

Disney+ has a pretty varied lineup for July, but most of it is geared toward adults. The main highlights are the long anticipated return of X-Men ‘97, some new episodes of The Simpsons, and a new Dancing With the Stars…

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