The streaming wars heat up

By the end of this year, four streaming big-hitters will be vying for your cash and attention. Here’s everything you need to know

DISNEY+

November 2019 in the US, by March 2020 in the UK $6.99 per month in the US, UK price TBC Budget for original content in 2019 (per Variety): $500 million

The Mandalorian and more Star Wars miniseries; Loki and more MCU miniseries; The World According To Jeff Goldblum

The complete Star Wars, Disney, Pixar and Marvel archive of films. And the first place to see Disney films post-cinema release

All 662 episodes of The Simpsons, available from launch. Everything’s coming up Milhouse!

APPLE TV+

Autumn 2019 Announced “in the fall” (autumn, to me and you) Projected budget for original content in 2019 (per Variety): $2 billion

Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories, J.J. Abrams’ Little Voice, See with Jason Momoa, an untitled Brie Larson show No archive has been announced The mysterious, currently untitled drama series from Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle

NETFLIX

Now! £5.99-£9.99 Budget for original content in 2019 (per Variety): $15 billion Stranger Things, Russian Doll, Dark Crystal, The Crown, Roma, Black Mirror

Friends, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Alan Partridge, all the Jurassic Park movies

Martin Scorsese’s hugely anticipated gangster epic The Irishman. So, no biggie

PRIME VIDEO

Now! £5.99 for new Prime Video customers; £7.99 per month (or £79 per year) for the full Prime service Budget for original content in 2019 (per CNBC): $6 billion Hanna, Jack Ryan, The Man In The High Castle, Mr. Robot, Good Omens Heat, A Quiet Place, The Americans, Parks & Recreation See what a billion dollarbudgeted Lord Of The Rings TV show looks like