{"id":13549,"date":"2019-10-21T10:28:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/disney-sets-titles-streamers-nonfiction-slate\/"},"modified":"2019-10-21T10:28:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T14:28:50","slug":"disney-sets-titles-for-streamers-nonfiction-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/disney-sets-titles-for-streamers-nonfiction-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ Sets Titles for Streamer\u2019s Nonfiction Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"
Disney+ has unveiled details of its nonfiction content slate, which will include the critically acclaimed documentary Howard<\/em>.<\/p>\n Directed by Don Hahn (Beauty and the Beast<\/em>), the doc tells the story of Howard Ashman, the lyricist behind such Disney classics as Aladdin<\/em>, Beauty and the Beast<\/em> and The Little Mermaid<\/em>; and the creator of Little Shop of Horrors<\/em>. Howard will stream exclusively on Disney+ in 2020.<\/p>\n Also on the slate is People & Places<\/em>, produced by Supper Club\u2019s Jason Sterman, Brian McGinn and David Gelb (13th<\/em>, Amanda Knox<\/em>, Chef\u2019s Table<\/em>), which relaunches the original Walt Disney documentary short film series from the 1950s and 1960s. The National Geographic feature documentary Science Fair<\/em> will stream exclusively on the service. From producer Morgan Neville (Won\u2019t You Be My Neighbor?<\/em>, 20 Feet From Stardom<\/em>) and director Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol<\/em>, Shangri-la<\/em>) is a yet-to-be-titled Mickey Mouse documentary. Wolfgang<\/em>, directed by Supper Club co-founder David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi)<\/em>, is also set to join the platform. Further, Gillian Jacobs (Love<\/em>, Community<\/em>) will direct the first episode in the previously announced documentary anthology series Marvel\u2019s 616<\/em>.<\/p>\n Ricky Strauss, president of content and marketing at Disney+, said: \u201cDisney has a rich history in nonfiction storytelling that dates back to the 1940s. The projects announced and showcased here today reflect Disney+\u2019s commitment to building on Walt\u2019s storytelling ethos and core values of creativity, innovation and exploration.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Disney+ has unveiled details of its nonfiction content slate, which will include the critically acclaimed documentary Howard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":13550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4324,4325],"class_list":["post-13549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-disney","tag-howard","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n