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Living in the streaming era was supposed to be fabulous: hundreds of thousands of movies and TV shows available with only an internet connection and a subscription. However, in 2023, that utopian future is slowly becoming less and less ideal. Instead, original shows and movies like HBO’s Westworld or Disney+’s Willow are being erased from streaming without a trace.
It used to be that your favorite show disappearing from Netflix wasn’t a big deal because you could still just buy a physical copy. But with DVDs and Blu-rays becoming less common, the truth is that when a streaming original leaves that streamer, it might really be gone forever. Thankfully, after resisting for years, one of the major streamers is giving in to demand.
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In a press release on August 21, Disney announced 4K UHD and Blu-Ray releases of WandaVision, Loki Season 1, and The Mandalorian Seasons 1 and 2 will be available for purchase over the rest of 2023, with Loki Season 1 the first to release on September 26, 2023 — just in time for Loki Season 2 on October 6.
All four titles will also contain bonus features, with Loki including:
- Designing the TVA – Step into the incredible set of Loki Season 1 with Production Designer, Kasra Farahani, and Tom Hiddleston while getting a sneak peek into Season 2.
- The Official TVA Orientation Video – Miss Minutes explains the inner workings of the TVA timeline in her orientation video.
- Gag Reel – Take a look at some of the fun outtakes on set with the cast and crew of Loki Season 1.
- Deleted Scene: Loki’s Coronation – Mobius reviews some moments from Loki’s timeline, in which Frog Thor makes an appearance during Loki’s coronation.
- Deleted Scene: The Standoff – Loki holds Sylvie hostage against the TVA in a standoff.
- Assembled: The Making of Loki – Loki explores the series centering on the MCU’s chief mischief maker.
But most impressively, each title will be released in a Blu-ray Steelbook with box art designed by Attila Szarka and collectible concept art cards. You can see Szarka’s designs for Loki Season 1, Mandalorian Season 1, and WandaVision below.
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This is a great sign for Disney+. After 20th Century Studios (a subsidiary of Disney) found massive success on Hulu with Prey, fans were clamoring for a physical release so they could own the chapter of the Predator franchise for themselves. These demands were answered just last week when Disney announced a similar physical release available on October 3. (Although horror fans will likely point out that Disney is still holding out on us when it comes to a physical release for Barbarian.)
Is this the first sign that the era of “streaming exclusivity” is finally over? After years of just hoping fan-favorite shows will stay available, we’ll now be able to have copies of them that will always be available — and look pretty good on a shelf. Now we only have to wait and see if Hawkeye, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ms. Marvel, and The Book of Boba Fett will get the same treatment.