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This is no joke, folks! We’ve got more great Disney 4K Ultra HD news to report for you today.

And no, it’s not the long-awaited James Cameron titles, but have faith—those are definitely still coming (and should be announced in the next few months). But in its way, this news is just as good.

Remember how we said that Disney might be turning a corner with their physical 4K UHD releases? Well, today we bring you breaking news of the company’s first Disney+ original series coming to Blu-ray and 4K! And these are some major titles!

Here’s the studio’s official press release (be sure to read to the very end for some additional comments of our own)...

FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 4K UHD AND BLU-RAY!
LOKI SEASON 1, WANDAVISION, AND THE MANDALORIAN SEASONS 1 AND 2

NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS FROM MARVEL STUDIOS AND LUCASFILM WITH STEELBOOK PACKAGING, EXCLUSIVE ART AND NEW BONUS FEATURES

BURBANK, CA (August 21, 2023) – The Walt Disney Company today announced a number of popular series from Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm will be available on Collector’s Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray for fans to add to their movie collections, featuring Steelbook packaging, concept art cards and some never-before-seen bonus features.

The titles and dates announced are:

• Marvel Studios’ Loki: The Complete First Season – September 26, 2023
• Marvel Studios’ WandaVision: The Complete Series – November 28, 2023
• Star Wars The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season – December 12, 2023
• Star Wars The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season – December 12, 2023

All four titles will be available to pre-order from August 28.

Each title will be available nationally on Blu-ray Steelbook with cohesive and collectible brand-new box art designed by popular artist Attila Szarka and collectible concept art cards.

Arriving just in time for the Disney+ debut of Loki Season 2 this October, disc details for Loki S1 are below. Full details for the other TV series will be shared at a later date.

Loki S1 Synopsis

Marvel Studios’ Loki features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow. Set after the events of Avengers: Endgame, this action-packed, time-defying thriller stars Tom Hiddleston as the title characters with Owen Wilson as agent Mobius.

Loki S1 Bonus Features*

• 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.

*Bonus features Not Rated

Loki S1 Product Specifications

Street Date – Physical: September 26, 2023

Product SKUs – Physical: 4K Ultra HD Steelbook (2 discs), Blu-ray Steelbook (2 discs)

Total Run Time: Approx. 287 Minutes

Aspect Ratio – Physical: 1:78:1

[Editor’s Note: It’s not mentioned in the official press release, but I’ve confirmed that high dynamic range is HDR10 only, per Disney’s usual.]

Disc Size – 4K UHD: 100GB, Blu-ray: 50GB

U.S. Audio – 4K UHD: English Dolby Atmos and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital

U.S. Subtitles – 4K UHD: English SDH, Spanish, French, Blu-ray: English SDH, French, Spanish

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Now... THIS is the way!

All right, so we have a little bit of additional information for you. Not only will Loki: The Complete First Season be released on UHD-100 discs, we’ve learned that all of these releases will be on 100 GB discs. And if these titles sell well, you can bet that additional series and seasons will follow next year.

https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/082123-0700

RocShemp

I'll wait for non-steelbook editions of this and WandaVision.

Josh-da-man

I'm not wild about steelbooks myself, but the way the physical media market has been going, there might not be a regular release of these.

TomOpus

Yep, the physical media landscape isn't the same anymore. It's a surprise just having these.