DISNEY+, DISNEY CHANNEL AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONTENT TAKE THE STAGE AT THE WINTER 2023 TCA PRESS TOUR WITH A ROBUST SLATE OF PREMIERE DATES AND FIRST LOOKS

Panels Included "American Born Chinese," "Star Wars: The Bad Batch," "Prom Pact," "The Crossover," "A Small Light," "Explore the World with the Next Gen of Nat Geo Storytellers," "Nat Geo Documentary Films Directors," and "Secrets of the Elephants"

(PASADENA, Calif. - Jan. 13, 2023) Disney+, Disney Channel and National Geographic Content marked the Winter 2023 TCA Press Tour with a robust slate of premiere dates and first looks across linear and streaming. Panels showcased throughout the day included "American Born Chinese," "Star Wars: The Bad Batch," "Prom Pact," "The Crossover," "A Small Light," "Explore the World with the Next Gen of Nat Geo Storytellers," "Nat Geo Documentary Films Directors" and "Secrets of the Elephants."

Premiere dates and links to new assets are below (in order of premiere date):

"Star Wars: The Bad Batch"

· Season Two Now Streaming With New Episodes on Wednesdays

Nat Geo Doc Films' "Fire of Love," "Retrograde," "The Territory" and "The Flagmakers"

· Now Streaming on Disney+

"Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller"

· Season Two Premieres Jan. 18 at 9/8c on National Geographic, Next Day on Hulu

"The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder"

· Season Two Premieres With All Episodes Streaming on Feb. 1 on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)

"Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur"

· Premieres Friday, Feb. 10, on Disney Channel, With the First Six Episodes Streaming Wednesday, Feb. 15, on Disney+ (U.S. Only, International to Follow)

"A Small Light"

· Premieres Spring 2023 on National Geographic and Disney+

"American Born Chinese"

· Premieres Spring 2023 on Disney+

"Restaurants at the End of the World"

· Premieres Tuesday, March 21, on National Geographic; All Episodes Begin Streaming Spring 2023 on Disney+

"Prom Pact"

· Premieres Thursday, March 30, at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST on Disney Channel; Next Day on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)

"The Crossover"

· Premieres Tuesday, April 4, on Disney Channel and Wednesday, April 5, on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)

"Secrets of the Elephants"

· Premieres Friday, April 21, on National Geographic, Next Day on Disney+ (U.S. only, international to follow)

"Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper"

· Premieres Saturday, June 17, on Nat Geo Wild, Summer 2023 on Disney+

"Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins"

· Premieres Sunday, July 9, on National Geographic, Summer 2023 on Disney+

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