Disney+ came out of the gate on its November 12 launch day with a few originals, and only two of those (The Mandalorian and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) were scripted shows.
But, if you’re wondering why Disney+ was OK with launching with so few original shows, Bob Iger recently spoke about the decision on a Disney earnings call and said there was a definite plan behind it.
More originals have already been added since than, and even more are on the way, such as the highly anticipated, pretty-much-guaranteed hits from Marvel like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision and Loki.