If you’re streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in Malaysia, here are 4 new contents that you should be watching in January 2024.
Ishura
Starring: Yuki Kaji, Reina Ueda, Jun Fukuyama, Akio Ootsuka, Rie Takahashi, Shinichiro Miki, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yumiri Hanamori, Yui Horie, Takehito Koyasu
Premiering on 3 January, 2 episodes every week
In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world. A master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponents with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts among themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins.
Echo
Starring: Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Cody Lightning, Graham Greene and Zahn McClarnon
Premiering on 10 January
The origin story of Echo revisits Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behaviour in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.
Black Cake
Starring: Chipo Chung, Adrienne Warren, Ashley Thomas
Premiering on 10 January
In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a voice recording, and a traditional Caribbean black cake made from a family recipe with a long history. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. As Eleanor’s heartbreaking story unfolds, the secrets she still holds back and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their family, and themselves.
A Shop For Killers
Starring: Lee Dong Wook, Kim Hye Jun
Premiering on 17 January, 2 episodes every week
After college student Jian receives a call from local police informing her of her uncle’s death, her life is turned upside down by a flurry of gunfire, murder drones and more, as a medley of highly skilled assassins inexplicably turn their focus to killing her. Stuck in her uncle’s home, Jian is forced to revisit some of the bizarre training her uncle gave her throughout her formative years if she hopes to survive long enough to discover what is going on.