‘The X-Files,’ ‘Alias,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ Among 10 Titles Licensed by Disney to U.K.’s Channel 4 Streaming Service

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Disney has licensed 10 series to Channel 4’s streaming service in the U.K. The deal, which will add some 1,000 hours of American drama to Channel 4’s streaming platform, will kick off with “Alias” seasons 1-5 and “The Americans” seasons 1-6 this summer, followed by “Empire” seasons 1-6, “Scandal” seasons 1-7, “The X Files” seasons 1-11, “Bones” seasons 1-12, “The Killing” seasons 1-4, “Star” seasons 1-3, “Grown-ish” seasons 1-6 and “Abbott Elementary” seasons 1-2.

Except “Star,” all the series are available on streamer Disney+ in the U.K., which requires a monthly subscription. The Channel 4 streaming service is free.

The Disney move is the latest in a burgeoning trend of studios being open to licensing content to third parties. Warner Bros.

Discovery is in talks to licence a package of library HBO titles to Netflix, while original Amazon series like “The Marvelous Mrs.