What Time Will ‘Luca’ Be On Disney+?

Pack your bags, because Pixar is taking you to the Italian Riviera in Luca, a new animated film coming to Disney+ this Friday. Siamo pronti?

Directed by Enrico Casarosa, who based the story on his own experiences growing up in Itlay with his best friend, Luca tells the story of a young sea monster named Luca (Jacob Tremblay) who dreams of what life is like above the sea, despite warnings from his parents (Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan). He finds out for himself after he befriends a fellow adventurous sea monster named Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer). Together, Luca and Alberto get into all sorts of boyhood (or is it sea monster-hood?) shenanigans, including entering an annual triathlon in the hopes of winning a Vespa.

Luca may not be the grand-scale spectacle that Pixar viewers have come to expect, but it is a delightful little film about friendship, with a hearty appreciation for Italian culture. Studio Ghibli fans will likely appreciate the film’s whimsical, low-conflict nature—the fictional town Luca is set in, Porto Rosso, is a reference to Studio Ghibli’s Porco Rosso.

If that sounds like the movie for you, here’s what to know about the Luca release date, the Luca release time, and whether Luca will be free on Disney+.

WHEN DOES LUCA COME OUT ON DISNEY PLUS? WHAT IS THE LUCA RELEASE DATE?

Luca will begin streaming on Disney+ on Friday, June 18.

WHAT TIME WILL LUCA BE ON DISNEY PLUS?

New titles tend to drop on Disney+ at 3 a.m. ET, or 12 a.m PT, on the morning of the release date. Therefore, you can expect to see Luca on Disney+ on Friday, June 18 at 3 a.m. Eastern Time, or 12 a.m. Pacific Time.

If it’s midnight on Thursday on the west coast and you don’t yet see Luca on Disney+, you could try refreshing the page, or logging out and logging back in again.

IS THERE A LUCA TRAILER?

Of course! You can watch the Luca trailer right here on Decider. Simply scroll up and unmute the video at the top of this page. Molto bene!

Watch Luca on Disney+