The Disney+ original movie Togo is based on the remarkably untold true story about the 1925 serum run, but how much of the film is accurate?
Who's starring in Togo and where have you seen them before? Here's a guide to the main characters and actors in the Disney+ movie.
Directed by Ericson Core and written by Tom Flynn, the original Disney+ movie Togo explores the untold story of the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala (Willem Dafoe), and his lead sled dog Togo, who set out across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra in the winter of 1925. Undaunted by the massive storm heading their way and against his wife Constance’s (Julianne Nicholson) better judgement, veteran musher Seppala will push Togo and his entire dog sled team to the limits, in order to help his town. During the film’s Los Angeles press day, …
If Disney wants to just keep investing in good dog movies for Disney+, I am more than okay with that business strategy. One of the streaming service’s launch titles was a live-action adaptation of Lady and the Tramp, and that movie is fine. For those looking for something a little more substantial but still in the lane of family-friendly entertainment, we now have Ericson Core’s Togo. The film follows the true story of lead sled dog Togo and his musher Leonhard Seppala (Willem Dafoe). While Balto gets a lot of credit for the 1925 serum run …
Disney has released the trailer for the upcoming adventure movie Togo. Based on a true story, the film follows champion dogsled trainer Leonard Seppala (Willem Dafoe) who works to transport an antitoxin serum to stop an epidemic in Nome, Alaska. To make the journey, Seppala will need the help of his lead sled dog, the tenacious and determined Togo. Between this and Lady and the Tramp, if Disney+ original movies largely just want to be about very good dogs, then that is a content strategy I can support. You could do far worse than “Nothing but Hero Dogs” as a …
Togo is an emotional tribute to real-life heroes, as well as a moving story about the affecting bond between a man and his loyal dog.
Willem Dafoe and his loyal sled dog race to save an Alaskan town from an epidemic in the trailer for the true story-based Disney+ drama, Togo.
Disney+ releases a first-look image for Togo, its upcoming true story-based drama starring Willem Dafoe as the dogsled trainer Leonhard Seppala.
Disney+’s Togo, starring Willem Dafoe, released a first look image today, as covered by PEOPLE. The streaming service, which launches November 12, figures to be a formidable competitor of Netflix’s. Having already announced the magnitude of their content, this period family adventure is among the ten original films that will be available to stream within the service’s first year. Togo was a sled dog who, in 1925, helped prevent a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska by delivering an antitoxin serum through the punishing elements. Nome is a sparsely populated coastal town in northwestern Alaska whose average low …