Latest in Disney Junior

We’re getting the first look at Disney Junior’s Ariel, the upcoming animated musical series for preschoolers. The network today released the first trailer for the series, inspired by The Little Mermaid live-action movie. Mykal-Michelle Harris stars in the title role, along with Taye Diggs and Amber…

Hot dog! A signature Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior animated series whose catchy opening and closing songs are likely engraved into the brain of every parent with children born in the 2000s, is coming back. Disney Junior has greenlighted Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0 (working title), a new incarnation of its…

Disney has given the green light to an animated series for preschoolers Disney Junior’s Ariel inspired by The Little Mermaid. The new series follows a young Ariel and features some fan-favorite characters, including King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian and Flounder, as well as exciting new additions. Disney…

A Disney Junior-branded Twitter account has been suspended after receiving a gold tick from the social media platform. The account, which has the handle @DisneyJuniorUK but is unaffiliated with Disney, has been removed in the past few minutes. Related Stories …

There are more stories from Sofia the First coming to Disney Junior. A spinoff series from creator Craig Gerber is in development as part of his overall deal with Disney Branded Television. The studio announced Thursday that Gerber has extended his overall deal, which will now include the spinoff…

Disney Branded Television has promoted Alyssa Sapire to SVP, Development, Series and Strategy at Disney Junior. Sapire, previously SVP, Original Programming, has been acting in the role since March, succeeding Joe D'Ambrosia who left to join Sony Pictures TV. The promotion has now been made…

Abbott Elementary‘s Jamaal Avery, Jr. and Emma Berman (Luca) have been tapped to lead the cast of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, the full-length animated Star Wars series for preschoolers. It’s slated for premiere in 2023 on Disney Junior and Disney+. The castings were announced Saturday by Ayo Davis, president…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Loretta Devine, Sheila E. and Misty Copeland round out the voice cast of Eureka!, Disney Jr.’s upcoming animated preschool series, joining previously announced leads Ruth Righi, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lil Rel Howery and Javier Muñoz. Also cast in recurring roles are Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kim…

Disney kids exec Kitty Walsh has joined Thunderbird Entertainment’s Kids Division Atomic Cartoons as Executive Director of Development. Reporting to VPs of Atomic Originals, Aaron Behl and Kristin Cummings, Walsh will spearhead development across the team, seeking IP and growing talent relationships for the division…

Disney Junior has unveiled its original programming lineup for kids 2-7 through 2024, adding four new original series, two new short-form series, the renewal of Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, along with some high-profile castings. Disney Branded President Ayo Davis announced the projects Friday during the Disney Junior…

Sony Pictures Television has named kids programming vet Joe D'Ambrosia has been named EVP & General Manager of its Silvergate Media subsidiary. Starting on April 1, D’Ambrosia will be based at the Sony lot in Culver City, CA and also spend time with Silvergate's teams in New York and London. Sony acquired Silvergate…

Disney Branded Television is expanding its development slate with three new projects — Paolo Santiago and the River of Tears,  a live action original series based on the novel, from Eva Longoria for Disney+; Tiny Trailblazers, an original animated series from Reese Witherspoon, who also will star, for Disney Junior…