It’s time to play the music. It’s time to gentle the lights. The Muppet Present will have fun its fiftieth anniversary subsequent yr, and to mark the event, the long-lasting collection will return in 2026 as a Disney+ particular from Seth Rogen. Though this particular can be a one-off, it’s hoped that it’ll function a backdoor pilot for a brand new season.
The particular will function Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and the gang as they return to the Muppet Theatre to placed on a spread present stuffed with music, comedy, and loads of chaos. Sabrina Carpenter will visitor star and function an govt producer. Rogen will govt produce together with Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee for Level Gray Photos. David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter, and Michael Steinbach govt produce for The Muppets Studio.
Sabrina Carpenter will visitor star and function an govt producer. Rogen will govt produce together with Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee for Level Gray Photos. David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter, and Michael Steinbach govt produce for The Muppets Studio.
The particular is written by Albertina Rizzo and directed by Alex Timbers, who may even govt produce. I do know what you’re considering: Who isn’t govt producing this particular? Effectively, Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson are additionally govt producers. So there! The Muppet performers Invoice Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman, and Matt Vogel will carry out many of the muppetry.
Disney bought The Muppets again in 2004, and though they’ve had some success with the long-lasting characters, most notably the 2011 film starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams, they’ve faltered with small-screen tasks. A mockumentary-style collection alongside the identical traces as The Workplace debuted in 2016 however was cancelled after a single season. Muppets Now, an improvisational comedy collection, lasted simply six episodes. One other present, The Muppets Mayhem, which advised the story of the musical group Dr. Enamel and the Electrical Mayhem, was additionally cancelled after one season.
There was additionally Muppets Haunted Mansion, a Disney+ particular launched in 2021, which stars Gonzo and Pepe as they face the problem of staying in a haunted mansion for one evening. All 5 seasons of The Muppet Present, which aired from 1976 to 1981, can be found to stream on Disney+.
