By Jim Frye It’s a tradition as cherished as cookies for Santa: Grab the family, cozy up in your snuggliest festive sweaters and settle in for more holiday fare than eight tiny reindeer can possibly pull. This yuletide season, get ready for beloved classics and new favorites all across the networks of Disney, including Disney+, …
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By Zach Johnson Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” continues all weekend long, and we can’t wait to watch two of our favorites: Snowglobe and Toy Story That Time Forgot. Other highlights for the weekend include the festive special Disney Channel Holiday House Party on Disney Channel, plus Ralph Breaks the Internet on Disney+ and Madagascar: …
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By Courtney Potter Daveed Diggs and Disney Channel Want a “Puppy for Hanukkah” If you read these News Briefs with any regularity, you know we A) love Broadway’s Hamilton (and musical theater in general), B) delight over adorable puppies, and C) obsess about any and all holidays. So you can imagine our insane excitement when …
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By Zach Johnson This weekend is filled with magic and mystery! Disney Channel will debut two can’t-miss holiday specials, beginning Friday with Disney Holiday Magic Quest and continuing Sunday with Challenge Accepted! Disney Channel’s Epic Holiday Showdown. Also on Friday, Disney+ will make Anastasia available to stream, while Hulu will premiere the complete first season …
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By Courtney Potter See Godmothered on Disney+ Beginning December 4 Holiday wishes really do come true: Earlier this week, Disney+ announced that Godmothered—an enchanting new Christmas comedy starring Jillian Bell and Isla Fisher—will debut exclusively on the streaming service Friday, December 4. Set at Christmas time, the film follows Eleanor (Bell), a young, inexperienced fairy …
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By Beth Deitchman Ready for an early holiday gift of the DCOM variety? Our friends at Disney Channel have just announced that production has begun on the Disney Channel Original Movie Christmas Again, a heartwarming comedy that’s chock-full of Christmas magic. The movie comes from the successful team behind Disney Channel’s fan-favorite series Liv and …
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By Courtney Potter Mark Your Calendars for Soul, Coming to Disney+ Later This Year… “Life is full of possibilities, you just have to know where to look.” So says Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) in the brand-new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s Soul, coming to Disney+ in just a few months’ time. If you …
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By Beth Deitchman Dan Povenmire, co-creator and executive producer of the blockbuster Emmy® Award-winning animated series Phineas and Ferb, is up to some new Disney sibling shenanigans… with a very super twist. Disney Channel has just announced it has greenlit Hamster & Gretel, an animated sibling superhero comedy that’s inspired by Povenmire’s relationship with his …
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By Zach Johnson This week will bring laughter and love when a new season of ABC’s The Bachelorette premieres on its new night, moving from Mondays to Tuesdays. The laughs will continue when Disney Channel airs a new episode of Puppy Dog Pals Thursday, followed by a new special, Disney Channel Halloween Party, Friday. Round …
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By Courtney Potter National Geographic and Disney+ Want You to Meet the Chimps Let’s face it: Chimpanzees are unbelievably adorable—and if you’re anything like us, you appreciate any and all opportunities to see them in action (safely and with an eye towards their survival, of course). To that end, color us excited for the latest …
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