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Marvel’s Spidey And His Amazing Friends will return for more adventures on Disney Junior. The children’s show, which is the first-full length Marvel series for preschoolers, has been renewed for Season 2. The Disney Junior series follows the adventures of Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales as they team up with…

Disney EMEA Animation Studio this morning unveiled a group of new and returning animated kids projects out of Europe and Africa. Among the new titles is Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, a 10-part sci-fi anthology executive produced by Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse co-director Peter Ramsey. The short…

EXCLUSIVE: The second season of Disney Junior’s animated mystery adventure Mira, Royal Detective is set to debut April 5 at 5pm EDT on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW, with a new episode airing every Monday for eight weeks after. Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and resourceful…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney Junior’s Emmy and BAFTA Award-nominated animated series Vampirina has lined up a roster of season 3 guest stars from both Broadway and television, including Audra McDonald and, from Hamilton, Christopher Jackson and Taran Killam, among others. Season 3 of Disney Junior’s Vampirina premieres Monday…

Princess Elena is about to become queen. Disney Junior will bring the Emmy-winning Elena of Avalor series to a close with Elena of Avalor: Coronation Day, a primetime finale special on Sunday, August 23 at 7 PM. New episodes leading up to the finale will debut every Sunday, beginning July 26 at PM. Inspired by…

EXCLUSIVE: With Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicking off on May 1, Disney Junior will debut three new episodes and a new short-form interstitial series of Mira, Royal Detective with one of the episodes featuring the voices of Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) and Rizwan Manji (Schitt’s Creek). Mira, Royal Det…

EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Kanter, EVP, Content and Creative Strategy, Disney Channels Worldwide, who launched and built Disney's preschool TV channel Disney Junior, will leave the company at the end of January 2021 after two decades. Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer for Disney Channels Worldwide, with whom…

Disney Junior has given an early season 2 renewal to animated, mystery-adventure series Mira, Royal Detective, ahead of its anticipated spring 2020 debut. The news was announced today by Joe D’Ambrosia, SVP Original Programming and general manager, Disney Junior, during a special advance screening of the series in…

Well, this is awkward timing. During Marvel Animation & Family Entertainment’s panel at Disney’s D23 Expo on Friday evening, the company announced a new original preschool animated series for Disney Junior, Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Set to debut in 2021, it marks the first full-length Marvel series for…

Ahead of the Season 2 premiere, Disney Junior has ordered a third season of its hit Emmy-nominated preschooler series Muppet Babies. Since its premiere in March 2018, the revival series, which chronicles the playroom antics of a young Kermit the Frog, Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal and Summer Penguin, has garnered…

EXCLUSIVE: T.O.T.S. doesn’t premiere until next month, but Disney Junior today ordered a second season of the children’s toon and added Vanessa Williams and Megan Hilty to the voice cast. Aimed at ages 2-7, the comedy follows the adventures of best friends Pip and Freddy, a tenacious penguin and a kind-hearted…

Joe D’Ambrosia is expanding his role of senior vice president, original programming Disney Junior with a promotion to general manager. D’Ambrosia will continue to be responsible for all development and production of Disney’s original programming content for kids 2-7 as well as acquisitions for the preschooler…