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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, Dis…

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…

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…