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Disney Kids & Family Unveil Release Date For "The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder" Final Season. Renews Overall Development Deal With Bruce W. Smith And Ralph Farqhuar.

Today, Disney Kids & Family announced that the fourth and final season of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will premiere on Wednesday, July 29, ahead of the original series’ 25th anniversary.

The news comes on the heels of Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar’s extending their overall development with Disney Television Animation under the extended deal, Faqhuar and Smith will continue to develop new shows, films and specials for Disney Channel and Disney+ as well full access to revive/reboot legacy IP for a new generation of kids and families.

Other creators which extended their overall deal with Disney Television Animation include "Prep & Landing" creators Kevin Denters and Stevie Wermers-Skeleton, "Primos" creator Natasha Kline and "StuGo" creator Ryan Gillis.

Season 4 finds the Proud family at a life-changing turning point. Penny Proud is pulled into a series of unexpected adventures that test her courage and identity. With more action-packed, mind-bending and heartfelt twists than ever before, the Prouds face every new challenge head-on, proving that no matter how chaotic life gets, they’re strongest when they face it together.

New guest stars for S4 include pop superstar Mariah Carey, Romany Malco (A Million Little Things), Chloe Bailey (Grown-ish), Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black), sports radio personality Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, Kym Whitley (The Bay), French DJ/rapper/producer Dee Nasty, Adele Givens (The Hughleys), Ali Wong (Tuca & Bertie), JB Smoove (Mapleworth Murders) and Lashana Lynch (Still Star-Crossed), and more are set to join recurring guests Anthony Anderson (Ray Ray) and Tiffany Haddish (Ms. Hill).

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder has garnered recognition and critical acclaim by winning a NAMIC Award, multiple NAACP Image Awards, including for Outstanding Animated Series, and a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series. Additional accolades for the series include GLAAD Media Awards and Annie Awards nominations.

20th Century Games Licenses "The Simpsons" IP To Epic Games Program For Third Party Development Of New Gamers.

D’oh! Homer, Marge, Bart and the rest of “The Simpsons” cast of characters are set to run riot in a slew of new battles across Epic Games’ Fortnite under a new pact.

Disney and Epic Games announced that “The Simpsons” is joining Fortnite’s IP Partner Program, giving third-party developers the tools to create “fully authentic” games using the animated franchise’s characters and settings for the first time.

It’s the latest initiative to come out of Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic, announced in February 2024. And “The Simpsons” have dropped into the Fortnite universe before: Disney and Epic in November 2025 launched a month-long battle royale season with “The Simpsons” featuring the 80-player Springfield Island in the online game. According to Disney, the Simpsons battle royale season reached 80 million unique players with a cumulative 750 million hours played.

“I can’t wait to see what the Fortnite superfans and ‘The Simpsons’ superfans come up with!” - Matt Selman (Executive Producer and showrunner of “The Simpsons)

“Together with Disney, we’ve seen what happens when beloved franchises are put in the hands of Fortnite creators, players respond when their favorite characters and stories are handled with care. Creators will be able to use ‘The Simpsons’ toolkit, built with 20 Century Studios and Gracie Films, to make games that deeply engage fans.” - Adam Sussman (CEO Epic Games)

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Disney Kids & Family Unwraps "Mickey's Home Alone" Special Slate For This December.

Disney Kids & Family announced “Mickey’s Home Alone” a brand new holiday special from Disney Television Animation set to debut in the 2026 holiday season on Disney Jr., Disney Channel and Disney+.

The special is directed by Shane Prigmore ("Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure") marking his return to Disney Television Animation as he left in 2020 to work at Skydance Animation and Warner Bros Pictures. Animation from 2020 to 2024. Tom Rogers ("Mickey And The Very Many Christmases") and Rachel Ruderman ("Elena Of Avalor") serve as executive producers.

In “Mickey’s Home Alone,” Mickey can't wait to spend Christmas at home. His plans take a turn when Minnie surprises him and the gang with tickets to spend Christmas at a world-famous Ice Palace. In the morning rush to make it out the door, Mickey and Pluto are left behind and home alone. While Mickey and Pluto must protect their home from two feisty villains, a raccoon and a weasel who are after their Christmas dinner, Minnie and the gang desperately try to make their way back home to Mickey. 

The special features original songs “Ho-Ho-Home for Christmas” and “Favorite Christmas Feeling” by songwriter Keith Harrison Dworkin, and a new arrangement of the holiday classic “Jingle Bells,” with a score by Tony Morales. Disney Television Animation and Wild Canary Animation serve as production units for the special.

Walt Disney Animation Studios Conjures First Trailer and Magical Images For "Hexed".

The first trailer and poster for Walt Disney Animation Studios "Hexed" have poofed into existence! The original story, a magical coming-of-age adventure. The film is Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 65th animated feature and will arrive in theaters on November 25.

Joining previously announced voice cast members Hailee Steinfeld and Rashida Jones . Seven-time Emmy Award winner Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show, Tracey Takes On…, Bullets Over Broadway, Robin Hood: Men in Tights), who voices the enchanted feather quill pen Ms. Quill, and Stephen Fry (The Interrogator, The Hobbit trilogy, Gosford Park, Jeeves and Wooster, V for Vendetta) as the magical journal Elias Quire.

"Hexed" introduces the impulsive and unconventional teenage girl Billie (Steinfeld) and her cautious mother Alice (Jones). When Billie accidentally unleashes secret magical abilities, she’s hurtled out of suburbia and into a magical realm called Hexe, where she’s greeted by Ms. Quill (Ullman) and Elias Quire (Fry). As Billie’s spectacle-filled journey unfolds, she discovers family mysteries that could change the magical world of witches forever.