Disney+ has announced that it’s giving the green light to a Beauty and the Beast prequel series. Production will get going in spring 2022, and the announcement of this new show was made to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1991 original film.
The live-action musical series will star Luke Evans (The Alienist) and Josh Gad (Frozen 2), who will respectively reprise their roles of Gaston and LeFou from the 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast film Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Briana Middleton (The Fallout Shelter) will join the cast as Tilly, Louie’s stepsister.
The show, which will span eight episodes, doesn’t yet have an official name–Beauty and the Beast is, for now, to be considered a working title. A synopsis in part reads: “The series will follow Gaston and LeFou as they set off with LeFou’s step-sister, Tilly, after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio off on an unexpected journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure. While the mysteries of the past are uncovered and the dangers of the present grow, old friends and new enemies reveal that this familiar kingdom harbors many secrets.”
Beauty and the Beast is executive produced by Gad, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Alan Menken and Liesl Tommy and produced by Evans. Gad, Kitsis and Horowitz are co-showrunners and writers for the limited series.
Said Gary Marsh, president of chief creative officer of Disney Branded Television, “For anyone who’s ever wondered how a brute like Gaston and a goof like LeFou could have ever become friends and partners, or how a mystical enchantress came to cast that fateful spell on the prince-turned-beast, this series will finally provide those answers… and provoke a whole new set of questions.”
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