After 4-Year Delay Disney Officially Cancels 'Princess and the Frog' Series
- Walt Disney Animation Studios has canceled the Tiana princess series, which features Disney's first Black princess.
- The Tiana show was announced in 2020 as a follow-up to the 2009 movie The Princess and the Frog, featuring character Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose.
- Despite changes to the creative team, Tiana could not meet production cost expectations, leading to its cancellation.
- Disney has decided to stop making longform content for Disney+, shifting instead to an animated special.
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After 4-Year Delay Disney Officially Cancels 'Princess and the Frog' Series
In 2009, Disney went back to its 2D animation roots and created a stunning film about the company’s first black princess. The Princess and the Frog tells the story of Tiana, a young woman living in New Orleans who has big dreams of owning her own restaurant. She works day and night, saving every penny she makes, but is told that she has been outbid and her hopes and dreams are dashed. In a shocking twist, she then meets a talking frog who tells …
'Tiana': Disney+ Series Scrapped; A Special Is Coming Instead
Say it isn’t so! Disney+ has decided to scrap the highly-anticipated Tiana animated series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the animated series has been terminated as part of Disney’s overall move away from creating original longform content and focus on shortform content, which the company feels is more lucrative for them. A Disney spokesperson confirmed to the outlet that Disney will initiate layoffs in their Vancouver studio as a result …
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