During Thursday’s Disney Investor Day, the studio confirmed plans for a Beauty and the Beast prequel series on Disney+.
The six-part musical live-action series will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their roles from Disney’s 2017 live-action big screen adaption of Beauty and the Beast.
Gad took to Twitter shortly after the news was announced, and promised fans something fun as you can see below:
Luke and I will perform the sizzle live for you all. Don’t worry. Right @TheRealLukevans ? #BeautyAndTheBeastPrequel pic.twitter.com/HAs1Yyg6WZ
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) December 10, 2020
The show will expand the world of the film, and give fans a look at the backstory behind the two antagonists before the events of the movie.
The streaming service Disney+ is teaming with Once Upon a Time creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz as well as composer Alan Menken.
The 2017 Beauty and the Beast film, directed by Bill Condon, grossed more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Kevin Kline also starred.