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New Animated Series ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Coming to Disney XD in 2014
If you’re like me you were bummed to hear that “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” was being cancelled after a tremendous five season run. The animation, stories and acting were top notch and I really hoped that this new series Lucasfilm hinted at would be on par with the quality we, Wars fans, have grown accustomed to in terms of production value and storytelling. It would appear that our geeky prayers have been answered!
StarWars.com just released details on their new animated series “Star Wars Rebels.” Here’s the news from Lucasfilm themselves.
Disney Junior and Disney XD shows on Netflix
You can now find Disney Junior and Disney XD shows on Netflix! Netflix and Disney/ABC Television group have come to an agreement to allow Netflix to become the only subscription streaming service to feature the popular children’s television shows “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” and the animated “Tron: Uprising.”
This multi-year licensing deal also allows Netflix to offer children’s shows including “Handy Manny,” “Special Agent Oso” and “JoJo’s Circus” to the movie and television service on a non-exclusive basis.
This announcement follows an agreement that was made last December, in which Netflix won exclusive pay TV rights to Walt Disney Studio films — including Marvel’s superhero films, Pixar’s animated films, and Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars.”
Crash and Bernstein renewed for second season
DISNEY XD PICKS UP A SECOND SEASON OF HIT COMEDY SERIES “CRASH & BERNSTEIN”
Disney XD has ordered a second season of its hit comedy series “Crash & Bernstein,” a “bro-comedy” about an everyday kid and his surrogate brother, a funny and spontaneous puppet who has come to life, loudly. The announcement was made today by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide. “Crash & Bernstein” ranks among Disney XD’s most popular series in Total Viewers and across target kid and boy demographics. Production will resume in Van Nuys, California in July for a fall 2013 premiere.
In making the announcement, Bonnett said, “Disney XD continues to push creative boundaries for a sitcom and ‘Crash & Bernstein’ delivers on this promise week in, week out. Crash has quickly become an iconic character on the network, and we look forward to a second season of more purple attitude and disruptive fun with this talented cast and creative team.”
Disney XD Approves New Live Action Comedy MIGHTY MED
The Walt Disney Company has just approved a brand-new show for the Disney XD Channel, ”MIGHTY MED.” ”MIGHTY MED” will be a live-action comedy series inspired by the extraordinary world of super heroes and comic books. The new show will feature current Disney Channels stars Bradley Steven Perry from Disney Channel’s “Good Luck Charlie” as Kaz and Jake Short from Disney Channel’s “A.N.T. Farm” as Oliver. The series will followsbest friends Kaz and Oliver who, while hanging out at their favorite comic book store, discover a secret wing of a hospital that caters to super heroes and comic book characters. The series will also star newcomer Paris Berelc as Skylar Storm and Devan Leos from “Madea’s Witness Protection” as Alan.
Coming to Disney Television in 2013 – 2014
Disney recently had a big event to discuss all the current and upcoming Disney television shows. At the top of this post has all the information for how well Disney has performed this past year. My favorite part is all the new programming at the middle of the article. Scroll down to see what is coming to the Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD and more…
Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, said, “We remain focused on delivering distinctively Disney quality programming to kids and families around world and are invigorated by the remarkable viewer response we’ve seen across all key demographics over the past year.”
Marsh announced that the 24-hour Disney Junior channel, which accepts select sponsorships, will begin reporting Nielsen ratings as of April 1, 2013. The channel marks its first anniversary this month.
