Disney announced that it is celebrating The Muppet Show‘s 50th anniversary in 2026 with a special. It will star veteran Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David ...

The variety special will serve as a backdoor pilot and, in success, would spawn a new Muppet Show television series. The event, labeled as Muppets pilot, will film in Los Angeles; it received a $1.6M ...

It's time to play the music: Sabrina Carpenter will guest star on the one-off special set to air in 2026. Reading time: Reading time 1 minute After a pair of pilots made in 1974 and 1975, The Muppet ...

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights — and maybe, just maybe, it’s time to bring back The Muppet Show. Disney+ has ordered a new Muppets special for 2026 that will serve as a ...

“The Muppet Show” is staging a comeback on Disney+. Variety has learned that the streamer has greenlit a one-off “Muppet Show” event special that will air in 2026 to coincide with the original show’s ...

You ever plan for your day to be about one thing, but then it turns out to be about something else? That’s kind of how we imagine Disney’s Wednesday has been going, as the company rolled out ...