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The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers is an upcoming sports streaming television series scheduled to be released on Disney+ on March 26, 2021. Based on the 1992film of the same name, the series will be produced by ABC Signature and Brillstein Entertainment. Starring Lauren Graham, Brady Noon, and Emilio Estevez, ABC began developing the series in January 2018. Announced for a release on Disney+ in November 2018, filming for the series was scheduled to begin in February 2020 and end in June 2020.
Now a powerhouse in its division, the Mighty Ducks junior hockey team is selective about who makes the cut. After being kicked out, a 12-year-old boy named Evan, at the urging of his mother, forms a new hockey team of underdogs with the help of the Ducks' original coach, Gordon Bombay.[1][2][3]
Cast
Lauren Graham as Alex, Evan's mother, who helps her son to create his hockey team.[2]
Emilio Estevez as Gordon Bombay, a former defence attorney who, after being forced to coach the Mighty Ducks as community service, became the team's official coach.[3] Estevez reprises his role from the film series.[3]
Brady Noon as Evan, a 12-year-old kid who tries to create his own hockey team after being cut from the Mighty Ducks.[2]
Production
By 2018, Steven Brill and Jordan Kerner, who respectively served as writer and producer for the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks, pitched to ABC Signature head Tracy Underwood an idea for a TV series based on the film, which was approved for development.[4]
On January 22, 2018, it was reported that a half-hour The Mighty Ducks TV series was being developed by ABC Signature Studios, with Brill set to write and executive-produce the series.[4] On November 8, 2018, it was reported that the series will be released on Disney's streaming service, Disney+ with Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, George Heller, and Brad Petrigala co-executive-producing the series alongside Brill.[5][1] On February 12, 2020, Goldsmith and Yuspa were revealed to be serving as co-creators and showrunners for the series with Kerner and James Griffiths co-executive-producing. With star Lauren Graham also being credited as co-executive producer, it was also reported that the series will be 10-episodes-long.[2]
Videos
Date Announce - The Mighty Ducks- Game Changers - Disney+
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