In the series, Tiana would set off on her new great adventure as the newly crowned Princess of Maldonia, but a calling to her New Orleans past isn’t far behind.[1]
On October 9, 2023, Variety reported that Joyce Sherri was to serve as the showrunner and as a director for the series.[2]
On March 3, 2025, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the series had been officially cancelled, due to the series going over budget and Walt Disney Animation Studios abandoning original longform content for streaming. A standalone special will be made in its place.[3]
Trivia[]
This show was originally set to be released in 2023.
This was going to be the fifth television series to be based on a movie featuring a Disney Princess, and the first to be produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios itself. The others were The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Sing Me a Story with Belle, and Tangled.
With this series, Tiana would've been the first Princess to both have a film and TV series produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Stella Meghie became the series' showrunner and director after unsuccessfully trying to pitch an idea for a live-action adaptation of The Princess and the Frog. Jennifer Lee was impressed with her determination that she was offered work on the show instead.[4]
Tiana would have been the first Walt Disney Animation Studios production to be helmed by an African-American director.
The series would also have been the first WDAS long-form production to be helmed by a woman of color.
Additionally, the series would've marked the first long-form WDAS production to be directed solely by a woman.
This is the second TV spin-off series to be cancelled in 2025, following the Okoye series, made by Marvel.
