Disney will not move forward on “Muppets Live Another Day,” a scripted comedy series that would have run on Disney+.
Co-written by Josh Gad and “Once Upon a Time” duo Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, “Muppets Live Another Day” would have been set in 1984 — the period following the events of that year’s “Muppets Take Manhattan” — and seen Kermit reuniting the Muppets to look for a missing member of the troupe.
An individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap that the decision not to go forward was amicable for everyone involved, and was primarily due to a change in creative direction at Muppet Studios that contrasted with the vision the writers had for the show.
“Muppets Live Another Day,” which had a pilot commitment, was not related to “Muppets Now,” the upcoming short form series announced last month at D23 Expo. While most details about “Muppets Now” are under wraps, it’s described as an “unscripted” series that will feature celebrity guests. It is set to premiere on Disney+ in 2020.
That pitch bears some resemblance to ABC’s “The Muppets,” a mockumentary-style series with a more adult-oriented slant in which Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy had split up, but were forced to continue to work together on the fictional late-night talk show “Up Late With Miss Piggy.”
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13. Abby Cadabby Who? Exactly.
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12. Telly Nobody likes a worrywart, and Telly is the worry-est wart there is.
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11. Zoe Elmo proved to be such a popular character that the show introduced Zoe in 1993 to be his companion. But did we really need another Elmo?
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10. Rosita Rosita is most memorable for being the first regular bilingual character on "Sesame Street," but not much else.
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9. Mr. Snuffleupagus Everyone had an imaginary friend growing up, but only Big Bird's proved to be real.
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7. Bert and Ernie (tie) There's no separating this duo, not even on this list.
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6. Grover Grover doesn't speak in contractions, which should be annoying, but the character somehow manages to make it endearing.
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5. The Count The world has forgotten scores of pop culture vampires (Edward Cullen of "Twilight," we're looking at you) but we'll always remember The Count.
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4. Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch represents the little bit of misanthropy that exists in all of us.
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3. Cookie Monster Who doesn't love cookies?
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2. Big Bird Tall, yellow and feathery, Big Bird is probably the most immediately recognizable "Sesame Street" character.
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1. Elmo While Big Bird may be the most recognizable, Elmo is easily the most beloved.
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