'Tiana' TV Series & 1 Movie Scrapped at Disney+, Animation Studio to Abandon Longform Streaming Content

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The Tiana project is not moving forward at Disney+. Walt Disney Animation Studios has officially cancelled its Tiana princess series, and will abandon original longform content for streaming, THR reports.

A spokesperson for the company confirmed there “will be some layoffs in its Vancouver studio as a result of this shift in business strategy.” Keep reading to find out more… In addition to the Tiana series, an unannounced movie that was set to go straight to Disney+ has also been shelved.

Tiana was first announced in December 2020. At the time, it was planned to be a musical featuring Anika Noni Rose reprising her role as Tiana from the 2009 film The Princess and The Frog, Disney’s first Black princess.

Sources told THR that after much effort, including several changes to the creative team, Tiana ultimately wasn’t able to get where it needed to be given production costs.