In 2016, Disney brought audiences to the colorful and wild world of Zootopia, and they loved it! With the film’s overwhelming success and a unique world just ripe for another dive, it’s only natural that Disney would want to bring us right back. This time it’s called in the form of a Disney+ Original Series Zootopia+ that’s coming on November 9th.
Zootopia was a buddy cop film that followed the town’s first rabbit cop, Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin). When predators mysteriously run rampant, Judy uncovers clues to an underlying conspiracy. After roping up the wily Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), the two wander through every corner of the city’s underbelly to find a way to save her! The film was a hit and achieved one of the highest-grossing releases of 2016. Critics and audiences alike praised the film for its story and mature themes.
Zootopia+ will promise more layers to the colorful world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. One of the praised details of the city itself is that there is a neighborhood for almost every ecosystem, whether you like an arctic climate, rainforest, savannah or more! With such a diverse cast, we only had so much time to get to know them while following Judy and Nick. That’s where Zootopia+ The series will be an anthology, dedicating an episode to a different character, with each episode promising its own unique style per episode.
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What we know about Zootopia+
As the teaser image looks like Joaquin Baldwin (Director of Cinematography – Layout) previously shared, looks like we’re following everyone from Judy’s Parents to Flash the Sloth! Below that, Baldwin also tweeted a series of emojis that seem to give us a clue as to what’s to come in each episode.
Prior to its release, Disney premiered one of the shorts at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The episode, Godfather of the Bride, focused on the one and only Mr. Big. The mob boss Shrew was one of the most memorable moments of the original film, and the short film tells the audience his special origin story on the day of his daughter’s wedding. /Film’s Rafael Motamayor tweeted that the short film was the highlight of the entire showcase.
Zootopia+ is scheduled to premiere on November 9th. The show is set to be one of Disney’s many new series projects, and this will be the first big hero 6 spin off, Baymax! Both of them are there Tianawhich is a spin-off of The Princess and the Frogand Moiana: The series. The latter two are yet to announce release dates.
As of now, there is no news as to whether or not the cast of the original film, including Idris Elba, Octavia Spencer, Maurice LaMarche, Jenny Slate, Raymond S. Persi and more, will reprise their roles. But it is confirmed that Trent Corey (Frozen II) and Josie Trinidad (author of Zootopia) takes over the supervision Zootopia+.