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Disney+ Greenlights Music-Driven Animated Series Journey With Higher Ground

The Obamas’ production company and Disney Kids & Family have started production on a new musical fantasy that signals a shift in Higher Ground’s post-Netflix strategy.

Overview

  • Disney and Higher Ground announced on Monday that they have greenlit Journey, a music-driven animated fantasy for Disney+ that is now in production.
  • The series was created by Matt Munn, who will executive produce alongside Steve Loter and Higher Ground TV head Jessie Dicovitsky.
  • Animation work is being handled by ICON Creative Studio in association with Disney Television Animation, and the show is described as built around original songs that drive character and world building.
  • The story follows a young heroine whose city shield fails and who ventures beyond the walls to investigate her father’s disappearance and a powerful magic that could save her people.
  • The project is Higher Ground’s first major production announcement since the company began winding down its eight-year Netflix first-look deal, and no release date or casting details have been disclosed so far.