Overview
- Disney officially announced the greenlight for The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen, which was revealed Wednesday, July 8, and production will begin in South Africa this month.
- Raven-Symoné will reprise Galleria and serve as an executive producer, Adrienne Bailon returns as Chanel and is a co-producer, Sabrina Bryan will make a special appearance, and Kiely Williams is not currently attached.
- The new lead quartet includes Leah Sava’ Jeffries as Faith, Carmen Sanchez as Dior, Kaileen Chang as Ruby, Sophie Lennon as Brooklyn, and South African newcomer Kamogelo Ramashala as Kendi after a global open casting call.
- The creative team reunites franchise veterans with new talent: Bille Woodruff directs and co-produces, Debra Martin Chase and Raven-Symoné executive produce, Kara Holden, Sarah Watson and Deborah Swisher wrote the script, and Kyle Hanagami handles choreography.
- Disney plans to premiere the music-driven film on Disney Channel and Disney+, the story links the franchise’s friendship and empowerment themes to conservation, and the project extends Disney’s wider strategy of reviving legacy properties while spotlighting new performers.