Overview
- Disney+ and the Disney Channel issued a pilot order for an Aquamarine continuation, a move first reported in late June 2026 that restarts the 2006 mermaid property as a television project.
- Emma Roberts will reprise her original role as Claire Brown in a guest appearance and serve as an executive producer on the pilot.
- Writer Sarah Watson is penning the pilot while Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is attached to direct and executive-produce and Susan Cartsonis will return as an executive producer.
- The pilot’s logline centers on a new teen, Coral, who moves to a seaside town, discovers her missing mother was a mermaid, and awakens magical powers; the actor for Coral, a series pickup, and a release date have not been announced.
- The development follows Disney’s broader strategy of adapting older films for TV and streaming and will next require casting and pilot production before Disney decides whether to order a full series.