Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Thursday that Disney+ has ordered a pilot for Spaceship Earth, a TV adaptation inspired by EPCOT’s iconic geodesic-sphere ride.
- The pilot’s official logline frames the story as a time-travel adventure in which teenagers from Earth’s past and future must unite after a mission to stop a global cataclysm goes wrong.
- Jason Fuchs will serve as showrunner and executive producer, Michael Waldron is attached as executive producer and co-writer, and Lee Toland Krieger will direct and executive produce the pilot, with 20th Television producing.
- Casting for the pilot is underway, but Disney+ has committed only to the single-episode pilot and has not announced a production schedule or a full-season pickup.
- The order fits Disney’s recent pattern of mining park attractions for screen projects and reflects a cautious pilot-first approach for Disney+ as it expands development and evaluates concepts for series investment.