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Favreau’s Oswald Miniseries Set for Disney+ in February 2027

The three-part, live-action/animated show places a 2D Oswald in the real world to revive a pre‑Mickey Disney character and signal a focus on archival IP.

Overview

  • Jon Favreau revealed at D23 on Saturday that the project will be a three-episode miniseries arriving on Disney+ in February 2027.
  • The series mixes live action with traditional 2D animation so Oswald appears as a drawn character interacting inside real-world locations.
  • Favreau named veteran animator Sergio Pablos as the head of animation and announced composer John Debney is attached to the score.
  • The show features Kathryn Hahn, Ravi Cabot-Conyers and Steve Martin, and production included a reported three-week shoot at Disneyland with a D23 preview showing Oswald in Walt Disney’s Burbank office.
  • Oswald was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1927 and returned to Disney in 2006 after a rights deal brokered by then-CEO Bob Iger, a history that frames the series as part of Disney’s broader effort to reuse legacy characters.