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Disney Channel Greenlights Animated Series About Magical Princess From Young Creator

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 1:32pm PSTTags: Disney Channel, Eden Sher, Forces Of Evil, Sofia The First
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EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of the breakout success of Sofia The First on Disney Junior, Disney Channel has ordered an animated series about a little older princess, voiced by The Middle‘s Eden Sher. The channel has given the green light to Star And The Forces Of Evil (working title), an animated comedy adventure about Star Butterfly (Sher), a fun-loving magical teen princess from another dimension who — after a few bold skirmishes with other-worldly monsters — is sent by her Royal Parents to live with the Diaz family on Earth. Soon, she takes their teenage son Marco on adventures to help her battle evil villains, whether throughout the universe or in their high school, all in an effort to protect Star’s powerful magic wand… which she’s still figuring out how to use.

The series was created by young artist and writer Daron Nefcy (on right), who serves as co-executive producer.  She is a 2009 California Institute of the Arts graduate who is known in the Los Angeles underground art community. She recently worked on Disney Channel’s upcoming animated series Wander Over Yonder and the Warner Bros. animated series MAD. “Disney continues to focus on discovering fresh voices in animation,” said Eric Coleman, SVP, Original Series, Disney TV Animation. “When Daron pitched her show, we fell in love with her characters, her style, and her sensibility.” Emmy-winning director Dave Wasson (The Buzz On Maggie) is co-executive producer and director, and writer Jordana Arkin (Melissa And Joey) is co-executive producer and story editor. Production has begun for a scheduled Fall 2014 premiere.

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Disney Junior’s ‘Sofia The First’ Renewed For Second Season

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 5, 2013 @ 6:00am PSTTags: Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Sofia The First
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Princess SofiaOn the heels of Disney Junior‘s breakout hit Sofia The First hitting series highs for two consecutive weeks, the pre-school animated series has been renewed for a second season. Sofia the First, which airs … Read More »

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Disney Jr’s ‘Sofia The First’ Premiere Tops Cable TV Ratings

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 3:20pm PSTTags: Disney Junior, Sofia The First, TV Ratings

Friday’s premiere of Disney Junior‘s Sofia The First on Disney Channel ranked as the No. 1 preschool series launch in cable TV history in girls 2-5 (673,000/8.6 rating), adults 18-49 (948,000/0.8 rating) and women 18-49 (710,000/1.1 rating). … Read More »

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Disney Jr’s ‘Sofia The First’ Set To Debut January 11

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday November 27, 2012 @ 9:00am PSTTags: Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Sofia The First

The animated series debuts on Friday, January 11 at 9:30 AM on Disney Channel and at 5:30 PM on Disney Junior. The premiere dates announcement comes just more than a week after the series’ special … Read More »

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