Back in October, Disney ordered a new comedy series called “Pretty Freekin Scary“, which is based on the popular book series.
Disney has announced that the live-action series will be coming to Disney Channel on Thursday, 15th June 2023, at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, with the series being available the next day on Disney+.
Frankie Ripp’s World is turned upside down in Pretty Freekin Scary. Fourteen-year-old Frankie Ripp had the perfect life – a great family, annoying little brother, a popular boyfriend and a BFF she could always count on. However, her life took a surprising turn after an unfortunate incident. After some heated debate in the Underworld with the Grim Reaper herself, Frankie is forced to navigate life with her new Underworld guardians, Pretty and Scary…in the most challenging setting of all…Middle School. Pretty freekin scary, huh?
You can view a sneak peek below:
The series stars Eliana Su’a (Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw) as Frankie, Kyan Samuels (Game Shakers) as Pretty, Leah Mei Gold (Side Hustle) as Scary, Yonas Kibreab (Pixar’s Elio) as Remy, and Emma Shannon (The Righteous Gemstones) as Nyx.
It’s unknown when the series will be coming to other countries outside of the United States at the moment.