Disney to Revive PHINEAS AND FERB for 2 Seasons
By Movieguide® Contributor
Disney has entered into a deal with co-creator, Dan Povenmire, to revive the very successful animated series, PHINEAS AND FERB, for two new seasons.
As Joe Otterson of Variety reports in his January 13, 2023 article:
A revival of “Phineas and Ferb” from original series creator Dan Povenmire has been ordered under Povenmire’s new overall deal with Disney Branded Television.
40 new episodes of the iconic animated series will be produced, which will be split up into two seasons. The announcement was made by Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, during the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Otterson goes on to say:
[T]alks are underway for executive producer Jeff “Swampy” Marsh to return for the new episodes. It is also unclear at this time where the series will air, but Disney Branded TV currently produces shows across Disney Channel, Disney+, Disney Junior, and Disney XD.
The series originally premiered in 2008 on the Disney Channel and originally ran until 2012 before a new batch of episodes debuted on Disney XD. There have also been two films produced to date — “Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension” and “Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe.”
“It has been the greatest pleasure of my career to see how an entire generation of kids and parents have embraced the characters and the humor of ‘Phineas and Ferb,’” Povenmire said. “I’m eagerly looking forward to diving back into the show for them and for a whole new generation.”
The show originally ran from 2008 to 2012 before more episodes were ordered which kept Phineas and Ferb goin on Disney XD into 2015. This move to bring the show back has many fans excited and will try, as Povenmire points out, to reach a “new generation of fans.”
As a series, PHINEAS AND FERB has distinguished itself from many another postmodern animated series with its genuine nods to traditional biblical morality.
Movieguide notes that the series’ second movie, displayed “a strong moral worldview promoting family, friendship, repentance, love, and forgiveness.”
Movieguide® hopes that the forthcoming episodes will be in keeping with the assumptions of this biblical moral worldview.
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