MUMBAI: US kids channel Disney's new animated comedy series The Emperor's New School will premiere on four platforms—Disney Channel, Disney Channel on Demand, Toon Disney and the ABC Television Network's ABC Kids.
Based on the 2000 movie The Emperor's New Groove, this is the first time that Disney will premiere a show across the four kids' TV platforms. A production of Walt Disney Television Animation, it features a voice cast that includes Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton and Wendie Malick.
Disney Channel Worldwide president Gary Marsh says, "The series has funny and familiar characters, a new twist on the relatable school world, and a great combination of witty and physical humor that kids love. Based on the past ratings success of the movie on both Disney Channel and Toon Disney, we are confident the series will be a strong performer across all four of these kids TV platforms."
The Emperor's New School premieres on Disney Channel on Demand, a subscription video-on-demand service currently available to Cablevision’s iO: Interactive Optimum digital cable customers, on 20 January 2006. The series will premiere on Toon Disney on 20 January, on Disney Channel on 27 January and on ABC Kids, the series will launch on 28 January.