‘The Muppets Mayhem’: Disney+ Orders New Musical Muppet Series With Lilly Singh From Adam F. Goldberg

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Disney+ has ordered ‘The Muppets Mayhem‘, a new Muppet series from Adam F. Goldberg, which will see Lilly Singh star alongside the beloved felt characters.

The series will take audiences on a music-filled journey as, at long last, The Electric Mayhem Band records its first-ever album. Lilly Singh (‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’, ‘Dollface, Season 2’) will play the (human) lead role of “Nora” the junior A&R executive tasked with managing and wrangling the mayhem that is The Electric Mayhem Band.

The Muppet stars include Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet.

The series is written by ‘The Goldbergs’ creator Adam F. Goldberg, alongside Bill Barretta (‘The Muppets’, ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’) and Jeff Yorkes, who developed the show based on characters created by Jim Henson. The executive producers are Goldberg, Barretta, Michael Bostick and Kris Eber. Yorkes is a co-executive producer. The Muppets Studio’s David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter are also executive producers. The Disney Branded Television series is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio for Disney+.

“Adam F. Goldberg is our resident Muppet enthusiast at Signature and getting to play in the sandbox with Bill, a longtime Muppet performer, as well as these beloved characters was a dream come true for him, Bill and Jeff,” commented Jonnie Davis, President, ABC Signature. “Their take is fresh, fun, musical and of course, hilarious. We couldn’t be happier to be the studio that is helping them get the band back together.”

After 45 years of rockin’ out, The Electric Mayhem goes on an epic musical journey to finally record their first studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora, the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally go platinum.

“We are so excited to bring the story of The Electric Mayhem Band to the front and centre of this new series. They’ve been entertaining audiences since ‘The Muppet Show,’ which debuted 45 years ago, so it’s wonderful that these characters are finally getting to play lead rather than supporting roles,” said David Lightbody, executive producer and senior vice president of Disney Live Entertainment and The Muppets Studio.

The Muppets are hot off the critically-acclaimed ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’, the first-ever Muppets Halloween special and the first special from The Muppets Studio for Disney+. It includes three new original songs. The Muppets also star in an original short-form series, ‘Muppets Now’ available on Disney+.

‘The Muppets Mayhem‘ does not yet have a premiere date, but will air on Disney+ worldwide. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add it via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.