The Muppets’ Electric Mayhem Getting Their Own Series At Disney+

The new comedy series titled The Muppets Mayhem was developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes.

Zach Perilstein
Boardwalk Times

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The Muppets Mayhem is coming to Disney+.

The 10-episode comedy series starring Lilly Singh and The Electric Mayhem will begin filming in April. 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 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 series was developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson. It is written by Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Bill Barretta (The Muppets, Muppets Haunted Mansion), and Jeff Yorkes, 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+.

“We are so excited to bring the story of The Electric Mayhem Band to the front and center 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 included in the series are Dr. Teeth (Bill Barretta) on vocals and keyboards, Animal (Eric Jacobson) on drums, Floyd Pepper (Matt Vogel) on vocals and bass, Janice (David Rudman) on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot (Dave Goelz) on saxophone and Lips (Peter Linz) on trumpet.

The Muppets Studio is looking to go on a hot streak after its beloved Muppets Haunted Mansion special. We can only hope The Muppets Mayhem does well enough that it leads to more Muppets series.

Zach Perilstein is the Editor-in-Chief of the Boardwalk Times

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