Tinker Bell in 1953’s ‘Peter Pan’. Photo: Walt Disney Pictures.
Preview:
- Streaming service Disney+ has a Tinker Bell series in development.
- It’ll be a new, live-action take on the character.
- Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter are running the show.
While Marvel has been all over Disney+ with a variety of shows based on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we haven’t seen quite as much from the company’s animation arm, which has mostly kept its live-action takes on cartoon characters limited to the big screen.
Now, though, Deadline brings word that the streaming service is developing a series based on ‘Peter Pan’s fairy, Tinker Bell, titled ‘Tink’.
“It will live in your heart forever!”
Release Date: Feb 5, 1953
Run Time: 1 hr 17 min
Budget: $4,000,000
TV veterans Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter, who have worked on series including ‘Friday Night Lights,’‘The Orville’ and ‘Dead Like Me,’ are on board as executive producers.
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What has happened with a live-action Tinker Bell so far?
Yara Shahidi as Tinkerbell in Disney’s live-action ‘Peter Pan & Wendy,’ exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2023 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
While the character remains an iconic part of the Disney firmament, there have been frustrations with realizing her in the live-action world.
A live-action feature named ‘Tink’ was in development in 2015, with Reese Witherspoon set to play the lead. But that never came to pass and the idea has now been retooled into a series.
In 2023, ‘Black-ish’ star Yara Shahidi played Tinker Bell in live-action film ‘Peter Pan & Wendy.’
What else is happening with Disney’s live-action slate?
Catherina Laga’aia as Moana in Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Despite a box office stumble with ‘Snow White’, the huge success of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ has led to the Mouse House reaffirming its commitment to converting its animated output to live-action.
‘Moana’ is sailing towards theaters this July, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ spin-off ‘Gaston’ is back in development, and there has been movement on the ‘Tangled’ live-action movie.
A scene from Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’. Photo courtesy of Disney. © 2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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