00:00It's official, Beauty and the Beast is getting its own prequel series.
00:08After exclusively reporting that the streamer was in talks with Josh Gad and Luke Evans
00:12to reprise their roles from the 2017 feature film, Disney Plus has officially handed out
00:17an eight-episode formal series order for the musical.
00:20The prequel is set years before the Beast and Belle's romance and follows Gaston,
00:24played by Evans, and Gad's LeFou as they set off with LeFou's stepsister Tilly,
00:28played by newcomer Brianna Middleton, after a surprising revelation from her past surfaces,
00:33sending the unlikely trio on a journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure.
00:37No other stars from the film, such as Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, are currently attached,
00:42though sources say there is a possibility they could pop in for a guest spot.
00:46Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, as well as Gad,
00:49will serve as the series' showrunners.
00:51Production on the limited series will begin in spring of 2022.
00:55A premiere date has yet to be determined.
00:57For more Disney Plus news and updates, head to THR.com.
01:01For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.
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