Disney’s 2009 animated hitThe Princess and the Frogwas getting a sequel in the form of a Disney+ original series entitledTiana, but the series is now canceled. Based on the eponymous fairytale story,The Princess and the Frogfollows an aspiring restaurateur named Tiana who goes on a whirlwind bayou adventure after meeting a prince who has been turned into a frog. Noted for its hand-drawn aesthetic andcatchy New Orleans-inspired score,The Princess and the Frogfelt like the last glimpse of the Disney Renaissance before the studio moved exclusively toward CGI animation.
Hope of a sequel had been high ever since the film’s debut, but little came of a potentialPrincess and the Frogfranchise as the years ticked by. However, Disney began planning a TV series that would act as a direct sequel and follow Tiana after she got her happily ever after and her restaurant. Though details surroundingTianawere scarce, it offered Disney a chance to capture a bit more of the classic magic found inThe Princess and the Frogand potentially introduce Tiana to a new audience. Unfortunately, that won’t be happening anytime soon.
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Disney’s Tiana Is Canceled
Disney Pulls The Plug After Half A Decade Of Development
As Disney becomes more cost-conscious, it is highly likely that the company won’t be willing to sacrifice money for the time it takes to produce something as time-consuming asTiana.
Disney’s shift toward streaming content on their signature platform, Disney+, has been hit or miss. However, the plannedPrincess and the Frogseries,Tiana, was long one of the streamer’s most anticipated projects. Unfortunately,Disney opted to pull the plug onTianain March 2025, nearly five years after the ambitious continuation was first announced.The cancelation is reportedly the first big move following the company’s decision to step away from long-form streaming contentin general. As such, other developing Disney+ exclusives have also been canned.
The Princess and the Frogpremiered on July 17, 2025.
According to the same reports,thePrincess and the Frogseries struggled to get off the ground creatively, and was languishing in development hell, which drove up costs. As Disney becomes more cost-conscious, it is highly likely that the company won’t be willing to sacrifice money for the time it takes to produce something as time-consuming asTiana. Fortunately,aPrincess and the Frogspecial is currently in the works, but there are almost no details regarding the mysterious short project.
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Disney’s Tiana Cast Details
Tiana’s Original Voice Actor Was Signed On
Even thoughTianawas stuck in development for the better part of five years, the promising project did still have one big selling factor. The cast ofTianawas largely unformed, butoriginal Tiana voice actor Anika Noni Rose was signed on to reprise her roleasthe Disney princesswith a heart of gold and a love for cooking.Other characters fromThe Princess and the Frogwould have presumably returnedas well, though no one else was ever officially signed on. Prince Naveen seemed like the most logical return, but it is uncertain if Bruno Campos would have provided the voice once again.
Disney’s Tiana Story Details
Tiana Travels To Maldonia
Like most of Disney’s classic princess movies, the ending ofThe Princess and the Frogsaw Tiana get everything she wanted from her handsome new husband to her beautiful restaurant. This leftTianain an interesting place, as the story was never exactly clear. However, teases from director Joyce Sherri at 2024’s D23 event suggested thatTiana would travel to her new kingdom of Maldonia and go on a journey of self-discovery once again.
Sherri also hinted at another magical adventure, and though she probably wouldn’t have gotten turned into an amphibian again, Tiana would likely find herself dealing with powerful forces beyond her control. What those could be is probably what tied the project up in development, though it’s highly unlikely that the sequel TV series would repeat the story beats found in the film (or bring back the villainous Dr. Facilier). Whatever was going to happen inTianait would have been a character-driven narrative that attempted to capture some ofthe classic Disney magicfound inThe Princess and the Frog.
The Princess and the Frog
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Based on the classic fairytale, The Princess and the Frog follow Tiana, a hardworking New Orleans waitress in the 1920s who has big dreams of opening her own restaurant. When she becomes involved in a curse set upon a foreign prince by a witch doctor, however, Tiana must figure out a way to help the prince break the curse before time runs out. The film features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jim Cummings, Jennifer Cody, and John Goodman.
