The House of Mouse unveiled a plethora of film and television projects coming to Disney+ at D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, including a new Muppets-centric series, Muppets Now.Disney describes Muppets Now as "an unscripted comedy show." The upcoming series will feature a new slew of shorts featuring both old and new Muppets as well as celebrity guests. The series is a throwback to the variety style of 1995's Muppets Tonight and the classic The Muppet Show.Following the D23 announcement, Kermit the Frog's official Twitter sent out a tweet in Kermit's usual excited yet cautious tone. A redacted letter signed by the green amphibian himself with a stamp of approval from Joe the Legal Weasel. Kermit's tweet reads, "Coming exclusively to #DisneyPlus in 2020, The Muppets proudly present Muppets Now, a new short-form unscripted series! I’d love to tell you more, but Joe The Legal Weasel is right behind me. Gulp!"
The last series featuring the Muppets was The Muppets, aired on ABC for the 2015-16 television season. The mockumentary parody was met with mixed reviews, dismal ratings and controversy from parents' groups, with a change in format happening halfway through the series.
Muppets Now premieres on Disney+ in 2020.