The Muppetsare back , but only for a span of hours . Disney+ has announced a exit date for Muppets Now , a six - instalment limited series that direct a meta peep behind the curtain of gain aMuppetsstreaming series happen .
The web announced in a press release that Muppets Now is coming to Disney+ on July 31 ( in the U.S. , Canada , UK , Ireland , Australia , New Zealand , and India ) . It ’s been antecedently discover as an unscripted serial that have the Muppets crew and a bunch of celebrity guests , but that has n’t been a slew to go on . harmonize to the new plot verbal description , Muppets Now will center around Scooter as he form withKermit , Miss Piggy , and the others to come across his deadline to make , well , Muppets Now ( or some in - show version of it ) befall .
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Here is the description in full : “ Muppets Now is The Muppets Studio ’s first original series for Disney+ . In the six - installment season , Scooter rushes to make his delivery deadlines and upload the brand - new Muppet series for streaming . They are due now , and he ’ll need to navigate whatever obstacles , distractions , and complications the rest of the Muppet gang throws at him . bubble over with ad-lib indulgence , surprising guest stars and more frogs , pigs , bears ( and whatevers ) than de jure allowed , the Muppets slue slack in Muppets Now with the kind of startling absurdity and earnest merriment that first made them famous . ”
It ’s kind of telling how much they ’re sell the fact that it ’s a “ return home ” for the Muppets because their most late raid into television did n’t pan out so well . In 2015 , the short - lived ABC mockumentary series The Muppets baffled hearing ( and io9 ) with grownup humor , broken human relationship , and its generally unpleasant viewing experience . Since then , there have been other attempts to get the Muppets back on video but they ’ve go bad — notably , Josh Gad ’s pitchfor a fix Disney+ serial publication that took plaza after The Muppets Take Manhattan , which would have focused on the pitfalls of stardom .
Here ’s a few more teases of the new serial publication the cast themselves gave fans :
Wait , I suppose we were going with this#MuppetsNowkey art ! Did n’t we all accord it needs more chickens ? ? And more explode socks … and , of course , lava spiders.pic.twitter.com/8egBdUNd8 K
— Gonzo ( @GonzotheGreat)May 20 , 2020
Dios mio , you got ta be kidding me ! No Pepé in any of this#MuppetsNowkey graphics ? ? Unbelievable , okay ! Lucky for you , I ’ve overcome Photoshop after ascertain one video on YouTubes . See for yourself…pic.twitter.com/WM9sSn4RFz
— Pepé the King Prawn ( @SpicyPrawn)May 20 , 2020
Having trouble picking#MuppetsNowkey art ? How about you exchange the name to#MuppetsNeverand we go away it at that ! Dohohoho !
— Statler and Waldorf ( @StatlerWaldorf)May 20 , 2020
It seems like Disney really wants to get back to the roots of the Muppets , with pathetic and family - friendly shenanigans that everyone can enjoy . Muppets Now arrive on Disney+ July 31 .
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