Disney are planning to launch a rival streaming service to Netflix, and its sounds like they've already got one big hitter to challenge the established streaming giant.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the House of Mouse are planning a reboot of The Muppets for their as-yet-untitled service.

The classic show was recently revived on ABC, though received mixed reviews and in the end only lasted one season.

Perhaps the new version of Kermit and co will be good enough to get the seal of approval from Statler and Waldorf?

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Disney own The Muppets Studio, which oversees the Muppets franchise, so it comes as no surprise that Disney would be making the most of their asset.

Their new platform will also air multiple new live-action Star Wars TV series, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealing recently: "We are developing not just one, but a few Star Wars series specifically for the Disney direct-to-consumer app.

"We've mentioned that and we are close to being able to reveal at least one of the entities that is developing that for us. Because the deal isn't completely closed, we can't be specific about that.

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"I think you'll find the level of talent… on the television front will be rather significant as well."

On top of that, there is talk of TV reboots for High School Musical, Monsters, Inc and The Mighty Ducks, as well as potential movie reboots for The Parent Trap, Father of the Bride and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

By the sounds of it, they may really give Netflix a run for their money (provided these rumoured reboots aren't actually rubbish).


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