{"id":2963,"date":"2026-03-15T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2963"},"modified":"2026-03-15T02:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:14:04","slug":"disney-developing-tink-live-action-tinker-bell-drama-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2963","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ developing \u2018Tink\u2019 live-action Tinker Bell drama series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Disney+\u00a0is developing\u00a0<em>Tink<\/em>, a live-action drama series based on the Tinker Bell character, according to\u00a0<strong><em>Deadline.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is being written and executive produced by Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter and is produced by 20th Television, with Gary Marsh attached as an executive producer, along with Quinn Haberman from Heldens\u2019 production company Selfish Mermaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The character of Tinker Bell originated in J.M. Barrie\u2019s \u201cPeter Pan\u201d and appeared in Disney\u2019s 1953 animated film&nbsp;<em>Peter Pan<\/em>. She has appeared in numerous films and series for decades and remains one of the studio\u2019s most recognizable fantasy figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier attempts to develop a live-action project centered on the character date back more than a decade.\u00a0<strong><em>Variety<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reported that a version announced in 2010 was planned as a live-action romantic comedy with\u00a0Elizabeth Banks attached to star, while a separate\u00a02015 feature project\u00a0was developed with Reese Witherspoon set to play the role. That film project was later reworked after Marsh departed his executive role at Disney Branded Television in 2021 to focus on producing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, Yara Shahidi portrayed Tinker Bell in the 2023 live-action film&nbsp;<em>Peter Pan &amp; Wendy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heldens and Carpenter previously collaborated on the television series\u00a0<em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>. Heldens\u2019 credits include creating series such as\u00a0<em>Mercy<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Deception<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Camp<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Passage<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Big Leap<\/em>, and she currently serves as co-showrunner of ABC\u2019s\u00a0<em>Will Trent<\/em>. Carpenter\u2019s television work includes\u00a0<em>11.22.63<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Parenthood<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Westworld<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Red Road<\/em>, in addition to her work as a playwright. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awn.com\/news\/disney-developing-tink-live-action-tinker-bell-drama-series\">(AWN)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney+\u00a0is developing\u00a0Tink, a live-action drama series based on the Tinker Bell character, according to\u00a0Deadline. The project is being written and executive produced by Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter and is produced by 20th Television, with Gary Marsh attached as an executive producer, along with Quinn Haberman from Heldens\u2019 production company Selfish Mermaid. 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