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The Muppets Mayhem production logo[1]
The first publicly-shared image from the series, as published across various official Disney social media accounts on August 4, 2022.
The Muppets Mayhem is a forthcoming series starring Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem for Disney+.
The series follows The Electric Mayhem — Dr. Teeth on lead vocals and keyboard, Animal on drums, Janice on lead guitar, Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, Zoot on saxophone, and Lips on trumpet — as they set out to record their first studio album of songs.[2]
The series is intended to culminate with the release of an album featuring original songs and covers.[3]
Cast
The Muppets will be joined by Lilly Singh as Nora, a junior executive for a record label who will oversee the band in their efforts.[2] Additional cast members include Tahj Mowry as Gary “Moog” Moogowski, a super fan of the band who uses his knowledge of the group to aid Nora,[4] Saara Chaudry as Nora's younger sister Hannah, and Anders Holm in a recurring guest role as JJ, a tech entrepreneur and Nora's ex.[5]
Celebrity guests will include Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.[6]
Muppet performers for the series include Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Matt Vogel, Eric Jacobson, David Rudman, Peter Linz, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph,[7] David Bizzaro,[8] Donna Kimball,[9] and Bruce Lanoil.[10]
Production
The series is being developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta, and Jeff Yorkes with a ten episode order that began filming on April 25[2][11][12] and wrapped on August 5, 2022.[13] Location shooting included the RMS Queen Mary[14] and the El Rey Theatre in California.[15]
Each episode will run approximately thirty minutes, with the production team looking at the series as a five hour movie narrative.[16] Writers on the series include Julie Bean, Hannah Friedman, Crystal Shaw, Hans Rodionoff, Gabrielle Rodriguez, and Danielle Maransky.[17]
Craig Kief serves as director of photography for the series. Directors include Matt Sohn[18] and Kimmy Gatewood.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @kimmygatewood on Instagram May 31, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Hollywood Reporter "Muppets Mayhem Series a Go at Disney+" by Lesley Goldberg, March 7, 2022
- ↑ The Barretta Brothers episode 53 (YouTube) at 21:02
- ↑ Variety ‘Muppets Mayhem’ Disney Plus Series Casts Tahj Mowry Opposite Lilly Singh (EXCLUSIVE) by Joe Otterson, April 5, 2022
- ↑ Variety Disney+ ‘Muppets Mayhem’ Series Casts Anders Holm, Saara Chaudry by Joe Otterson, June 9, 2022
- ↑ Dave Goelz livestream with the Contemporary Jewish Museum at 53:44, June 26, 2022
- ↑ @lollylardpop on Instagram August 7, 2022
- ↑ @davidbizzaro on Instagram August 7, 2022
- ↑ @donnakimball319 on Instagram August 1, 2022
- ↑ Bruce Lanoil LinkedIn profile
- ↑ @JeffYorks on Twitter April 24, 2022
- ↑ Matt Vogel on Facebook
- ↑ @JeffYorks on Twitter August 5, 2022
- ↑ @peterlinz on Instagram July 20, 2022
- ↑ @wileydailey on Instagram August 2, 2022
- ↑ The Barretta Brothers episode 53 (YouTube) at 39:14
- ↑ The Barretta Brothers episode 53 (YouTube) at 3:03
- ↑ @craigkief_asc on Instagram April 25, 2022
External links
- The Barretta Brothers: Ep #53 Muppets Mayhem! with Adam F. Goldberg, Jeff Yorkes, Michael Bostik, and Kris Eber
