The Muppets Mayhem Courtesy of Disney+ Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Seth Rogen is basically a Muppet in human form, so it makes sense he would be the one to revive The Muppet Show. The Muppet Show will return in 2026 as a Disney+ special starring (and executive produced by) Sabrina Carpenter - next year marks the 50th anniversary of the original variety series. The hope is for the Muppet Show special to serve as a backdoor pilot for a new season of the iconic series that debuted in the '70s. The Muppets themselves actually date back two decades before that. Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee will executive produce the special for Point Grey Pictures. David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter and Michael Steinbach executive produce for The Muppets Studio. Related Stories TV What John Oliver, Seth Rogen and More Emmy Winners Said in Their Bleeped Speeches TV Nate Bargatze's Boys & Girls Clubs Emmys Bit Was Not as Bad as You Think The special, which sees the Muppets return to their theater to produce a variety show, also hails from 20th Television and Disney Branded Television. Albertina Rizzo will write and executive produce; Alex Timbers will direct and executive produce. Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson are also executive producers. Longtime Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel will perform most of the muppetry. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, the media franchise was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2004. The Muppets first appeared on Sesame Street in 1969, but skyrocketed in recognition through The Muppet Show, which premiered in 1976. All five seasons of The Muppet Show are currently available to stream on Disney+. Several Muppet feature films have been made, including 1979's The Muppet Movie, 1981's The Great Muppet Caper and 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan. There have also been various spinoffs and a television film titled It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002). Since 2004, Disney has managed the characters through The Muppets Studio, which led to two theatrical films: The Muppets (2001) and Muppets Most Wanted, the Halloween special Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and most recently the television series The Muppets Mayhem (2023). THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed ABC Suspends 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' "Indefinitely" Over Charlie Kirk Comments Live Feed 'Gen V' Star Lizze Broadway on Her Darker Season 2 Turn and Honoring Chance Perdomo Through Her Character Live Feed Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain to Topline Apple Limited Series 'The Off Weeks' Live Feed How 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox' Will Reclaim Knox's Narrative in Final Two Episodes Obituaries John Masius, Writer and Producer on 'St. Elsewhere,' 'Touched by an Angel' and 'Providence,' Dies at 75 Live Feed FCC Chair Threatens Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Monologue Comments; ABC Pulls Show Live Feed ABC Suspends 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' "Indefinitely" Over Charlie Kirk Comments Live Feed 'Gen V' Star Lizze Broadway on Her Darker Season 2 Turn and Honoring Chance Perdomo Through Her Character Live Feed Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain to Topline Apple Limited Series 'The Off Weeks' Live Feed How 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox' Will Reclaim Knox's Narrative in Final Two Episodes Obituaries John Masius, Writer and Producer on 'St. Elsewhere,' 'Touched by an Angel' and 'Providence,' Dies at 75 Live Feed FCC Chair Threatens Jimmy Kimmel Over Charlie Kirk Monologue Comments; ABC Pulls Show