Ever since it premiered on November 12, 2019, fans have been obsessed with High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Well guys, you might want to prepare yourselves because the story isn’t over just yet! Yep, Disney+ just announced that not only will there be a second season of the iconic series, but they also revealed that the stars will be putting on a different play this time — Beauty and the Beast!
For those who missed it, the show — which was a spinoff of the epic High School Musical movies — starred Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo, Sofia Wylie and more. The first season followed a whole new group of East High students as they prepared to put on their school’s production of HSM — and viewers seriously cannot get enough.
According to People Magazine, Season 2 of the series will include reimagined musical numbers from both the High School Musical movies and Beauty and the Beast, as well as a bunch of brand new songs. Production of the new season is set to begin this week in Salt Lake City and is slated for a late 2020 debut.
“The outpouring of love and support for Season 1 has been incredibly exciting, and I’m thrilled that the Wildcats are putting on Beauty and the Beast in Season 2,” creator and executive producer Tim Federle said in a statement. “It was one of the first Broadway shows I ever saw, when I was 14, and it’s got all the perfect metaphors for the high school experience: Do people judge me for how I look? What is true love? Will I achieve the future I dream of? And, perhaps most importantly, it’s got dancing forks.”
“We’re excited about Tim’s plans for the new season,” Ricky Strauss, president of content and marketing at Disney+, also said. “He continues to amaze and surprise us with the relationships and stories he’s creating for this unbelievably talented cast. Season 2 will be filled with even more of the humor, heart and music that made HSMTMTS a break-out series on Disney+.”
Besides Joshua, Olivia and Sofia, Kate Reinders, Matt Cornett, Dara Reneé, Julia Lester, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Larry Saperstein and Mark St. Cyr are all also set to return for the second season.
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