Three actors have joined the pilot of the upcoming Disney+ show based on Spaceship Earth, the iconic time-traveling attraction of EPCOT.
Actors Join Disney+ ‘Spaceship Earth’ Series Pilot
Deadline reported on Wednesday, October 21, that Maeve Touhey, Ta’imua, and Freddie O’Donahue will star in the series alongside the lead actors Catherine Laga’aia & Deacon Phillippe. Disney+ ordered a pilot episode for the show back in August.
Ta’imua has starred in TV series including “Doctor Odyssey” and “Truth Be Told.” O’Donahue is starring in the upcoming film “A Great Depression” and “Bullies Anonymous.” Meanwhile, singer Touhey will be making her acting debut in the series.
The summary for the pilot states, “When a mission to avert an imminent global cataclysm goes awry, a small band of teenagers from Earth’s past and future must join forces to confront a threat as vast and mysterious as time itself.”
Should the pilot go to series, it would be the latest movie or show based on a Disney Park ride. Haunted Mansion has inspired several movies and specials; a Big Thunder Mountain Railroad movie is in the works, and a movie based on the Jungle Cruise, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, was released a few years ago. The most successful franchise, though, would likely be Pirates of the Caribbean, with five movies and counting.
More About the Show
Jason Fuchs will serve as showrunner and executive producer, with Michael Waldron also executive producing. Lee Toland Krieger (“You,” “Riverdale,” “Shadow & Bone”) will executive produce and direct the pilot. Adam Fishbach (“Love, Victor,” “The Other Black Girl”) is also an executive producer, as is Adam Fasullo of Anomaly Pictures. 20th Television will produce.
Fuchs was most recently the co-creator, co-showrunner, and executive producer on the HBO Max series “IT: Welcome to Derry.” His past writing credits include “Argylle,” “Wonder Woman,” and “Ice Age: Continental Drift.”
Waldron is best known for his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having written the screenplay for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and also for developing the Disney+ Marvel series “Loki.” He is also the co-writer of the upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” film, releasing later this year.
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