{"id":1149432,"date":"2026-08-15T05:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1149432\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T05:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:03:17","slug":"kingdom-hearts-anime-tv-series-set-at-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1149432\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts Anime TV Series Set at Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAn anime TV series based on the hit video game franchise \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/kingdom-hearts\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kingdom-hearts\" data-tag=\"kingdom-hearts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a>\u201d has been ordered at <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/disney-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_disney-2\" data-tag=\"disney-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Disney+<\/a> and Disney Channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDeveloped in partnership with video game creator Tetsuya Nomura and game developer Square Enix, \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d (the working title for the anime adaptation) \u201creimagines the iconic adventure with a brand-new story that will expand on the universe of \u2018Kingdom Hearts\u2019 while celebrating the characters that have captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world,\u201d per Disney\u2019s description for the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNo additional details were given, but a first-look image was revealed that appears to feature \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d protagonist Sora and his trusty Keyblade. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSince debuting its first title in March 2002 for the PlayStation 2, Square Enix\u2019s \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d franchise has expanded to include more than a dozen games and sold more than 39 million units worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d series news was announced by actor Benjamin Bratt during the Disney Entertainment Showcase panel at Disney\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/d23\/\" id=\"auto-tag_d23\" data-tag=\"d23\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D23<\/a> fan event on Friday. Bratt also revealed he will be voicing his \u201cCoco\u201d character Ernesto de la Cruz in the upcoming \u201cKingdom Hearts IV\u201d video game, which is set to debut in late 2027 from developer Square Enix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d joins a growing list of new original animated series set up at Disney+, including the upcoming \u201cMessi and the Giants,\u201d \u201cWarrior Cats\u201d and \u201cJourney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c\u2019Kingdom Hearts\u2019 has captivated gamers everywhere with its unique blend of adventure and imagination,\u201d Disney Kids &amp; Family president Ayo Davis said. \u201cThere\u2019s something really exciting about taking a world fans have spent years exploring through the games and bringing it to life in a completely new way. And with a creative team that is working closely with the legendary Tetsuya Nomura, our new series will be unmistakably \u2018Kingdom Hearts,\u2019 while giving fans a whole new way to experience the world they love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An anime TV series based on the hit video game franchise \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d has been ordered at Disney+&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1149433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3937],"tags":[133766,823,77,47502,382,16,15],"class_list":["post-1149432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-d23","tag-disney","tag-entertainment","tag-kingdom-hearts","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117097778862206184","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1149432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1149433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1149432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1149432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1149432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}