Disney is celebrating the 10 year anniversary ofSofia the First with some exciting news!
The Disney Junior animated series, which starred Ariel Winter as the voice of Sofia, premiered exactly 10 years ago to the day, on November 18, 2012.
TV movie Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess started it all, from Craig Gerber, who has extended his overall development deal with Disney Branded Television.
As part of his deal, he’s developing a Sofia the First spinoff series!
The 20-year-old actress has voiced the animated character since the start of the series, and got emotional about the show on her Instagram about the end of it.
For the past 7 or so years, I have been so lucky to play Princess Sofia, as well as work with the amazing team that made this project as special as it is,” she writes. “Sofia is an incredibly strong, intelligent, kind and spunky young girl who is never afraid to take on any and all challenges that are thrown at her.”
Ariel continued, “She is a character that I am so proud of considering I have young nieces, nephews and god children who are influenced by the characters they idolize on the tv. It has been an absolutely honor to get to being her character to life over the 4 seasons and multiple specials we were allowed to make.”
The final episode of Sofia The First aired last week.
It’s the end of an era – Sofia The First is officially saying goodbye with a special finale episode.
The long-running show will premiere the finale, called Sofia the First: Forever Royal, on September 8th.
Here’s what the finale will be about: As Sofia, and siblings Amber and James, prepare for their graduation from Royal Prep Academy, Sofia is called back to the Mystic Isles to face an evil witch named Vor, who is trying to take over the kingdom of Enchancia.
Presented with her biggest challenge yet, Sofia must figure out a way to defeat Vor and save her family and the people of Enchancia.
Kiernan Shipka will be back on Disney Channel this week as mermaid Oona on Sofia The First!
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star will reprise her role as the animated mermaid friend of Sofia in this week’s episode titled “Return to Merroway Cove”.
In the episode, while visiting Oona and the rest of the mermaids in Merroway Cove, Sofia saves a new Mermaid Protector from an underwater Sea Twister.
Fresh Off the Boat actor Hudson Yang also guest stars in the episode as Octavio, the octopus.
Sofia the First airs Thursday, May 17th @ 11:30AM ET/PT on Disney Channel.
The 17-year-old actress, who voices the princess on the Disney Junior program, was on hand to read a copy of “Sofia the First The Secret Library” for Disney Junior Story Time.
Check out these exclusive pics from the season three premiere of Sofia The First!
JJJ got our hands on a few exclusive pics and a clip from the episode and it’s super cute!
In “Cool Hand Fluke”, Sofia (Ariel Winter) returns to the underwater kingdom of Merroway Cove where she is reunited with her mermaid friend Oona (Kiernan Shipka) and meets a new mer-boy named Fluke (Gabe Eggerling).
After becoming jealous of all the attention that the other mermaids are giving to Sofia, Fluke tries to impress the group by performing daring stunts and winds up getting himself, Sofia and Oona trapped inside of a sea beast’s cave.
“Cool Hand Fluke” premieres on Wednesday, August 5th @ 9AM ET/PT on Disney Channel.
