Getting a Live-Action Remake: Tinker Bell

Disney+ is betting that one tiny fairy can carry a big new series. As Deadline reports, the streamer is developing Tink, a live-action drama built around Tinker Bell, the Peter Pan character created by JM Barrie and popularized by Disney's 1953 animated film. The project, described as a major swing for Disney+, comes from writers and executive producers Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter, longtime collaborators whose joint credits include Friday Night Lights. Variety notes that Carpenter is also known for the likes of Only Murders in the Building, Parenthood, Westworld, and 11.22.63. Gary Marsh, the former Disney Branded Television chief who now runs a Disney-backed production banner, is also on board as an executive producer.

The series follows several abandoned attempts to reintroduce Tinker Bell in live action, including a Reese Witherspoon feature project first announced in 2015 and later revamped after Marsh exited his executive role in 2021. Most recently, Yara Shahidi portrayed the fairy in 2023's Peter Pan & Wendy. No casting, plot details, or premiere date for Tink have been announced.