A Kingdom Hearts animated show is on the way.
Alongside its Kingdom Hearts 4 release window and Coco world reveal, Disney used Friday’s D23 Entertainment Showcase to confirm a new format for the franchise entirely: an anime series, greenlit for Disney Channel and Disney+.
The news was announced on stage by actor Benjamin Bratt, who is also voicing Ernesto de la Cruz in Kingdom Hearts 4’s Coco-inspired world.
Currently going by the working title Kingdom Hearts, the show is being developed in partnership with series creator Tetsuya Nomura and the wider Square Enix
A first-look teaser image was shown at the event, featuring Sora and his Keyblade, though no cast, episode count or release date has been confirmed yet.
Disney Kids & Family president Ayo Davis said in a statement that the new series is being built to ensure it is “unmistakably Kingdom Hearts” while giving new fans a fresh way to experience the world.
It’s the first time the nearly 25-year-old franchise – a joint effort between Disney and Square Enix since the original PS2 game in 2002 – has been adapted into a television series.
Earlier today, we reported that Kingdom Hearts 4 finally has a release window: late 2027. The window puts Kingdom Hearts 4 on track to arrive on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC around the series’ Western 25th anniversary.