W.I.T.C.H. (upcoming TV series)

W.I.T.C.H. is an upcoming American animated television series, produced by Disney Television Animation and. It currently being developed by Christa Starr and Daron Nefcy. The series is loosely based on both the Italian comic book series of the same name and its 2004 adaptation that aired on, this will be the fifth series to be done by a woman and the first recieve a two season order (both of which will be remakes of the first and second season from the original series)

It will air on Disney Channel.

Plot
In in this coming of age story 15-16 high school girls Will, Irma, Taraji, Cathy and Hei Lee come together for fulfill their destinies as Guardians of the Veil with their allies Caleb and Blunk.

Voice Cast

 * - Will Vandom
 * Candi Milo - Irma Lair, Mrs. Knickerbocker
 * - Taraji Cook
 * - Cathy Heyle
 * Stephanie Sheh - Hei Lee
 * Nicholas Roye - Caleb
 * Steve Blum - Blunk, Raythor
 * Sabrina Carpenter - Elyon Brown
 * Mitchell Whitfield - Lord Phobos
 * Dee Bradley Baker - Martin Tubbs, Aldarn, Viceroy Cedric, Frost the Hunter
 * Kath Soucie - Nerissa
 * Collin Dean - Matt Olsen
 * Lauren Tom - Yan Lee, Susan Vandom
 * Grey Griffin - Lady Miranda
 * Jeff Bennett - Tracker
 * - Vathek, Coach O'Neill
 * Cam Clarke - Dean Collins

Development
Disney has been working adapation of the comics and the 2004 series, due to no renewal for a third season. The series has a 70+-episode commitment from Disney TV Animation, the first two seasons will consist of 26 episodes and will be a re-telling (or remakes) of season 1 and 2 from the 2004 series. The series will be produced by Disney Television Animation and Titmouse's Shannon & with Crista Starr and Daron Nefcy, creator of  will serve as showrunners.

Animation
The series will be featured in the same animation style as , animation and backdrop will be outsourced to NE 4 U and Digital eMation in South Korea, Xanthe Bauma and Rachel Geiger were hired as character designers.

Casting
Candi Milo and Steve Blum will reprise respective roles as Irma and Blunk from the original series with returning as voice director like the original series recording will take place at. The rest of the cast will consist of as Will,  as Taranee,  as Cathy Heyle and Stephanie Sheh as Hei Lee, Sabrina Carpenter as Elyon, Nicolas Roye as Caleb and Collin Dean as Matt Olsen, plus most of the original cast members from the first series also reprising their roles.

Music
Sunna Wehrmeijer and Brian H. Kim will score the series, Kim will also serve as sound designer and composer of the first series will serve as music editor and cordinator. New renditions of music from the original series will be used.

Broadcast
It will air on Disney Channel, the original series aired on Jetix before their defunct in 2009.