Kingdom Hearts: The Series

Kingdom Hearts: The Series is a Japanese-American action-adventure fantasy animated series based on the video game series of the same name. The show was created by Kingom Hearts creator Tetsuya Normura and executive producer of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Ciro Nieli. The series premiered on January 26th, 2019 on Freeform to coincide with the release of Kingdom Hearts lll.

Production and Development
The idea for a Kingdom Hearts animated series dates back as early as 2004. Animation veteran, Seth Kearsley was called to by Disney Television Animation create an animatic pilot for the series. A 7-minute animatic was completed, which did very-well with test audiences. Unfortunately, the planned series was cancelled due to Disney not wanting to disrespect the series creator Tetsuya Normura and due to the game’s complicated plot.

Even though the show was scrapped, in an interview with Normura revealed that he would be interested in an animated series based off his video game franchise. After about more than a decade, Normura revealed that a Kingdom Hearts animated series would be in the developmeant to tie-in with the release of Kingdom Hearts lll.

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