Disney Heroes: The Animated Series

Disney Heroes: The Animated Series is an American action-adventure animated series produced by Disney Television Animation. The series was created by Disney veteran Ruben Procopio. The show features characters from various Disney films such as Frozen, Aladdin, Hercules and Peter Pan. The show premiered on November 22, 2019 on Disney Channel.

Development
Around 2000, Disney started a franchise known as the Disney Adventurers, which was meant to be the male-counterpart of the Disney Princesses. The franchise featured Hercules, Aladdin, Tarzan, and Peter Pan going on adventures in the respective homes while facing off against foes like Hades, Jafar, Clayton, and Captain Hook.

The franchise was re-tooled in 2003 by the name Disney Heroes. The cast of heroes was made bigger with the inclusion of Merlin and Arthur, Robin Hood, Li Shang, Prince Phillip, and Milo Thatch. The rogues gallery was bigger as well with the inclusion of Maleficent, an original character from The Sword in the Stone world Mordred, Prince John, Shan Yu, and Commander Rourke.

While the franchise was successful, it didn't meet the level of success of the Disney Princesses and eventually got cancelled. But as recent as 2014, Disney has expressed interest in reviving the franchise somehow. It