Disney+ and Square Enix are reportedly developing a CG-animated Kingdom Hearts TV series."I was originally going to publish this as an exclusive article, but apparently a few other insiders have heard about it too so I'm just going to tweet it out I think," The Cinema Spot's Emre Kaya wrote. "There is a [Kingdom Hearts] series in the works at Disney+. Disney originally wanted to make it but that didn't work out, so Square Enix was asked to create a pilot using Unreal Engine. This series is most likely not live-action, but CG animated. They're currently casting."
This report was also corroborated by MCU Cosmic's Jeremy Conrad, who tweeted, "Yes, it's true," along with a GIF of Sora, Donald and Goofy, and The DisInsider Editor-in-Chief Skyler Shuler, who added, "Disney VO actors are expected to reprise their roles (Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, Tony Anselmo)."
Developed and published by Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts is a series of role-playing games that combine properties from Square Enix (most notably Final Fantasy) and Disney. The games center on Sora, who's chosen to wield a melee weapon called a Keyblade in order to fight creatures called the Heartless and rescue his friends Kairi and Riku. He's joined on his quest by Donald and Goofy, and with the Gummi Ship, they're able to travel across various Disney-inspired worlds.
Over the course of the nine-game series, numerous other antagonists are introduced, including Nobodies, Maleficent and Pete, Organization XIII and the franchise's main foe, Xehanort.