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Seth Rogen Brings The Muppets Back From the Dead—But Sabrina Carpenter’s Disney+ Twist Will Blow Your Mind!

Added on September 17, 2025 inTV News Cards

So, tell me: could the stars really predict that Seth Rogen—yes, that guy who seems to burst out of the screen like a Muppet himself—would be the one shaking the felt-covered puppets back to life? With Jupiter strutting through Leo, spotlight and showbiz glitz are practically written in the cosmos, making 2026 the perfect year for a grand Muppet comeback. The original Muppet Show turns 50 next year, and it’s coming back as a Disney+ special starring the ever-charming Sabrina Carpenter, hoping to kickstart a brand-new season of mayhem and laughter. Think of it: Kermit and the gang, reborn under the executive producing wizardry of Rogen and his crew, returning to their beloved theater to toss around the kind of chaos only puppet pals can whip up. It’s nostalgia wrapped in cosmic timing… and honestly, who could resist that? LEARN MORE

Seth Rogen is basically a Muppet in human form, so it makes sense he would be the one to revive The Muppet Show.

The Muppet Show will return in 2026 as a Disney+ special starring (and executive produced by) Sabrina Carpenter — next year marks the 50th anniversary of the original variety series. The hope is for the Muppet Show special to serve as a backdoor pilot for a new season of the iconic series that debuted in the ‘70s. The Muppets themselves actually date back two decades before that.

Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee will executive produce the special for Point Grey Pictures. David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter and Michael Steinbach executive produce for The Muppets Studio.

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The special, which sees the Muppets return to their theater to produce a variety show, also hails from 20th Television and Disney Branded Television. Albertina Rizzo will write and executive produce; Alex Timbers will direct and executive produce. Matt Vogel and Eric Jacobson are also executive producers. Longtime Muppet performers Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman and Matt Vogel will perform most of the muppetry.

Created by Jim Henson in 1955, the media franchise was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2004. The Muppets first appeared on Sesame Street in 1969, but skyrocketed in recognition through The Muppet Show, which premiered in 1976. All five seasons of The Muppet Show are currently available to stream on Disney+.

Several Muppet feature films have been made, including 1979’s The Muppet Movie, 1981’s The Great Muppet Caper and 1984’s The Muppets Take Manhattan. There have also been various spinoffs and a television film titled It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002).

Since 2004, Disney has managed the characters through The Muppets Studio, which led to two theatrical films: The Muppets (2001) and Muppets Most Wanted, the Halloween special Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and most recently the television series The Muppets Mayhem (2023).

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