News Ella Enchanted Disney+ Is Developing an Ella Enchanted Series; Anne Hathaway Is Involved Hathaway starred in the movie adaptation of the book that came out over 20 years ago By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on May 18, 2026 Screenshot: Disney Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Disney Disney is once again adapting the book Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. According to Deadline, Disney+ has signed off on putting a series adaptation of the story into development. This isn’t the first time, of course, that Levine’s novel has made its way to the screen. Back in 2004, Disney released a musical film of the same name that starred Anne Hathaway as the titular Ella. In the movie, the not-so-nice fairy godmother, Lucinda Perriwether, curses Ella at birth, requiring her to obey anyone who gives her a command. When she is a teenager, Ella goes on a quest to find Lucinda and reverse the curse and falls in love along the way. Hathaway will be involved in the new Disney+ project as well; she’ll be an executive producer, with Ilana Wolpert (Anyone But You, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) writing and Beth Schwartz (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Dead Boy Detectives) serving as showrunner. Given those involved, it seems likely that the the series will have musical numbers as well. Deadline also reports, however, that the series will have more of a “coming-of-age feel with a boarding school setting,” which differs from the movie adaptation. Part of Levine’s novel takes place at a boarding school (the movie does not), suggesting they may include more from that section of the book while also leaning a bit more into the school vibes. The project is still in its early stages of development, so no news yet on who will star in the Ella Enchanted series or if/when the show will premiere on Disney+. [end-mark] The post Disney+ Is Developing an <i>Ella Enchanted</i> Series; Anne Hathaway Is Involved appeared first on Reactor.