Disney Hotstar announces The Muppets Mayhem, a comedy series starring the world-famous Muppets


By Rajesh Ahuja

Disney+ Hotstar has greenlit "The Muppets Mayhem," a comedy series starring the world-famous Muppets, which will take audiences on a music-filled journey as, at long last, The Electric Mayhem Band records its first ever album. 

Lilly Singh ("A Little Late with Lilly Singh," “Dollface.”) will play the (human) lead role of “Nora” the junior A&R executive tasked with managing and wrangling the mayhem that is The Electric Mayhem Band.


Disney Hotstar announces The Muppets Mayhem, a comedy series starring the world-famous Muppets 


The series was developed by Adam F. Goldberg, Bill Barretta and Jeff Yorkes based on characters created by Jim Henson. It is written by Adam F. Goldberg ("The Goldbergs"), Bill Barretta ("The Muppets," "Muppets Haunted Mansion") and Jeff Yorkes.

The executive producers are Goldberg, Barretta, Michael Bostick and Kris Eber. Yorkes is a co-executive producer. The Muppets Studio's David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter are also executive producers.

The Disney Branded Television series is produced by ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio for Disney+ Hotstar.

Making the announcement,  President Disney Branded Television  Ayo Davis said, 'the Muppets are renowned for quality, creativity and unrivaled, fun storytelling for the whole family. We are thrilled to have Adam, Bill and Jeff at the helm to bring all of these iconic and great new characters to life in fresh and dynamic ways."

“Adam F. Goldberg is our resident Muppet enthusiast at Signature and getting to play in the sandbox with Bill, a longtime Muppet performer, as well as these beloved characters was a dream come true for him, Bill and Jeff,” Jonnie Davis, President, ABC Signature, said.

. “Their take is fresh, fun, musical and of course, hilarious. We couldn’t be happier to be the studio that is helping them get the band back together,'Jonnie said.

After 45 years of rockin’ out, The Electric Mayhem goes on an epic musical journey to finally record their first studio album. With the help of a driven young music executive, Nora, the old-school Muppet band comes face to face with the current day music scene as they try to finally go platinum.

Talking about the series,  executive producer and senior vice president of Disney Live Entertainment and The Muppets Studio.David Lightbody said, 'we are so excited to bring the story of The Electric Mayhem Band to the front and center of this new series. They’ve been entertaining audiences since ‘The Muppet Show,’ which debuted 45 years ago, so it’s wonderful that these characters are finally getting to play lead rather than supporting roles.,”

The series stars : The Muppets including Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot on saxophone and Lips on trumpet.

The Muppets are hot off the critically-acclaimed "Muppets Haunted Mansion," the first-ever Muppets Halloween special and the first special from The Muppets Studio for Disney+ Hotstar. It includes three new original songs. The Muppets also star in an original short-form series, “Muppets Now" available on Disney+ Hotstar


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