Disney+ has announced that Laruen Graham has been cast as the lead in their upcoming 10-episode original series, The Mighty Ducks. The show is inspired by the 90s film franchise and will feature Graham as the mother of 12-year-old Evan, played by Brady Noon.
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What’s happening:
- Lauren Graham has been cast in the lead role in the new Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks.
- Graham will star as Alex, and Brady Noon is set to portray her son, Evan.
- Based on the ‘90s hit franchise, the 10-episode original series begins production this month in Vancouver and will premiere later this year on the streaming service.
- Graham is also a co-executive producer on the series.
About the series:
- “In present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports.”
- The Mighty Ducks is produced by ABC Signature Studios, a part of Disney Television Studios.
Meet Lauren Graham:
- Lauren Graham is an award-winning actress, producer, and author, widely known for her work on the critically acclaimed television shows Parenthood and Gilmore Girls.
- For her performance as Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, Graham was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series, and two Television Critics Association Awards for Individual Achievement in both Drama and Comedy.
- Graham also appeared on all six seasons of NBC’s Parenthood as Sarah Braverman and she reprised her beloved Lorelai Gilmore role in Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life on Netflix in 2016.
- She most recently appeared in the acclaimed HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm and voiced the character Oxana Hauntley in the Disney Junior animated series Vampirina.
- She can currently be seen in the new hit NBC drama series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, which premiered in January. Other feature film credits include:
- Max
- Flash of Genius
- Evan Almighty
- Because I Said So
- Bad Santa
- Nightwatch
- One True Thing
- Graham’s debut novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe quickly became a bestseller in 2013 and was adapted as a television series.
Meet Brady Noon:
- Noon recently starred in Good Boys, which opened #1 at the box office in August and had the biggest opening for an original comedy in 2019.
- Noon got his acting start alternating the role of Tommy Darmody on four seasons of Boardwalk Empire with his twin brother, Conner.
- He will next be seen in the comedy Marry Me opposite Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson.
Creative team:
- Steve Brill, the original creator, writer and executive producer of all three films, is back as co-creator and executive producer of the new series.
- Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa (The King of Queens, 13 Going On 30), are co-creators and will serve as showrunners.
- James Griffiths and Michael Spiller will serve as executive producers with Griffiths directing.
- Lauren Graham is co-executive producer.
- George Heller and Brad Petrigala of Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Jordan Kerner also serve as non-writing executive producers.
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