After 16 years in development hell, live-action Tinker Bell is a "high priority" for Disney Plus as the show sets screenwriters

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After 16 years in development hell, live-action Tinker Bell is a "high priority" for Disney Plus as the show sets screenwriters News By Emily Garbutt published 11 March 2026

Tink, a live-action TV show, is in the works at Disney Plus

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Disney is finally making moves on its live-action Tinker Bell TV show after over a decade in development hell.

The series, titled Tink, is now a "high priority" for Disney Plus, according to Deadline, with Friday Night Lights' Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter on board as screenwriters and executive producers. Disney hasn't released a logline or synopsis for the show yet and there's no casting information, either.

A live-action project about Peter Pan's fairy friend has been in the works since 2010, when a rom-com starring Elizabeth Banks was announced. That movie ended up going nowhere, until another film with Reese Witherspoon in the titular role was reported to be in development in 2015. Since then, Tinker Bell has appeared in live-action in 2023's Peter Pan & Wendy, played by Yara Shahidi.

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Based on J.M. Barrie's character from his novel Peter & Wendy, Tinker Bell first appeared in animated form in Disney's Peter Pan, which was released back in 1953, and its 2002 sequel Return to Neverland. Her character design, with blonde hair, bright green dress, and trail of pixie dust, has become one of the House of Mouse's most recognizable figures.

A series of animated Tinker Bell movies followed between 2008 and 2015, featuring the voices of Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, America Ferrera, and Kristin Chenoweth, following her adventures in Neverland before she met Peter Pan.

Tink doesn't have a release date yet. For more from the House of Mouse, check out our guide to all the new Disney movies on the way in 2026 and beyond.

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