{"id":5265,"date":"2025-09-18T00:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/sabrina-carpenter-2026-muppet-show-special-disney-plus-1236069122\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T00:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:34:16","slug":"sabrina-carpenter-2026-muppet-show-special-disney-plus-1236069122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/sabrina-carpenter-2026-muppet-show-special-disney-plus-1236069122\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Play the Music: Sabrina Carpenter to Guest Star on 2026 \u2018Muppet Show\u2019\u00a0Special"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThe Muppet Show<\/em> is coming back \u2014 and it better have an unlimited sequin budget, because pop A-lister Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> will be joining her fellow bedazzled diva Miss Piggy on the Muppet Theatre stage.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn Wednesday (Sept. 17), Disney+ announced that The Muppet Show<\/em> \u2014 which originally ran from 1976 to 1981 \u2014 will return for a one-off special in 2026, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the series premiere.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s time to play the music, it\u2019s time to light the lights, it\u2019s time to get things started as The Muppet Show<\/em> returns for a triumphant event on Disney+ in 2026 with special guest star @SabrinaCarpenter!\u201d reads a caption on the Disney+ social accounts, alongside photos of the show\u2019s logo and a mug engraved with Kermit the Frog\u2019s name. \u201cThis brand-new installment from The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures will feature Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and the gang as they return to the Muppet Theatre to put on a variety show filled with music, comedy, and plenty of chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCarpenter will also serve as an executive producer on the special, alongside Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver and Alex McAtee, who are exec-producing for Point Grey Pictures, and David Lightbody, Leigh Slaughter and Michael Steinbach, executive producing for The Muppets Studio.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em> is reporting that the special will serve as a \u201cbackdoor pilot\u201d for a proper revival of the series next year.<\/p>\n

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It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights, it’s time to get things started as The Muppet Show returns for a triumphant event on Disney+ in 2026\u00a0with\u00a0special guest star Sabrina Carpenter!<\/p>\n

This brand-new installment from The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/nhKxGjNRLb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Disney+ (@DisneyPlus) September 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n