Draft:Cookies & Milk (TV series)
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Cookies & Milk is a upcoming animated series, based on the debut novel of blues musician Shawn Amos, with Laurence Fishburne as an executive producer.[1] The series will premiere on an unnamed Disney Branded Television platform.[2][3]
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- Laurence Fishburne
- Helen Sugland
| Cookies & Milk | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Cookies & Milk by Shawn Amos |
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| Story by | Brian Egeston |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | Disney Television Animation |
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| Network | TBA |
Plot
Tells the story of a black boy named Ellis Johnson who helps his possibly magical, and optimistic, father, open a cookie shop in Hollywood, California in the 1970s.[4][1][5]
Production
In May 2022, Disney Branded Television announced the series development, with Laurence Fishburne and Helen Sugland, of Cinema Gypsy Productions,[6][7] as executive producers. Jesse Murphy and James Sears Bryant of Jesse James Films, and Shawn Amos will also be executive producers.[2][8][9] Brian Egeston is a co-executive producer and story editor.[4] Disney Television Animation will be producing the series.[2][10]
The animated series is based on the debut semi-autobiographical middle grade novel of Shawn Amos of the same name, which focuses on his own life experience as the son of Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr..[11][12] It is also set to join other Disney products based on books, like the Superfudge animated feature film and live-action Paola Santiago and the River of Tears series.[13] In October 2022, Blues Blast Magazine noted that the news about the series was "wonderful" and said they hoped it "work[ed]...out."[14] As of August 2026, a specific release date has not yet been announced.