Once Upon a Time creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are taking another run at the world of fairytales. They’re teaming up with their former Once Upon a Time writer Brigette Hales to launch a new fairytale TV series for ABC called Epic.
Epic is a romantic anthology series set in the fairytale universe of Disney. Taking place in a Disney-like Enchanted Forest, it will center on a whole new set of new heroes, villains, princes, princesses and all manner of magical beings.
While it will pay homage to the classic signposts we’re all familiar with from the stories we grew up with, Epic will endeavor to create a whole new batch of characters as it explores love in all its forms.
The news of Epic‘s development comes a couple of months after Disney decided not to move forward with Kitsis’ and Horowitz’s Muppets Live Another Day series, which had Frozen star Josh Gad attached. The duo will executive-produce Epic, which Hale will oversee as showrunner while they continue work on their Apple TV+ series, Amazing Stories.
Once Upon a Time was a big hit for ABC, and a large part of that was the show’s use of popular fairy tales which had already been adapted by Disney. The show lasted for seven seasons, ending in 2018.