LOS ANGELES — Apple TV+ today announced it is greenlighting a new Harriet the Spy series which will be the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel by Louise Fitzhugh.
Produced by The Jim Henson Company and Rehab Entertainment, the new series will be voiced by a star-studded cast, including Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee Beanie Feldstein, who will star as the main character, the fiercely independent, adventurous and curious 11-year-old Harriet M. Welsch. Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch will voice the role of Ole Golly, Harriet’s larger-than-life, no-nonsense nanny. Additional voice talent includes Lacey Chabert as Marion Hawthorne, the ringleader of a group of smug, popular girls at Harriet’s school.
The series will be written and executive produced by Will McRobb (The Adventures of Pete & Pete). Sidney Clifton (Black Panther, Me, Eloise) will be the producer. Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford will executive produce on behalf of The Jim Henson Company, and John W. Hyde and Terissa Kelton will executive produce for Rehab Entertainment. Wendy Moss-Klein and Nancy Steingard of 2 Friends Entertainment will also serve as executive producers. Titmouse Animation Studios will animate the series.
The anticipated premiere date for the series was not announced.
