Emilio Estevez Will Reprise His Role in Disney Plus's "Mighty Ducks" Reboot

From Oprah Magazine

• Disney+ has ordered a 10-episode sequel of The Mighty Ducks.

• The Mighty Ducks is a '90s movie trilogy about a youth hockey team coached by a wayward lawyer (Emilio Estevez).

• Estevez will reprise his role as Coach Gordon Bombay in the Disney+ series, and will be joined by Lauren Graham and Brady Noon.

What's old is new again—literally. With its new streaming service, Disney is singlehandedly resurrecting all your '90s favorites.

Only a day after announcing a sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Disney+ dropped more reboot news: The Mighty Ducks, a popular '90s movie trilogy about a youth hockey team, is returning for a 10-episode series.

Emilio Estevez will reprise his role as Coach Gordon Bombay, the man responsible for turning around the worst youth hockey team in Minnesota. Estevez will be joined by co-lead Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and newcomer Brady Noon (Good Boys) as the hockey team's star.

“Once a Duck, always a Duck!, and after 25 years, I am delighted to lace up my skates, put on Coach Bombay’s jacket and return to play the iconic character for this new chapter in The Mighty Ducks franchise,” Estevez said in a statement.

Here's what we know so far. Since the news has only just been released, we'll update with developments.

The Mighty Ducks series will have major crossover with the movies.

Fear not, Mighty Duck fans: The new series will be written with the spirit of the originals in mind. The show will co-written by Steve Brill, the original film trilogy's writer, as well as Till Death creators Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa.

Most importantly, Estevez will reprise his role as the leader of the ragtag bunch of hockey players. Arguably, it wouldn't be The Mighty Ducks without the hotshot lawyer-turned-inspirational coach.

The Mighty Ducks are no longer underdogs.

By the time of the TV sequel, the Mighty Ducks have transformed beyond recognition. They're no longer the scrappy team they were when Gordon first arrived in 1992 and first introduced himself with this now-iconic line: "Here's the long and short of it. I hate hockey and I don't like kids."

All these years later, the Mighty Ducks have turned into Minnesota's most formidable team. When 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is cut from the ultra-competitive hockey team, he and his mom, Alex (Graham), form a new group, coached by Gordon. And so, the underdog spirit of the first Mighty Ducks starts up again.

The Mighty Ducks's cast will feature many rising stars.

The series will introduce a whole new group of hockey players, played by Swayam Bhatia (Succession), Taegen Burns (Dumplin'), Bella Higginbotham (Troop Zero), Kiefer O'Reilly (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), De'Jon Watts (Black Panther), and Maxwell Simkins (The Book of Henry).

Unfortunately, this means Joshua Jackson—who played Ducks player Charlie Conway—probably won't be returning. Jussie Smollett, the Empire star embroiled in controversy, also launched his career with The Mighty Ducks.

A release date has not been announced.

The Mighty Ducks is currently in production. However, Disney + shared enough photos to get us excited for the sequel.

It's officially happening, people! And to that, we say: Quack, quack, quack.

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