Disney Orders ‘How We Became The Biggest Band In The World’ And ‘Vampirina’

Disney Branded Television has greenlit How We Became the Biggest Band in the World and Vampirina, two music-driven, live-action comedies slated to premiere in 2025 on Disney Channel and Disney+. Both are working titles.

How We Became the Biggest Band in the World follows three members of a famous pop group, Electric Bloom, as they look back and tell the story of their band and friendship, starting with the day they all met in middle school. The girls go on a journey to becoming the biggest band in the world and the best friends in the universe.

The series stars Lumi Pollack (The Fallout) as Posey, newcomer Carmen Sanchez as Jade, Ruby Marino as Tulip and Nathaniel Buescher (Circuit Breakers) as Lucas.

Eric Friedman serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside writers and executive producers Alex Fox and Rachel Songwriter Diane Warren and Bahareh Batmang are executive producers, and Warren wrote the songs in the pilot. Jody Hahn directed and executive-produced the pilot.

Vampirina, based on the books written by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, and inspired by the Disney Jr. animated series of the same name, follows a tween vampire girl who leaves the safety of Transylvania to attend a performing arts boarding school. Living amongst humans for the first time, she pursues her passion for music while keeping her vampire secret, something that’s made more challenging when her overprotective father charges an overzealous ghost to live with her at the school.

Vampirina stars Kenzi Richardson as Vee, Jiwon Lee (Rise Up, Sing Out) as Sophie, Shaun Dixon (The Neighborhood) as Elijah, Milo Maharlika (Les Miserables Broadway National Tour) as Demi and Faith Hedley as Britney.

Randi Barnes serves as showrunner and executive producer.of Vampirina. Tim Federle and Bronwyn North-Reist are executive producers. Kimberly McCullough directed and executive produced the pilot.

“How We Became the Biggest Band in the World and Vampirina are two standout additions to Disney Channel’s comedy slate,” said Ayo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television in a statement. “Both new series are full of all the elements we know our young audiences love: relatable, aspirational characters, upbeat music and plenty of laughter, friendship and heart.”

The number of episodes ordered for either series has not been confirmed at press time.