Disney Junior Slates Firebuds Premiere

Disney Branded Television’s Firebuds, from creator and executive producer Craig Gerber (Elena of Avalor, Sofia the First), is set to debut on Disney Junior on September 21.

The animated comedy-adventure series follows a team of young first responders and their talking vehicle sidekicks. Each episode showcases the importance of teamwork, helping your community and volunteering.

The lead voice cast includes Declan Whaley, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Vivian Vencer, Lily Sanfelippo, JeCobi Swain and Caleb Paddock, as well as Lou Diamond Phillips and Yvette Nicole Brown. Recurring and guest stars are Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef), Oscar Nuñez (The Office), “Weird Al” Yankovic (Milo Murphy’s Law), Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille) and more.

Planned extensions for the series include the Disney Junior Music: Firebuds digital soundtrack from Walt Disney Records, debuting September 16, and storybooks from Disney Publishing releasing next year. Spin Master is the North American toy licensee for the series and will debut a toy line featuring vehicles, figures, playsets and more in summer 2023.

In addition to Gerber, Firebuds’ creative team includes Matt Hoverman as story editor, Francis Giglio as art director and Robb Pratt and Craig Simpson as supervising director and producer, respectively. Krystal Banzon, Leanna Dindal, Norma Sepulveda, Jeremy Shipp and Alyssa Stratton comprise the writing team, and the episodic directors are Kris Wimberly and Julius Aguimatang. Emmy Award-nominated Beau Black is the series songwriter, and Emmy Award winner Frederik Wiedmann is composer.

In addition to premiering on Disney Junior on September 21, the show will air on Disney Channel at the same time. An initial batch of episodes will also premiere the same day on on-demand platforms and Disney+.