Disney Readies Freaky Friday Musical Movie

The Disney Channel original movie Freaky Friday will be available on DisneyNOW and Disney Channel VOD ahead of its linear premiere.

The music-driven comedic movie—about a mother and daughter who, strangely, spend a day in each other’s shoes—stars Cozi Zuehlsdorff (Dolphin Tale) and Heidi Blickenstaff (The Little Mermaid and Something Rotten! on Broadway, and the stage production of Freaky Friday). It is set to debut on Disney Channel on August 10 at 8 p.m. and becomes available at 12 a.m. that day to verified users of DisneyNOW and on Disney Channel VOD.

Adam Bonnett, executive VP of original programming for Disney Channel, said, “This movie is a creative collaboration with our theatrical colleagues who developed an original stage musical from a beloved story. Now we’ve added a fresh twist by adapting it again into a movie for kids and families—with Broadway talent on and off camera—that has the potential to be a classic ‘DCOM’ for years to come.”