Title of Disney+ Beauty and the Beast prequel series revealed

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Alan Menken has revealed the name of the upcoming Beauty and the Beast prequel series, which will stream on Disney+.

Confirmed to star are Luke Evans and Josh Gad, who played Gaston and LeFou respectively in the 2017 live-action film. Gad has also co-written the series, along with Once Upon A Time creators, Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.

In a recent interview with Variety, Menken said: “I’m excited about the projects I’m doing. I’m working on Disenchanted and a new Beauty and the Beast prequel, The Little Town. I’ve also been working on the new animated picture Spellbound with John Lasseter.  And I’m doing a bunch of Broadway shows.

Little Town is a direct reference to a lyric from ‘Belle’, the opening number from Beauty and the Beast, written by Howard Ashman.

The series has been developed during the lockdown period and is due to begin production soon.