Entertainment
Disney+ Finds Ramping Up New Streaming Service Has Its Minuses
- Getting the programming right has led to false starts
- Some shows prove more suited to Hulu’s grownup audience
Hilary Duff attends D23 Disney+ Showcase in Anaheim, California.
Photographer: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
In August, actress Hilary Duff described rebooting the “Lizzie McGuire” show for the Disney+ streaming service as a dream come true. Seven months later, it’s become a dream deferred.
Disney halted production of the series and parted ways with creator Terri Minsky in January, citing creative differences. Duff, 32, put out a statement on Instagram last month saying she didn’t think the new family-friendly streaming service was the right place to air an update of her hit teen comedy, which ran on the Disney Channel in the early 2000s.