Disney has announced that a Kingdom Hearts series is coming to Disney+ and Disney Channel at tonight’s D23 event showcasing upcoming projects in the company’s portfolio.
News about the show is scarce at the moment, but it apparently won’t follow Sora, Donald, and Goofy, but will instead tell a new story in the Kingdom Hearts universe. Series director Tetsuya Nomura will be involved, so expect the show to likely be canon and have major ramifications for the series’ future.
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But that’s not all the Kingdom Hearts news coming from D23. Square Enix and Disney also confirmed that Kingdom Hearts IV will finally be released in late 2027. A new trailer for the game confirms that one of the Disney worlds featured in the game will be based on Coco, the 2017 Pixar film inspired by Day of the Dead.
We also get a new look at Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, who are trying to find Sora after the events of Kingdom Hearts III lead to his disappearance. Based on what we see here, it looks like Sora might be separated from Donald and Goofy in some of the Disney worlds, as neither of them appear in any of the Coco worlds.
Fans can expect more Kingdom Hearts from D23, as there will be a separate panel focused solely on the series tomorrow at 4:30 PT/7:30 ET. Unlike tonight’s panel, it will be broadcast live on Official Kingdom Hearts YouTube channel.
