As 2022 is reaching its holiday season, Disney is already getting excited for 2023, starting with The Proud Family! Season 2 of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will be coming to Disney+ on February 1st, and it looks like there’s more reason to jump for joy. On a newly released featurette, which can be viewed below, the upcoming guest stars share their excitement for the new season (along with how impactful The Proud Family is for them).
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is a follow-up to the beloved Disney Channel original series, which follows teenager Penny Proud, her friends, and her beloved family, as they tackle the ups and downs of everyday life. While the original series premiered in 2001 and tackled issues and themes of the time, Louder and Prouder manages to blend the best of the old and the new. The characters you know and love are back, but in a refreshingly modern coat of paint and tackling issues relevant in the 2020’s.
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Upon its premiere last February, Louder and Prouder was met with raving success. The show was nominated for three different Emmy awards and came home with the award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program. Critics and audiences were ecstatic to see their favorite family return, and according to the new celebrity guests, so were they! Executive producer Ralph Farquhar comments on the eagerness of potential actors wanting a role in the next season.
“People were approaching us, saying ‘Hey, I wanna do the show!’”
The Excited Voices For The Proud Family
Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
The featurette gives a behind-the-scenes look at the various guest appearances for season 2, including Gabrielle Union, Anthony Anderson, Chance the Rapper, Leslie Odom Jr., Normani, Holly Robinson Peete, Gabby Douglas, and Laurie Hernandez. Season 2 will also be featuring the voices of Dominique Dawes, Maury Povich, Storm Reid, Courtney B. Vance, and Liana Mendoza. Everyone in the featurette speaks highly of the show, as well as its importance as positive representation. Singer and songwriter Normani especially comments on what the show means for her.
Along with providing the voice the character Giselle, Normani also co-wrote the original song, “You’re Lucky I Let You Love Me” with Mariah Meshae, Nkenge Kamau, and The Proud Family original composer, Kurt Farquhar. Farquhar is also credited with writing and composing the theme song for The Proud Family as well as the reimagined version for the revival. Ashley Neumeister is serving as music supervisor, joining Farquhar as he reprises his role as series music composer and songwriter. Normani will also provide vocals for several more original songs for the new season.
“I loved The Proud Family growing up. When I found out there was going to be a reboot, I just wanted to be a part of it in some shape or form. For me, that show meant absolutely everything and it’s deeper than a ‘cartoon’.”
The Proud Family and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder are both available to stream on Disney+. Before season 2 drops, episodes of Louder and Prouder will also be dropping weekly on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
