Disney Channel announced on Monday that it has officially ordered the “Girl Meets World” pilot to series. Production is set to begin this summer and the series will make its debut on the Disney Channel in 2014.
Disney Channel Worldwide original programming executive vice president, Adam Bonnett, released a statement saying” ‘Boy Meets World’ and its story of adolescent self discovery resonated with an entire generation of tweens.” He continued, “In the same way audiences fell in love with Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence, we look forward to introducing our viewers to their daughter Riley Matthews in ‘Girl Meets World’ and building a memorable connection with a whole new generation of fans.”
Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel are reprising their roles as Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence. Their daughter, Riley will be played by eleven-year-old star Rowan Blanchard. The news series will take place in New York City and follow the adventures of Riley and her best friend Maya, played by Sabrina Carpenter. Cory now is a history teacher at the school and his wife Topanga owns a diner, a popular after school hangout.
Series creator of both ‘Boy Meets World’ and ‘Girl Meets World’, Michael Jacobs also released a statement, “I am grateful to everyone at Disney Channel for the opportunity to reach my favorite audience, which has always been kids. ‘Girl Meets World’ is a new show for a new generation that will be rooted in the same kind of honest, comedic storytelling about coming of age and the importance of family and friendship that made ‘Boy Meets World’ so popular.”
The best part of this news- Mr. Feeny is back! William Daniels will reprise his role as the beloved teacher George Feeny. More good news- Michael Jacobs has also said there’s a good chance that Rider Strong will reprise his role as Cory’s best friend, and loveable bad boy Shawn Hunter, the only character to appear on every episode of “Boy Meets World” aside from Cory and Topanga. Unfortunately, no word on if Cory’s big brother Eric, played by Will Friedle will appear on the new series.