Bring out the frying pans and flying lanterns, because come 2017, the well-loved animated film "Tangled" is officially hitting the small screen.

To the avid Disney fan, an animated film becoming an animated series is not unheard of. However, it has been quite a while since a series was based on a blockbuster film, so the news of "Tangled" returning as a TV series comes as a big surprise to everyone. What's even more surprising is that Geek Tyrant tells that most of the big names from the original film are coming back. Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore will be reprising their roles as Flynn Rider and Rapunzel respectively, while Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slate are back as well to create new songs for the series.

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The two main characters are not the only ones returning: the animal sidekicks of both Flynn and Rapunzel - Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse - are also in the series, along with the ever-lovable Snuggly Duckling Pub Thugs. Entertainment Weekly also reports a new character that goes by the name of Cassandra, who will not only be Rapunzel's handmaiden but will also serve as her confidant.

However, Disney fans should rejoice at the fact that this is not the only movie spinoff that will be released in the future. After the most recent "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" spinoff "7D," Disney Insider claims that the House of Mouse will also start to show a spinoff of "The Lion King" named "The Lion Guard," which will focus on the son of Simba. A TV movie will first show on Disney Junior before eventually releasing the series.

The movie will follow the events of "Tangled" and just before the events of the short film "Tangled Ever After," so fans can be sure that the gang from Corona went through a lot before they get to the charming wedding in "Ever After."

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