The wildly popular Disney series is returning as a sequel, and Hilary Duff will reprise her role as Lizzie McGuire. Photo / Getty Images
The wildly popular Disney series is returning as a sequel, and Hilary Duff will reprise her role as Lizzie McGuire. Photo / Getty Images
This really is what dreams are made of.
It's been revealed that one of the Disney Channel's biggest hits, Lizzie McGuire, is returning as a revival available on new streaming platform, Disney+.
The best part? Hilary Duff, who became a child star as the titular character, has confirmed she willreprise the role.
The original series following Lizzie's life as an awkward 13-year-old, desperately trying to fit in with the cool crowd. It ran for four seasons and led to the wildly popular The Lizzie McGuire movie, which grossed $81 million at the global box office.
The reimagined version of the show will be a sequel, featuring Lizzie as a 30-year-old millennial navigating adult life in New York City — along with the animated version of herself.
The announcement was made during a presentation at the D23 Expo at Disneyland in California today.
Cartoon Lizzie was her permanent sidekick. Photo / Supplied
Duff is currently a series regular on hit TV Land series Younger (currently airing on Stan), but has negotiated a waiver allowing her to star in both.
The actress took to Instagram to announce the news, revealing she was "beyond excited".
Honestly how dare Disney wait until I’ve been off Twitter for a month to announce the return of Lizzie McGuire, the greatest television program they have ever produced!
Lizzie McGuire and Proud Family coming back?!? Disney plus is gonna take all of the millennials money, because of the nostalgia. Bye Netflix. pic.twitter.com/QqXGKzcSMp
