The fairies are coming to the small screen and Peter Pan‘s Tinker Bell is leading the charge. The iconic character is getting her own live-action series and we are definitely here for it!
Tinker Bell is setting off on her own adventures in the upcoming drama series, which will stream on Disney+. The series, Tink, comes from creators Liz Heldens and Bridget Carpenter and is being positioned as a major development for the company.
According to Deadline, Disney has been âplotting an updated version of the classic character.â
Tinker Bell first appeared in J. M. Barrieâs 1904 play Peter Pan. She later appeared in the 1911 novel adaptation, Peter and Wendy.
Since then, the feisty, and fiercely loyal, but also jealous, and hot-tempered fairy has appeared in many film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan story.
Over the years, several actors have taken on the role of Tinker Bell, including Julia Roberts and Keira Knightley. In 2023, Yara Shahidiâs portrayal marked a shift in how the character had traditionally been depicted.
In an exclusive interview with People Magazine at the time, the talented young actress said that portraying Tinker Bell was âsomething really powerfulâ.
âMy take on Tinker Bell nods towards the classic feistiness that we love about her, that kind of overly expressive nature,â she said.
She continued telling the outlet that she didn’t want the project to result in a simple “race swap,” she wanted more for the role.
âWhile I can argue that thereâs something really powerful about having a Black Tinker Bell, to be able to have a role where the job was fantasy was really an escape as an actor. ⊠It reminded me how much I enjoy the creativity of my job.â
