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Disney+ Develops Aquamarine Sequel Pilot With Jake McDorman Returning

The pilot reunites the original director with returning cast and a new half‑mermaid lead to extend the 2006 film into a coming‑of‑age mystery for streaming

Overview

  • Disney+ ordered a pilot to revive Aquamarine and has assembled key creative personnel for the project.
  • Fourteen‑year‑old Kenzi Richardson is cast as Coral, the daughter who discovers she is half mermaid and begins investigating her mother’s disappearance.
  • Jake McDorman is reported to return as Raymond, now a single father who must navigate Coral’s growing independence while mourning Aquamarine.
  • Emma Roberts is attached as an executive producer and will guest star as Claire Brown, with Sarah Watson writing the pilot and Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum set to direct and executive produce.
  • The project remains at the pilot stage with new series regulars added and no full series pickup announced, fitting a wider trend of streaming platforms mining early‑2000s IP for franchise content.