Overview
- The Directing Program expands its slate to include Celebrity Family Feud, Coven Academy, Grey’s Anatomy and Reasonable Doubt, joining The Bachelorette, Dancing with the Stars, General Hospital and Project Runway.
- Directing participants receive a guaranteed opportunity to helm an episode on a Disney series with mentorship, shadowing and access to creative executives.
- The 2025–26 directing cohort includes Vanessa Beletic, Sammi Cannold, Alejandra Lopez, Ryan Richmond, Jamala Gaither, Gayle Galvez, Claire Gostin, Sagiv Karpel and Kiki Malone.
- The Writing Program employs participants for one year with salary and benefits, transitioning to WGA scale if they staff during that term.
- The 2026 Writing Program cohort features Maya Florin, Mariam Girgis, Cassidy Lee, Noelle Liljedahl, Monica Lucas, Neiman and Aaron Outlen, Jenna Park and Kat Vladimirova.