"Sofia the First" Fact Sheet

"Sofia the First" Fact Sheet

FACT SHEET

Title:                                 “Sofia the First”

Network:                          Disney Channel and Disney Junior

Premiere:                         January 11, 2013 (9:30 a.m., ET/PT), on Disney Channel
                                        
Parental Guideline:           TV-Y

Synopsis:                         The Humanitas and Emmy® Award-winning animated television series “Sofia the First” is set in the storybook world of Enchancia and tells the story of Princess Sofia, an adventurous little girl who becomes a princess overnight after her mom marries the king. Throughout her journey, she discovers that looking like a princess isn’t all that difficult, but possessing the characteristics of a true princess – honesty, loyalty, compassion and grace – is what makes one truly royal.  

Background:                     The November 18, 2012, premiere of Disney Junior’s animated television movie “Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess,” which introduced Disney’s first little girl princess, became the #1 cable TV telecast of all time in Kids 2-5 and Girls 2-5 and the #1 preschool cable TV telecast ever in Total Viewers (8.17 million) and Women 18-49.

Curriculum:                      Created for kids age 2-7 and their families, the stories are designed to communicate positive messages and life lessons that are applicable to young children.  While she lives in an enchanting fairytale world of castles, wizards and flying horses, Sofia remains a relatable, peer-to-peer princess who is experiencing many of the same social situations as young viewers at home, including fitting in at school, building sibling relationships, making new friends, discovering how and when to be brave, learning the importance of telling the truth, and mastering new skills and good sportsmanship.

Voice Cast:                        Ariel Winter as Sofia
                                         Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda
                                         Wayne Brady as Clover
                                         Tim Gunn as Baileywick
                                         Darcy Rose Byrnes as Amber
Zach Callison, Tyler Merna, and Nicolas Cantu as James
                                         Travis Willingham as King Roland II
                                         Jess Harnell as Cedric
                                         Ashley Eckstein as Mia the Bluebird
                                         Meghan Strange as Robin 
                                         Barbara Dirickson as Flora
                                         Russi Taylor as Fauna
                                         Tress MacNeille as Merryweather
                                         Jim Cummings as Wormwood

Recurring Voice Cast:       Eric Stonestreet as Minimus
                                         Bonnie Hunt as Aunt Tilly
                                         Megan Mullally as Miss Nettle
                                         Ellie Kemper as Crackle
                                         Andrew Rannells as Skye
                                         Megan Hilty as Prisma
                                         Ming-Na Wen as Vega
                                         Colin Salmon as Orion
                                         Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Chrysta
                                         Hugh Bonneville as the Voice of the Secret Library
                                        

Developed,
Executive Produced
and Story Edited:              Craig Gerber   
                                        
Executive Producer/
Director:                           Jamie Mitchell

Songwriter/
Music Director:                 John Kavanaugh

Composer:                        Kevin Kliesch

Voice Director:                 Sam Riegel
                                        
Curriculum Advisors:        Vicki Ariyasu, Ed.M.
                                         Becky Herr Stevenson, Ph.D.
                                         May Chao
                                        
Production Company:       Disney Television Animation