Jon Favreau has put a date on Oswald. The three-part miniseries will debut on Disney+ in February 2027, and Favreau showed the first footage at D23, giving the project its first public shape.
The new live-action/animated series stars Kathryn Hahn, Ravi Cabot-Conyers and Steve Martin. In the footage, Oswald is seen in Walt's office on the Walt Disney Studios lot, slipping past a janitor and dancing on the piano, a quick preview that suggests the series will mix mischief with the character’s old-school comic timing.
That timing matters because Oswald has spent much of his history out of Disney's reach. Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1927, the rabbit appeared in a series of shorts released by Universal between 1927 and 1938, before Disney CEO Bob Iger brokered a deal with Universal in 2006 to bring the character back. That deal included the trade of Al Micahels, who went on to become the play-by-play announcer for NBC's NFL coverage.
Favreau also said Sergio Pablos led the animation team, a detail that helps explain why the footage looked polished rather than nostalgic in a museum-piece way. The series also included a three-week shoot at Disneyland last year, a clue that the production is aiming for more than a brief cameo from the park.
What remains unanswered is the story the miniseries will actually tell beyond the opening image of Oswald in Walt's office. But the February 2027 date gives Disney+ a fixed landing point, and the first footage makes clear that Favreau is treating Oswald not as a relic, but as a character with a fresh runway.
