Disney Plus to Debut October ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ Halloween Special

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Will Arnett, Yvette Nicole Brown, Taraji P. Henson to appear in Oct. 8 special

Disney Plus will get an early start on Halloween with a new Oct. 8 special featuring The Muppets.

The special, Muppets Haunted Mansion, will feature many of the iconic Muppets characters as well as actors Will Arnett, Yvette Nicole Brown and Taraji P. Henson, according to the streaming service.

Also appearing in the special are Chrissy Metz, Alfonso Ribeiro, Edward Asner, Jeannie Mai, Danny Trejo, Sasheer Zamata, Craig Robinson, Skai Jackson, Pat Sajak, Geoff Keighley, Justina Machado, John Stamos and Kim Irvine.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.