PREVIEW OF NEW DISNEY CHANNEL ORIGINAL SERIES
"LIV AND MADDIE" FRIDAY, JULY 19 -
SERIES PREMIERE THIS FALL
-- Dove Cameron, Joey Bragg, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Benjamin King and Kali Rocha Star --
It's double the fun following the world premiere of the Disney
Channel Original Movie "Teen Beach Movie," as Disney Channel presents a
preview of the upcoming original sitcom "Liv and Maddie," FRIDAY, JULY
19 (9:45 p.m., ET/PT). The series follows smart and witty
fifteen-year-old identical twins Liv and Maddie, both played by
seventeen-year-old Dove Cameron, and their tight-knit family, younger
brothers Joey and Parker, and parents Pete and Karen. "Liv and Maddie"
will premiere this fall on Disney Channel.
In
the preview episode, twin sisters Liv and Maddie at long last reunite
when Liv returns home to Wisconsin after starring for four years in a
hit musical television show in Hollywood. The Rooney sisters quickly
realize their polar opposite personalities put their unbreakable twin
bond to the test. While their parents play referee between Liv, a cool,
confident, social butterfly who loves to sing, and Maddie, a smart,
athletic, high school basketball star who opts for high tops over high
heels, brothers Joey and Parker seize the opportunity to capitalize on
the chaos and get away with as much as they can.
Starring
are Dove Cameron ("Malibu Country," upcoming Disney Channel Original
Movie "Cloud 9") as Liv and Maddie Rooney; newcomers Joey Bragg and
Tenzing Norgay Trainor as younger brothers Joey and Parker Rooney;
Benjamin King ("SCRUBS," "NCIS") as dad Pete Rooney and Kali Rocha
("Grey's Anatomy," "Modern Family") as mom Karen Rooney.
"Liv
and Maddie" is created and executive-produced by John Beck and Ron Hart
(both of "According to Jim"). Andy Fickman ("The Game Plan," "Race to
Witch Mountain"), John Peaslee ("According to Jim," "Dog With A Blog")
and Betsy Sullenger ("You Again") are also executive producers, and
Fickman will direct episodes for the series. "Liv and Maddie" is from
It's A Laugh Productions, Inc. and carries a TV-G parental guideline.
Disney
Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network
that taps into the world of kids and families through original series
and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 99 million U.S.
homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the
world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney/ABC Television Group.
