Disney+ has announced that the fourth and final season of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will premiere on July 29, ahead of the beloved series’ 25th anniversary. In addition, an all-new stop-motion holiday special, A Proud Family Wizmas, will debut later this year on Disney+.
The news comes on the heels of Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar’s overall deal being renewed for another year with Disney Television Animation, a part of Disney Kids & Family, under their production banner, BaR Productions. They will continue to write, develop and produce series for platforms across Disney Entertainment Television.
Disney+ Confirms The Final Season Of ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’
Season four finds the Proud family at a life-changing turning point. Penny Proud is pulled into a series of unexpected adventures that test her courage and identity.
With more action-packed, mind-bending and heartfelt twists than ever before, the Prouds face every new challenge head-on, proving that no matter how chaotic life gets, they’re strongest when they face it together.
The season four cast includes Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud, JoMarie Payton as Suga Mama, Cedric The Entertainer as Uncle Bobby, Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones, Soleil Moon Frye as Zoey Howzer, Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevardez, Carlos Mencia as Felix Boulevardez, Alvaro Gutierrez as Papi, Raquel Lee Bolleau as Nubia Gross, Marcus T. Paulk as Myron and Melissa De Sousa as Sunset Boulevardez.
New guest stars include Mariah Carey, Romany Malco, Chloe Bailey, Lorraine Toussaint, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo, Kym Whitley, Dee Nasty, Adele Givens, Ali Wong, JB Smoove and Lashana Lynch, with more set to join recurring guests Anthony Anderson as Ray Ray and Tiffany Haddish as Ms. Hill.
Produced by Disney Television Animation, part of Disney Kids & Family, with creator and executive producer Bruce W. Smith and executive producer Ralph Farquhar of BaR Productions, the series has garnered recognition and critical acclaim by winning a NAMIC Award, multiple NAACP Image Awards, including for Outstanding Animated Series, and a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series.
Additional accolades for the series include GLAAD Media Awards and Annie Awards nominations.
‘A Proud Family Wizmas’ Brings A Stop-Motion Holiday To Disney+
A Proud Family Wizmas is a song-filled, stop-motion holiday special produced by Disney Television Animation, part of Disney Kids & Family, with creator and executive producer Bruce W. Smith and executive producer Ralph Farquhar of BaR Productions, alongside co-director David Brooks and Portland-based stop-motion studio HouseSpecial.
Kurt Farquhar returns as songwriter and composer, with six new original songs to be included in the holiday special.
All episodes from the first three seasons of The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder and previous seasons of the original series are now streaming on Disney+. Season 4 releases on Disney+ on July 29.
