Disney Confirms Once Upon A Time Replacement In New Fantasy Series

Published Sep 18, 2026, 3:35 PM EDT Abdullah Al-Ghamdi joined Screen Rant in August 2019 and is now one of the leading contributors of the TV News team. Having written over 4000 news stories in that time , with his work cited in Buzzfeed and TV Insider, he's always bemoaning that there's too many shows and not enough time. You can contact him at: aalghamdi@hey.com. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Once Upon A Time has a worthy successor in an upcoming Disney+ series. That series is Coven Academy, which centers on three teenage witches and their dangerously charming warlock classmates who attend an elite boarding school for magic, where power serves as currency, secrets can be deadly, and attraction becomes a liability. Trapped between ancient supernatural conflicts and forbidden romances, the coven must determine how far they will go to protect both their city and themselves. The series hails from Tim Federle, previously the showrunner and executive producer of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and stars Malina Pauli Weissman, Malachi Barton, Jordan Leftwich, Ora Duplass, Louis Thresher, Tiffani Thiessen, and Devon Sawa. It premieres October 1 on Freeform, streaming the next day on Disney+, Hulu, and Freeform On Demand. Disney+ has now unveiled the full Coven Academy trailer. Check it out below: More to come...