Jon Favreau is set to pen and produce an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit animation/live action hybrid series for Disney+, from Walt Disney Studios.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is very important to the Walt Disney Co.The cartoon, which bears close resemblance to Mickey Mouse, has a fractured history with the company and played a pivotal role in the creation of Disney`s most famous animated character. Oswald was created in 1927 by Walt Disney and featured in 27 animated shorts. But after Universal took control of the character in 1928, Disney created a new character as a replacement: Mickey Mouse.

Bringing Oswald home had been a priority for Disney CEO Bob Iger, and The Walt Disney Co. acquired the trademark in 2006. The character entered the public domain in 2023.