LIZZIE MCGUIRE Creator Terri Minsky Opens Up After Being Fired From the Reboot, Which Is Being Redeveloped

Lizzie McGuire fans were getting excited for the revival series coming to Disney+ that was going to chronicle the life of the original series title character, all grown up and living in New York City. The McGuire family was back for filming, and series star Hilary Duff had expressed her excitement for the project. Everything was looking good, until last month, when original series creator and revival showrunner Terri Minski was unceremoniously fired after shooting only two episodes.

Now, the direction of the series is in question. According to Deadline, there’s been no change in the series’ status, and it is currently being redeveloped. Disney is making some clear intentions known for their streaming service, though. Just yesterday, we reported that the series adaptation of the film Love, Simon, which was scheduled for Disney+, had changed its name to Love, Victor, and had moved to Hulu, as the adult themes of the series were not in line with Disney+’s family-friendly theme.

Now it seems that the Lizzie McGuire series is facing that same issue. While Duff has remained quiet about the stalemate, she did post a screenshot to her Instagram this week that showed a headline stating the Love, Victor series, was making the move to Hulu after it was deemed not “family-friendly.” She circled “family friendly,” and wrote above it, “Sounds familiar.”

Creator Terri Minsky opened up to Variety about her firing, stating:

“I am so proud of the two episodes we did. Hilary has a grasp of Lizzie McGuire at 30 that needs to be seen. It’s a wonderful thing to watch. I would love the show to exist, but ideally I would love it if it could be given that treatment of going to Hulu and doing the show that we were doing. That’s the part where I am completely in the dark. It’s important to me that this show was important to people. I felt like I wanted to do a show that was worthy of that kind of devotion.”

It’s too bad they didn’t get to make the series they wanted. After all, original series fans are all grown up now, so it seems they should be the target audience. It would make sense to make a more adult series about an adult woman.

What do you think of this whole Lizzie McQuire reboot debacle?