The Cheetah Girls Return to Disney with ‘The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen’

The Cheetah Girls are coming back to Disney! Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Lynn Whitfield, and Sabrina Bryan will reprise their roles from the original franchise, and will be joined by a whole new crop of girls for the new movie.

Titled, The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen, Raven-Symoné, will produce and return to her role as Galleria alongside Bailon returning as Chanel. Whitfield and Lori Alter are set to reprise their roles as Dorothea and Juanita, while Bryan will make a special appearance as Dorinda, and Sophia Bush is set to appear in a supporting role as Jennifré.

“A new cast of talented young actresses stars in the movie, including Leah Sava’ Jeffries as Galleria’s daughter Faith, Carmen Sanchez as Chanel’s sister Dior, Kaileen Chang as Ruby, and Sophie Lennon as Brooklyn. Newcomer Kamogelo Ramashala, a local South African actor discovered during Disney’s global open casting call, is set as Kendi.”

In the new movie, “when Cheetah Girls Galleria (Symoné) and Chanel (Bailon), alongside Galleria’s daughter Faith (Jeffries) and her three friends, travel to Africa to volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary. Along the way, these four teen girls test their friendship, find their voice, and discover the true Cheetah spirit as they save the preserve and ultimately take the stage as the new Cheetah Girls.”

The music-driven film is set to go into production in South Africa this month.

Source: Disney