By the way, mom, Cheetah girls 4 officially happening!
Raven-Symoné confirmed on Wednesday, July 8 that a new installment of the iconic Disney franchise is officially in the works, revealing on Instagram that she is already ready to The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen.
The It’s So Raven star shared the surprise announcement in a video soundtracked by Strut from The Cheetah Girls 2giving fans their first tease of the revival. “POV: struts to the set of The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen“, Symoné, 40, wrote on top of the clip.
“It’s happening and it’s CHEETAHLISHOUS!” she added in the post’s caption.
No further details about the story or release timeline have been shared. However, People confirmed that original stars Adrienne Bailon and Sabrina Bryan will return.
Symoné starred as Galleria Garibaldi in the 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie hit alongside Bailon, Bryan and Kiely Williams. The film followed four friends who formed a girl group and chased their dreams of pop stardom after landing a record deal, eventually growing into one of Disney Channel’s biggest early franchises.
Based on Deborah Gregory’s book series, The Cheetah Girls spawned two sequels, hit soundtracks and a successful concert tour before the group disbanded in 2008. Raven returned for The Cheetah Girls 2 in 2006, but the third film did not appear, One worldto focus on his solo career.
Symoné has previously been candid about some of the other reasons she left, including feeling “ostracized” and “left out”. She and Kiely Williams were finally able to heal their year-long rift in 2020. However, Kiely will not return for the new film.
