The new Disney Channel animated series Hailey’s On It is a bit hard to describe succinctly. The show follows 14-year-old Hailey Banks (Auli’i Cravalho) as she looks to complete a list of wildly impractical tasks with her best friend Scott (Manny Jacinto) in order to save the world because a professor from the future (Sarah Chalke) told her she needed to. It’s a little bit My Name Is Earl/100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd, a little bit Bill and Ted, and overall charming.
But you don’t have to take my word for it; the series is set to premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD on June 8 and the next day on Disney Plus. Ahead of that, we had the opportunity to speak with creators and executive producers Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje all about what it was like crafting the show through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the benefits of animation, and how making a difference can sometimes start small.
