Bluish is coming to a cinema near you. Don’t tell your kids yet – you’ll have to wait a few years to see it.

A computer-animated feature film based on the hit series is scheduled to be released by The Walt Disney Company and BBC Studios in 2027, it is said The Hollywood Reporter. The film will stream on Disney+ and will air on ABC iview and ABC Kids in Australia after its global theatrical release.

The feature film will “continue the adventures of Bluey, a lovable, inexhaustible Blue Heeler dog who lives with her mother, father and little sister Bingo,” according to a statement announcing the film.

Famous families of singing talent – ​​including Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack (as Bluey’s mother and father, Chilli and Bandit Heeler) – are on board for the film, as is the series’ music composer Joff Bush.

BBC Studios will finance and license it Bluish Film available for distribution while Disney will release it in theaters worldwide. Bluish Creator Joe Brumm is writing and directing, and Ludo Studio is producing in association with BBC Studios.

Series creator Brumm said: “I really enjoyed working on The Sign with a longer format in Series 3, so taking it a step further with a feature film feels like a natural extension go.” I always thought Bluish deserves a movie. I want this to be an experiential event that the whole family can enjoy together.”

Last month the Bluish The franchise’s latest soundtrack, Bluey: Rug Islanddebuted at number 1 billboardChildren’s Album Charts. Available on vinyl (in a Sunset Orange edition or as a picture disc), on CD and as a digital download, nearly 60% of the October 25 release’s 3,000 first-week sales came from vinyl purchases.

Bluey: Rug Island is the third soundtrack album in the series Bluey: The album (2021) and Dance mode! (2023). At press time Bluey: Rug Island ranks at number 7 on the children’s album charts – the charts are currently topped by the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s classic A Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack as the holiday approaches.