Everything to Know About ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ Season 2

Geese fly collectively! The Mighty Geese: Sport Changers retold the heartwarming story for a brand new era — and followers can count on to see extra of the identical from the scrappy athletes in season 2.

The Disney+ collection premiered in March 2021, with Emilio Estevez reprising his beloved position as Gordon Bombay from the unique 1992 film. The Breakfast Membership star, who additionally served as an government producer on the present, confirmed in November 2021 that he won’t be a part of the second season.

Although Deadline initially reported on the time that Estevez disagreed with the present’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for solid and crew, the Outsiders actor denied that pandemic impacted his resolution, telling the outlet that it was “nothing greater than a superb quaint contract dispute” and “a myriad of inventive variations.”

Estevez famous in an announcement: “I’m not anti-vaxx. Full cease. I take this pandemic very severely, and I’m typically teased about my continued following of the security protocols and my abundance of warning. … To the followers of the franchise – I’m as upset as you’re. To my Geese solid and crew – have an exquisite season 2 on the present and please know that I’ll miss you all.”

The New York native concluded by calling the chance to convey again his character “an honor and a thrill.”

Earlier than Estevez introduced his exit, costar Lauren Graham raved over his imaginative and prescient for the collection impressed by the ’90s sports activities movie.

“He likes what this iteration of the franchise is and believes that some tales you’ll be able to proceed with out diluting what was nice about them from the start,” the Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist alum, who performs Alex Morrow within the collection, instructed E! Information in March 2021. “He simply has a extremely clear view of what his character would or wouldn’t do — of how one can respect the unique.”

The Speaking as Quick as I Can creator additionally assured viewers that her character within the sports activities collection wasn’t simply one other model of Gilmore Ladies‘ incomparable Lorelai Gilmore or Parenthood‘s strong-willed Sarah Braverman.

“I feel they’re all linked in that their precedence is the connection with their child, and in Parenthood‘s case, youngsters. Simply the love of being a mother, and being a mother to this specific baby and desirous to, on this case, [do] the most effective for him,” Graham instructed TV Insider in March 2021. “[Alex] is much less sassy, in all probability much less assured, however she’s going to search out that in the end. That was a bit of little bit of a special trajectory [for me].”

Mighty Geese: Sport Changers was formally renewed in August 2021 following a profitable debut season, throughout which Alex (Graham) coached her son Evan (Brady Midday) and his underdog hockey workforce with the assistance of Gordon. Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Bella Higginbotham, Julee Cerda, Luke Islam, Taegen Burns and extra rounded out the Don’t Bothers bench.

With Estevez hanging up his jersey, how will issues change for the collection in season 2? Scroll down for every part we all know thus far:

Supply: US Journal