It’s Monday, and Disney+ subscribers around the world can enjoy a brand new animated Halloween special featuring characters from the popular series “Family Guy”.   The special is also available on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States.

This is the first “Family Guy” holiday special to be released exclusively on Disney’s own streaming services, rather than airing on linear television.   It’s also worth noting that the special is listed within the “Exclusive” season section on the main “Family Guy” show page, rather than being listed as its own separate item.

In this new special, Peter and his friends aim to unseat the reigning champion in Quahog’s annual Pumpkin Contest by any means necessary.

The special stars Glen Powell as “Patrick McCloskey,” the reigning champion in Quahog’s annual Pumpkin Contest; and Derek Jacobi (GOSFORD PARK, GLADIATOR) as “Rupert,” Stewie’s beloved teddy bear.  Also starring in the series is Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, and Arif Zahir

“Family Guy” continues to entertain its die-hard fan base with razor-sharp humour, spot-on parodies, spectacular animation and orchestra-backed original music. Since its debut in 1999, the series has reached cult status among fans, and its breakout star, a talking baby, has become one of the greatest TV characters of all time. Family Guy has racked up numerous awards, including an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, only the second animated series in television history to be honored with such a distinction. Most recently, series creator and lead voice actor Seth MacFarlane (voices of “Peter Griffin,” “Stewie Griffin,” “Brian Griffin” and “Glenn Quagmire”) was nominated for the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance and won the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Cast member Alex Borstein (voice of “Lois Griffin”) won the 2018 Emmy Award in that same category and was just nominated in 2024. MacFarlane also was nominated in 2018. He won the 2017 and 2016 Emmy Award in the category, and was nominated from 2013 to 2015.

The show is a 20th Television Animation production. Seth MacFarlane is creator and executive producer. Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin serve as executive producers and showrunners, while Steve Callaghan, Tom Devanney, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Mark Hentemann, Patrick Meighan and Alex Carter are executive producers.

Previous seasons of “Family Guy” are also available to stream now on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ internationally.

Will you be checking out this new Halloween special?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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