The Season 2 episode ‘The Gatekeeper’ reportedly focused more heavily on the recurring transgender character Brooklyn; it is unclear why the episode was ultimately pulled.
Disney has quietly pulled an upcoming Season 2 episode of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur titled “The Gatekeeper,” which focuses more heavily on the recurring transgender character Brooklyn, according to The New York Post. The company did not announce the move nor provide further explanation.
In a since-deleted post, storyboard revisionist Derrick Malik Johnson addressed the episode being sidelined. “So guess I finally got hit with one of the projects (episode) I worked on is getting shelved because of which party that won the recent election,” he wrote. “It breaks my heart knowing this impactful and amazing is now about to be consider a lost media episode.”
Countering Johnson’s claim, a Disney source told Polygon that the choice to sideline the episode, which was made over a year ago, was not political.
The 2D animated series was canceled last month after two seasons and three Kidscreen Awards wins. The second season will continue to run through 2025, sans the scrapped episode.
The series stars Diamond White as Lunella Lafayette (aka Moon Girl), Fred Tatasciore as Devil Dinosaur; Libe Barer as Casey; Alfre Woodard as Mimi; Sasheer Zamata as Adria; Jermaine Fowler as James Jr.; Gary Anthony Williams as Pops; and Laurence Fishburne as The Beyonder. Edward James Olmos joined the cast for Season 2.
Fishburne and Helen Sugland’s Cinema Gypsy Production executive produces alongside Steve Loter. Rodney Clouden and Pilar Flynn co-executive produce; Kate Kondell is co-executive producer and story editor; Halima Lucas is co-producer and story editor; Ben Juwono is co-producer and supervising director; and Rafael Chaidez is producer.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is available now on Disney Channel and Disney+.
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