Disney Television Discovers Talent Showcase Returns for 24th Year with 10 Rising Actors
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Summary
Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase is returning for its 24th year, featuring 10 rising actors selected from 42,000 nationwide submissions. Led by the casting teams behind ABC Entertainment, Hulu Originals, Onyx Collective, and Freeform, the program focuses on identifying, mentoring, and providing industry exposure for emerging talent. This year's performers will star in "Death to My Twenties," an original comedy written by Brittani Nichols based on characters by Austin S. Harris, with Richard J. Lee returning as director.
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Led by the casting team behind ABC Entertainment, Hulu Originals, Onyx Collective and Freeform, the annual program continues its mission of identifying, mentoring and creating meaningful industry exposure for emerging talent.
Selected from 42,000 submissions nationwide, this year's 10 actors will star in Death to My Twenties, an original comedy ensemble piece from writer Brittani Nichols and based on characters by Austin S. Harris.
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