Girl Meets World, the buzzed-about reboot of the beloved ’90s series Boy Meets World, has officially been picked up to series by Disney Channel, the network announced on Monday. “I am grateful to everyone at Disney Channel for the opportunity to reach my favorite audience, which has always been kids,” creator Michael Jacobs said in as statement.
“Girl Meets World is a new show for a new generation that will be rooted in the same kind of honest, comedic storytelling about coming of age and the importance of family and friendship that made Boy Meets World so popular.”
Girl Meets World, which centers on Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) as parents to a young girl named Riley (Rowan Blanchard) will begin production this summer in Los Angeles and is eyeing a 2014 premiere on Disney Channel.