After years of rumors, pitches, comics and questions about whether Disney would ever properly bring Gargoyles back to television, one of the original show’s stars may have just let the answer slip.
And judging by the reaction from his co-star, he may have revealed more than he was supposed to.
Brent Spiner, who voiced the mischievous Puck in the beloved 1990s Disney series, said during an episode of his Dropping Names…and other things podcast with Jonathan Frakes that a new animated Gargoyles series is apparently in development.
“They’re doing Gargoyles again!” Spiner said during the conversation.
Frakes initially appeared to think Spiner was referring to the revival rumors that have surrounded the franchise for years. Spiner quickly clarified that he was talking about something much more recent.
“No, no. I was told this morning. It’s another animated series.”
That is about as straightforward as an unofficial announcement can get.
There is just one important catch: Disney has not announced the project itself.
So Is A Gargoyles Revival Actually Confirmed?
Not officially.
Spiner clearly believes a new animated series is happening, and his connection to the original show gives his comments considerably more weight than another internet rumor. But until Disney reveals the project, details such as the creative team, cast, animation studio, release platform and whether this is a continuation or complete reboot remain unknown.
Even Frakes seemed caught off guard by the information.
That makes the exchange particularly interesting. Frakes was not a minor guest performer on Gargoyles. He voiced David Xanatos, one of the franchise’s most important characters and one of the more memorable villains to come out of Disney television animation.
If Spiner knows something Frakes did not, the project may still be early enough that Disney has not begun assembling the returning cast.
Or Frakes may simply have been doing an excellent job of not revealing anything.
For now, fans should treat Spiner’s comments as credible evidence that something is happening rather than an official green light from Disney.
Animation Is Probably Exactly What Gargoyles Fans Wanted
The most exciting part of Spiner’s comment may be the word “animated.”
Disney has spent several years developing a separate live-action version of Gargoyles for Disney+. Gary Dauberman is attached as writer, executive producer and showrunner, with James Wan and Michael Clear producing through Atomic Monster.
Dauberman said in 2025 that the project remained in development and that his intention was to preserve the darkness of the original rather than completely reinvent it.
That live-action series has not been announced as canceled, and there is currently no indication that Spiner was referring to it. His wording specifically described another animated show, meaning Disney could potentially have two very different versions of Gargoyles somewhere in development.
For longtime fans, animation arguably makes more sense.
The original series already proved that Goliath, Brooklyn, Lexington, Broadway, Hudson, Bronx and the rest of the Manhattan Clan do not need to be redesigned into photorealistic creatures to work.
The animation allowed the show to move effortlessly between medieval Scotland, modern Manhattan, Shakespearean mythology, science fiction and supernatural fantasy without worrying about whether every gargoyle appearance required a massive visual-effects budget.
A modern animated continuation could simply pick the story back up and start flying.
Gargoyles Was Never A Typical Disney Afternoon Cartoon
That is part of the reason the show still has such a devoted audience.
Gargoyles premiered in 1994 with a premise that sounded simple enough: ancient Scottish warriors cursed to remain frozen in stone awaken a thousand years later in modern-day New York City.
Then the show kept getting bigger.
Goliath and his clan dealt with betrayal, prejudice, immortality, artificial intelligence, genetic experimentation, mythology and complicated questions about what it actually means to belong somewhere.
Characters changed. Relationships carried consequences from one episode into another. Villains were not always completely wrong, heroes occasionally made terrible decisions and the show trusted younger viewers to keep up.
Keith David’s performance as Goliath became inseparable from the character, while the supporting cast included an almost ridiculous collection of Star Trek talent.
Frakes played Xanatos. Marina Sirtis voiced Demona. Michael Dorn, Kate Mulgrew, LeVar Burton and Spiner were among the other familiar Trek voices who appeared throughout the series.
That cast is another reason an animated revival creates so much potential.
Many of those performers could theoretically return to the characters without Disney having to explain why everyone looks three decades older.
Keith David Has Already Said He Wants Back In
If Disney really is assembling another animated series, there is one phone call fans will expect the studio to make immediately.
Keith David has repeatedly expressed interest in returning as Goliath.
Earlier this year, David discussed the possibility of revisiting Gargoyles while the live-action adaptation remained in development. His unmistakable voice remains such a fundamental part of Goliath that recasting the character would inevitably become one of the biggest conversations surrounding any revival.
An animated series removes any reason that David could not simply step behind the microphone again.
The same applies to surviving members of the original ensemble.
Of course, Spiner’s comments do not confirm that Disney plans to reunite the original cast. A new series could introduce different performers, younger characters or even an entirely different clan.
We simply do not know yet.
But if Disney wants nostalgia to play any role in the project, bringing David back would be the easiest way to make the new series immediately sound like Gargoyles.
The Gargoyles Story Never Really Ended
The franchise has also remained surprisingly alive despite disappearing from television.
Series co-creator Greg Weisman has continued expanding the story through comics, with Dynamite Entertainment currently publishing canonical adventures that move the Manhattan Clan beyond the events of the animated series.
A new ongoing Gargoyles comic launches in August 2026, written by Weisman with artwork by Gerardo Gambone. The story moves the timeline into 1997 and follows the clan as it deals with Demona stealing a gargoyle egg and the awakening of another ancient threat.
That creates a very interesting question for any animated revival.
Does Disney continue Weisman’s existing storyline?
Does it pick up after the original television series but ignore the comics?
Or does the studio simply start over?
Spiner did not say.
Earlier this year, animator Ciro Nieli also revealed artwork from a separate Gargoyles revival pitch he had previously taken to Disney. His version would have jumped forward decades after the original show, but that pitch did not move forward.
ComicBook notes that there is currently no evidence connecting Nieli’s abandoned concept to the animated project Spiner described.
Disney Has The Perfect Blueprint Sitting Right In Front Of It
There is an obvious comparison Disney cannot avoid.
X-Men ’97 demonstrated exactly how effective an animated revival can be when the people making it understand why audiences loved the original without being afraid to move the story forward.
Gargoyles is almost uniquely suited for the same treatment.
It does not need a modernized origin story explaining who Goliath is again. It does not need to transform Xanatos into a different kind of villain or redesign the Manhattan Clan simply because animation technology has changed.
The foundation is already there.
Give the characters new problems. Let time pass. Bring back as many of the original voices as possible. Keep the serialized storytelling, mythology and darker edge that separated Gargoyles from the rest of Disney’s afternoon lineup.
Most importantly, let the characters grow instead of trying to recreate 1994.
Right now, that is only a wish list.
Disney has not unveiled a logo, release date or official announcement. We do not even know whether Greg Weisman is involved.
All we have is Brent Spiner casually telling Jonathan Frakes that he was informed a new animated Gargoyles series is happening.
But after three decades of fans asking Disney to bring the Defenders of the Night back to television, that is more reason for excitement than they have had in a very long time.
The gargoyles may finally be waking up again.
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