NEW TELEVISION SERIES DEBUTING ON NATIONAL DOG DAY-AUGUST 26-"PUP ACADEMY"

Air Bud Entertainment

Announces the Company’s First-Ever Doggone TV Series

‘PUP ACADEMY’

EXCITING NEW LIVE-ACTION TALKING CANINE ADVENTURE

TO AIR ON DISNEY CHANNEL

Series Pilot Debuts on ‘National Dog Day’ -- Monday, August 26 (2:00-3:00 P.M. ET/PT)

Air Bud Entertainment (ABE), the creators of the

iconic ‘Air Bud’ Golden Retriever films that became a staple for generations of

moviegoers, and the groundbreaking ‘Disney Air Buddies’ talking puppy adventures,

proudly announce ‘PUP ACADEMY,’ an exciting all-new live-action family adventure to

air on Disney Channel and in DisneyNOW. Fittingly, the action-packed pilot episode

debuts on ‘National Dog Day’ -- August 26th (2:00-3:00 P.M. EDT/PDT). After the

premiere, the series returns with new episodes on weekdays at 2:00 P.M. EDT/PDT,

beginning September 4th.

‘PUP ACADEMY’ introduces audiences to a fantastic cast of new talking canines, and stars

award-winning Christian Convery (Descendants 3, Beautiful Boy) in a live-action role.

Transporting a whole new generation to the ‘Air Bud’ world where animals speak too, the

fun and fast-action first season of ‘PUP ACADEMY’ includes 22 all-new episodes.

Check out the Official Trailer!

"Pup Academy’ is (ABE’s) first endeavor into television. The action-packed first season includes 22 episodes and will introduce a whole new generation to the ‘Air Bud’ world where animals speak too!

The cast includes a group of new talking canines and stars award-winning Christian Convery (Descendants 3, Beautiful Boy) in a live-action role. The show centers around three pup friends — Spark, Corazon and Whiz — who meet in their first year at the Academy. The Academy teaches the pups how to become man’s best friend, but the three friends soon discover a mysterious threat to not only the academy, but to the friendships between dogs and humans everywhere.

‘Pup Academy’ debuts more than 20 years after the original ‘Air Bud’ film introduced the world to basketball playing Golden Retriever, ‘Buddy.

Catch Pup Academy on Disney Channel and Disney NOW!