(Disney)

Mary Poppins is headed back to the small screen. A new series inspired by the books by P.L. Travers is in development.

Deadline revealed the following about the plot of the series:

“Rather than retelling the Disney film Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke from the 1960s, we understand the live action TV adaptation plans to go back to P. L. Travers’ original eight Mary Poppins books and open up the larger, stranger world she created.

The Mary Poppins of the novels is often noted for being more mysterious, mercurial and dangerous than her film incarnation, and the adventures in the books are magical, surreal and sometimes frightening.”

The premiere date will be announced later.

What do you think? Do you plan to watch this new series if it is made?