The Muppets Mayhem

• Lilly Singh as Nora Singh
• Bill Barretta as Dr. Teeth, Davis Cactus, Gerald Teeth, Jr.
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Penny Waxman, Nora's boss and Dr. Teeth's ex-girlfriend.
• Dave Goelz as Zoot, Jimmy Shoe, Waldorf
• Eric Jacobson as Animal
• Peter Linz as Lips, Statler
• David Rudman as Janice
• Matt Vogel as Floyd Pepper
• Saara Chaudry as Hannah Singh
• Tahj Mowry as Gary "Moog" Moogwski

Following a performance at the 2016 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Muppet performer and writer Bill Barretta developed a pitch for a series based on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.[5] At the same time, Muppet fan Adam F. Goldberg and partner Jeff Yorkes began developing their own project based on the characters; they were interested on a project about the band because he felt their lack of popularity compared to other characters allowed them to "do anything with these guys, because people just know them enough".[5] While Yorkes originally pitched the idea to Goldberg as a feature film, he insead suggested developing it as a series.[6] The three eventually began working together on combining their ideas onto a single series.[7]

On February 7, 2022, it was reported that ABC Signature and The Muppets Studio were developing a 10-episode series based on The Muppets for Disney+. Titled The Muppets Mayhem, the series will be written by Goldberg alongside Barretta and Jeff Yorkes; the series is the first to be developed by Goldberg for ABC following his deal with the studio in 2019.[8] The decision to develop a series based on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem came from the success of a series of music videos on the Muppets' YouTube channel.[9] The series was greenlit shortly before its announcement, after finalizing deals with the Muppet performers.[1] Goldberg and Barretta also executive-produces alongside Michael Bostick, Kris Eber, and The Muppets Studio executives David Lightbody and Leigh Slaughter, while Yorkes is a co-executive-producer.[1]

Writers for the series include Julie Bean, Hannah Friedman, Crystal Shaw, Hans Rodionoff, Gabrielle Rodriguez, and Danielle Maransky.[10] According to executive producer Kris Eber, the filmmakers approached the series as if it was a 5-hour-long feature film.[10] The series explores the backstory of Electric Mayhem, which has not been depicted in previous projects; the writers worked closely with the Muppet performers to ensure their ideas stayed faithful to the characters.[6]

The series will have a more grounded setting than most Muppet productions, lacking elements such as "talking fruit", with Goldberg saying the show would "[tell] a regular story in the real world with Muppets".[5] Goldberg said this was because he wanted to potray the band as being "like real people, real, breathing entities that can be in the real world".[6] The number of Muppet elements and characters present in the series were determined according to how natural they were integrated in the story, such as the appearance of Muppet bunnies, which Barretta described as "something that Animal's always had". While appearances from characters such as Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy were considered, they were discarded early during development in order to keep the series focused on Electric Mayhem.[6] Yorkes said the series' comedy would derive from how the band only do whatever they want while Nora tries to lead them in making their album.[5]

Along with the series' announcement, it was reported that Lilly Singh would portray Nora, a junior executive struggling with the chaos caused by The Electric Mayhem.[1] Muppet performers Barretta, Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Matt Vogel, David Rudman, and Peter Linz reprised their roles as Electric Mayhem members Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Animal, Floyd Pepper, Janice, and Lips, respectively.[1] On April 5, 2022, it was confirmed that Tahj Mowry joined the cast.[11] On June 9, 2022, Saara Chaudry and Anders Holm joined the cast.[12]

Production for The Muppets Mayhem began on April 25, 2022, and ended on August 5, 2022.[13] Craig Kief serves as director of photography.[8][14][15][16] Matt Sohn and Kimmy Gatewood will direct episodes.[16][17] On July 2, 2022, it was reported that an accident took place in which a crew truck crashed into a tree on the edge of a cliff near the Griffith Observatory.[18]

Linda Perry wrote original songs for the series, in addition to serving as executive music producer.[19] The score for the series was composed by Mick Giacchino.[20] The series also features covers of pre-existing songs.[10] According to Yorkes, the songs included were determined according to how each fit the story for its respective episode.[6]

An album featuring songs from the series was released by Walt Disney Records on May 10, 2023, in conjunction with the series.[21] A physical debut album titled as The Electric Mayhem featuring the first fourteen tracks was released on LP on the same day. Also included in the digital soundtrack is a lyrical version of the end credits theme, performed by Electric Mayhem.[22]