Disney+ Reboots Iconic Home Alone Franchise For Holiday Season

The new installment, Home Sweet Home Alone, premieres Nov. 12 on the streamer

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Disney+ is rebooting the Home Alone franchise, premiering a new film in November about a young boy accidentally left behind by his family during a holiday vacation and forced to battle intruders.

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Called Home Sweet Home Alone, the new film stars Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Bates and Kenan Thompson, debuting Nov. 12 exclusively on Disney+.

Between the lines

The official Twitter accounts for Disney+ and 20th Century Studios confirmed Thursday morning that they were rebooting the hit franchise, which originally featured Macaulay Culkin in the first two installments, released in 1990 and 1992.

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