Freaky Friday ( 2018 film ) - Wikipedia Freaky Friday ( 2018 film ) For other uses, see Freaky Friday ( disambiguation ). Freaky Friday Promotional poster Genre Musical Based on Freaky Friday by Bridget Carpenter Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers Written by Bridget Carpenter Directed by Steve Carr Starring Cozi Zuehlsdorff Heidi Blickenstaff Composer ( s ) Tom Kitt Brian Yorkey David Lawrence Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English Production Executive producer ( s ) Thomas Schumacher Steve Carr Susan Cartsonis Producer ( s ) Lisa Towers Cinematography Adam Santelli John Carrafa Editor ( s ) Craig Herring Running time 90 minutes Production company ( s ) Bad Angels Productions Release Original network Disney Channel Picture format 720p ( HDTV ) Original release August 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 10 ) External links Production website Freaky Friday is an American musical television film that premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 10, 2018. Based on the book Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and the Disney Theatrical Productions stage adaptation by Bridget Carpenter, the film stars Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Heidi Blickenstaff. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Ratings 5 References 6 External links Plot This article needs an improved plot summary. ( August 2018 ) It starts off with Ellie and her two friends Karl and Monica are looking at this big thing called the Hunt then her brother Fletcher comes in and does a magic trick which she is unimpressed and tells him to get out but then steals her hourglass that her dad gave to her when she was little which now he is deceased which is part of the reason why she is so moody. Meanwhile her mom Katherine Blake is preparing for her second marriage to her fiance Mike and to make it even busier she is catering her own wedding. When Ellie 's friends leave she and Katherine fight and Katherine wishes she take more responsibility for herself and Ellie wishes she would understand what it 's like to be her. When they start eating Ellie asks her mother if she can go to the hunt which she says no because it scares her to death. When Fletcher 's pet bunny goes missing and Mike says he will help him Ellie snaps at him and says that he is not a dad which Katherine forces Ellie to say sorry but says no. Katherine asks Mike to take Fletcher to school and then Ellie storms to her room. When Katherine follows Ellie to her room they fight over the hourglass and switch bodies which completely frightens them. They realize that Ellie 's hourglass switched them and must find the other hourglass but realize that Katherine sold her 's and they must find hers. So Katherine must go to Ellie 's school and Ellie must stay at the house. When Katherine goes to Ellie 's school Samantha a mean girl bullies her and says that she will win the hunt which kinda worries her. Then Ellie 's crush Adam comes to Katherine and ask her for her lunch which confuses Katherine but she gives it to him anyway and He tells her if she is going to the hunt which she asks why nobody cares about their grades but then says why the Hunt is a big deal which he says he wants to live up to his brother and wants to bring people together which Katherine thinks is very mature and goes off to class. When Katherine goes to class she tells Karl and Monica that she wo n't be going to the hunt which surprises them. Ellie then goes to the Venue. When Ellie and Mike do there dance it goes awry and Ellie destroys the cake which upsets her helper Tori. Back at Ellie 's school Savannah keeps bullying Katherine and dumps her tea on her and when Katherine goes to the restroom she realizes Ellie 's been keeping a belly piercing from her which upsets Katherine. When Ellie and Katherine go to parent teacher conference the principal tell them that when Ellie gets bored she skips class for eleven days which makes Ellie and Katherine both upset. Katherine starts talking about why that 's been happening which is about her dad which makes Ellie upset. Then Katherine reveals the piercing which she tells her that she is grounded. Ellie then goes to the hourglass store with Fletcher but realizes its out of business. Then she realizes that if the hourglass is on the hunt then she can go get it. Ellie then asks Katherine to ask Adam to put the hourglass on the hunt which she agrees and tells him but he says no because he is the list master which causes her to say it 's a childish game which makes him upset. To make matters worse Karl and Monica come over and say that she has been acting super weird today and says she is focused on the hourglass which makes them upset. Katherine then takes Fletcher on a walk which she says that parents lie and he will never go to Vegas which makes him upset and to run away. At the rehearsal a lot of things go wrong like Tori quitting Karl and Monica going to ditch `` Ellie '' and she tells Mike she 's rethinking this whole wedding thing which makes Katherine upset. Katherine, Ellie, and Mike realize Fletcher has gone missing and go find him. Adam then finds Fletcher and convinces him to go back home which he does which Katherine and Ellie are happy to see. Adam then says that he might be putting the hourglass on the list. Then Karl and Monica come over and Ellie begs them to put `` Ellie '' back on the team which they agree and Katherine says that Ellie should do the hunt which she wants to but because she is in her body she says she should do it and then she agrees. Then Cover Magazines the magazine that was going to put Katherine 's wedding on there decides not to but Ellie and them decide to make seven layer bars which changes their mind and Tori comes back. Ellie then tell Mike that she is not mad at him and loves him and decides to treat Fletcher better. Katherine and the rest go on the hunt and then get the hourglass from a fight from Savannah and wins the hunt. She then goes to the wedding and are suppose to switch but it does not work. Then the wedding starts but she stops it and she says how much she loves Katherine which causes them to switch back and then they reconcile. Cast Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Ellie Blake Heidi Blickenstaff as Katherine Blake Jason Maybaum as Fletcher Blake Alex Désert as Mike Harper Ricky He as Adam Kahyun Kim as Torrey Min Dara Renee as Savannah Isaiah Lehtinen as Karl Carlson Jennifer LaPorte as Monica Yang Sarah Willey as Kitty Rukiya Bernard as Danielle the Journalist Joshua Pak as Luis the Photographer Lauren McGibbon as Ms. Meyers Dave Hurtubise as Mr. Blumen Gary Jones as Principal Ehrin Paula Burrows as Mrs. Luckenbill Jag Arneja as Señor O'Brien Production The film is based on the novel Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers, and Disney 's stage adaptation of the novel. Heidi Blickenstaff reprises her role as the mother, Katherine Blake, from the stage version, and Cozi Zuehlsdorff plays the daughter, Ellie Blake. Steve Carr serves as director and executive producer, Bridget Carpenter serves as screenwriter, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey serve as composers, Susan Cartsonis and Thomas Schumacher serve as executive producers, and John Carrafa serves as choreographer. The film premiered on Disney Channel on August 10, 2018. Ratings During its premiere in the 8 : 00 PM time slot, Freaky Friday attracted a total of 1.58 million viewers with a 0.29 rating for people aged 18 -- 49, making it the lowest - rated Disney Channel Original Movie premiere of the last decade. Over the course of seven telecasts during the first three days of airing, the film attracted a total of 7.2 million viewers, including 3.1 million among kids 6 -- 14. References Jump up ^ `` Freaky Friday ''. Disney ABC Press. Jump up ^ Erik Pedersen ( September 29, 2017 ). `` Freaky Friday Musical Set at Disney Channel Starring Heidi Blickenstaff & Cozi Zuehlsdorff ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Matt Tamanini ( May 12, 2018 ). `` Get a First Look at Disney Channel 's Adaptation of Freaky Friday the Musical Starring Heidi Blickenstaff and Cozi Zuehlsdorff ''. Broadway World. Retrieved June 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Erik Pedersen ( June 13, 2018 ). `` Freaky Friday Musical Gets Premiere Date on Disney Channel ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Disney Channel ( @ DisneyChannel ) ( June 13, 2018 ). `` Big news ! Freaky Friday, the newest Disney Channel Original Movie, premieres 8 / 10 ! # DisneyFreakyFriday '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved June 13, 2018 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Mitch Metcalf ( August 13, 2018 ). `` Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.10. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 13, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Freaky Friday World Premiere on Disney Channel Is No. 1 Telecast of the Summer in Key Demographics ''. The Walt Disney Company. August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018. 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Question: when did the new freaky friday come out
Answer: August 10, 2018