Jim Henson ’s band of puppet misfits is returning 50 years after the show premiered in 1976. Seth Rogen and his creative partner Evan Goldberg are executive producers of a new Muppets special that could become the pilot to a revival series, multiple outlets report.

Disney’s Muppets Studio has denied that a revival of Jim Henson’s classic variety series The Muppet Show is in the works. “The Muppets Studio is not in production at this time on any new Muppets series, based on The Muppet Show or otherwise,” a ...