Ariel (The Little Mermaid) released a four-issue "The Little Mermaid Limited Series" comic book series. In 1994 Marvel Comics released its own title, "Disney's The Little Mermaid", which ran for twelve issues. All these comics are prequels to the film, and feature Ariel a mermaid living under the sea having adventures with Flounder and Sebastian, and thwarting villains that wish to take over or destroy Atlantica. In 2000, Ariel became an official member of the newly launched Disney Princess line, an umbrella franchise that includes various Disney princesses under its banner. Ariel is one of the original 8 characters that were included at the
History of Disney Channel four seasons respectively on October 16, 2015. In December 2015, Disney Channel acquired for a January 2016 premiere. On January 10, 2016, "Austin and Ally" aired its last two episodes after four seasons. On February 8, 2016, several newsletters reported that Disney Channel acquired a teen music drama called "Backstage" that made its premiere on March 25, 2016. On February 14, 2016, during the channel's premiere of the 2013 animated film "Frozen", Disney Channel aired a preview of "Stuck in the Middle," the first Disney Channel series which all of the main characters are Hispanic. Additional episodes began airing on