Laufey and the Canadian duo Tegan & Sara are set to appear in animated form in an upcoming Disney+ exclusive installment of The Simpsons. Multiple outlets report that they will be featured alongside additional new musical guest appearances in a special double-episode format that begins airing during summer.
Stereogum specifies that Laufey and Tegan & Sara are billed as musical guests on “Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition,” which is scheduled to stream on June 17. The reports describe their roles as part of the show’s storyline in Springfield, where they appear as performers within the episode.
NME and Spin both frame the news as a Disney+ exclusive series of new stories featuring the three artists, with Spin highlighting that their characters are rendered as animated versions. Across the coverage, the common points are that the guests are Laufey, Tegan & Sara, and that the content is tied to Disney+ with new episodes debuting in summer, including the June 17 streaming date cited by Stereogum.
