Freaky Friday gets a music-driven modern adaptation for Disney Channel The Disney Channel is bringing a contemporary body-swap story, Freaky Friday, told for a new generation in a music-driven, comedic movie that is set to premiere on Friday, August 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Cozi Zuehlsdorff (Dolphin Tale) and Heidi Blickenstaff (The Little Mermaid, the Freaky Friday stage production) star in the Disney Channel Original Movie Freaky Friday, a body-swap musical comedy about a mother and daughter who, strangely, spend a day in each other’s shoes. Adam Bonnett, executive vice president of Original Programming at Disney Channel, said, “This movie is a creative collaboration with our Theatrical colleagues who developed an original stage musical from a beloved story.