'20/20' to Release 'Toy Story' Special This Week

A week before the release of Toy Story 5, 20/20 will air a special edition all about the 30+ years of Toy Story history.

Toy Story Special Edition of 20/20

Airing Friday, June 12 at 8 p.m. on ABC, Toy Story 30 Years and Beyond – A Special Edition of 20/20 deep dives into both the success of Pixar as well as the beloved Toy Story franchise. It will be available to stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

According to ABC, the special “divulges how Toy Story, the beloved film voiced by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, was so challenging it almost wasn’t made and highlights the groundbreaking nature of this first-ever full-length computer-animated feature, which combined technical innovation with storytelling heart.”

More than that, it also gives audiences a deeper understanding of the upcoming Toy Story 5 and how the characters we’ve come to know are confronted by technology. It also includes footage from the new film, behind-the-scenes looks at Pixar, and how the newest generation of storytellers will shape the company.

Here is the summary from ABC:

Toy Story 30 Years and Beyond includes interviews with original cast members, including Oscar-winner Tom Hanks (Woody), Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear), Joan Cusack (Jessie), Greta Lee (Lilypad), Tony Hale (Forky), Ernie Hudson (Combat Carl), Craig Robinson (Atlas), Blake Clark (Slinky Dog), Jeff Bergman (Mr. Potato Head) and Wallce Shawn (Rex the Dinosaur). The special also includes a conversation with Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter, Toy Story 5 director Andrew Stanton, and co-director Kenna Harris.

And, in a very special surprise, one of composer Randy Newman’s biggest admirers — global superstar Taylor Swift — shares why she’s chosen to lend her incomparable voice to the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. Having grown up with the Toy Story films, Swift has had the soundtrack in her head literally all her life, joining the chorus of so many who can’t imagine the films without Randy Newman’s iconic music. But now, with the release of “I Knew It, I Knew You,” Swift channels her inner Jessie, telling ABC in an exclusive sit-down interview why the movie’s message spoke to her in such a personal way that it inspired an original song that brought her back to her country roots.

Watch the trailer for the special below: