“I stand here still proud to have been Hannah Montana because she made Miley in so many ways,” Miley Cyrus said while accepting her Disney Legend Award in August 2024. As most Millennials and Gen-Zers know, Miley (and Hannah) raised these generations — so much so that fans have been pining for a Hannah Montana 2026 tour and a reboot series. After all, the 20th anniversary of Miley’s blonde-headed alter ego is coming up, and she had been planning the celebrating for a while.
“It really was the beginning of all of this,” Miley acknowledged during a July 2025 Sirius XM interview. “It’s crazy to think too that I started as a character that I thought was going to be impossible to shed. Now that’s something that when I walk into a space, it’s looked at as a sense of nostalgia, but I’ve now been integrated into everyone’s life as the character itself.”
Disney+ confirmed that it would release a 20th anniversary special on March 24, 2026. Days before the premiere, the streamer released the trailer, which features Miley singing “The Climb” and “The Best of Both Worlds.”
Here’s everything we know about the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special and more of what Miley’s said about her character.
20 years in the making ❤️ The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special premieres March 24 on @DisneyPlus and @hulu. pic.twitter.com/ml4gUnd70J
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 17, 2026
Is a Hannah Montana Tour Happening in 2026?
No, sorry Hannah Montana fans, but an official 2026 tour has not been confirmed. All Miley said during her Sirius XM appearance was, “I want to design something really special” for the 20th “Hannah-versary.” So, that could mean anything, but Miley has stated that she’s not eager to tour anytime soon. It’s unlikely that she’ll actually organize a tour, but a concert could be in the cards.
Is Miley Cyrus Bringing the Hannah Montana Series Back?
Miley has not expressed a formal plan to bring the Hannah Montana series back for a reboot. However, she’s never ruled it out. During a September 2020 appearance on the “Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp” radio show, the “Flowers” hitmaker noted, “Hannah’s in storage.”
However, during a December 2025 Good Morning America red carpet interview, Miley said she was “definitely” planning something special to “honor” Hannah.
“I am definitely — in the works, a lot of my time right now is being spent on how can I honor Hannah in such a special celebration for us all,” Miley explained. “So, I’m excited to celebrate her also.”
“You know when something’s like a good vintage T-shirt? Enough time has to go by, and it’s good again,” Miley said. “It goes through that period where it’s just bad because it’s old, then it’s so old that it’s good again. That’s why we have to wait. Hannah is like a fine wine. We gotta wait until she’s ready.”
How Will Miley Cyrus Celebrate the Hannah Montana 2026 Anniversary?
Miley is planning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her Disney Channel character, which she has indicated she will do on several occasions last year. At the January 3, 2026, Palm Springs International Film Festival, she told Variety that she’s been “working hard” on the upcoming project. She even teased, “You see the bangs,” referring to Hannah’s iconic ‘do.
On February 17, 2026, Disney+ unveiled a teaser for its official Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, which will stream on March 24.
Does Disney Want a Hannah Montana Reboot?
No one from the Walt Disney Company has expressed a formal interest in revisiting the sitcom. However, almost everyone from the original cast is open-minded about it. Jason Earles previously revealed that he pitched a “reimagining” of the show in the summer of 2024, but it wasn’t “the right time.”
“It was conflicted with some other stuff in development or whatever,” the actor told Deadline at the October 2024 premiere of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place. “And it seems like if Wizards does well, it makes a lot of sense to revisit the Hannah universe as well.”
Why Doesn’t Miley Cyrus Want to Go on Tour?
Miley said she definitely has “the physical ability” and the “opportunities” to go on a world tour, but she simply doesn’t want to.
“I wish I had the desire, but I don’t,” the Grammy winner said during a July 2025 Good Morning America appearance. “I also don’t think that there’s actually an infrastructure that supports artists.”
