Ashley Tisdale Reveals Why She’s Publicly Changing Her Name
Ashley Tisdale French has a suite update on her life.
Six years after the actress last stepped in front of the camera in Carol's Second Act, she announced that she is planning to make her return to the small screen in the series You're Only Young Twice.
"I told my agent I was retired in acting," Ashley teased alongside the announcement on Instagram Feb. 27, "and he said… umm no you're not."
The comedy series—which is still in early development but has not yet been picked up—will follow once-couple Emily (Ashley) and Alex, who married in high school after Emily got pregnant. With their child starting college, the couple, now each 35, can get a divorce and start a new chapter while, according to Deadline, "they're still young enough to enjoy it." Newly divorced, Emily and Alex explore dating and co-parenting in their 30s.
Along with starring in the show, which may be picked up by CBS, Ashley is also an executive producer alongside writer Tommy Johnagin and Mandy Summers.
Although Ashley's last live-action role was in 2019 as Dr. Carol Kenney's sister Jenny in Carol's Second Act, she has continued to be the original voice of Candace Flynn in Phineas and Ferb. (The cartoon ran from 2007 to 2015 and then returned again in 2025.)
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody alum—who shares daughters Jupiter, 4, and Emerson, 17 months, with husband Christopher French—was sure to praise her supporters who have cheered her on since her days at Disney.
"Truly, in all of the things that I've done, I owe so much to the fans," she shared on ABC Audio in June. "Even with the High School Musical stuff, it was because of them. And for Phineas and Ferb to come back, it's because of them. So I'm so grateful that they've loved these projects I've been in so much."
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For Ashley, bopping to the top in her career also meant exploring other avenues. And she did just that in 2020, launching the wellness company Frenshe.
"I was trying to understand my relationship with wellness," she explained on the brand's website. "I didn't have all the answers to the questions I was asking, so I turned to the experts who did. With that, Frenshe was born: a community-based platform where wellness didn't have to be complicated, expensive, or inaccessible."
"Where health didn't have to be a far-off goal, but a journey that we can all embark on with compassion and honesty," she continued. "These are the pillars that Frenshe was built on."
While fans wait to see Ashley Tisdale make her return to live-action TV, keep reading for more shows to look out for.
Hulu/Disney
Paradise (Hulu) - Feb. 23
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Trae Patton/NBC
The Voice (NBC) - Feb. 23
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Mark Schafer/CBS
CIA (CBS) - Feb. 23
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Prime Video/Amazon Studios
The CEO Club (Prime Video) - Feb. 23
The new docu-series follows legendary athlete and businesswoman Serena Williams; award-winning artist and “Queen of Latin Pop” Thalia; former model and fashion designer Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger; Market America | SHOP.COM CEO Loren Ridinger; supermodel, beauty entrepreneur, and founder of Cay Skin Winnie Harlow; founder of Conteur Capital and wellness expert Hannah Bronfman; and founder, CEO and designer of ISA Grutman jewelry & Rangel, Isabela Rangel Grutman.
Magnolia Network/HGTV/Warner Bros. Discovery
Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (Magnolia Network) - Feb. 24
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Disney/Jeff Weddell
Scrubs (ABC) - Feb. 25
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CBS
Survivor 50 (CBS) - Feb. 25
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Disney/Robby Klein
The Greatest Average American (ABC) - Feb. 25
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Hulu/Disney
Dinosaur (Hulu) - Feb. 25
Season two follows Nina (Ashley Storrie), an autistic woman in her 30s, eight months after we last saw her. She is knee-deep in mud on an Isle of Wight dig site, living her palaeontology dream. Or at least, that’s what she tells herself. Truthfully, she’s exhausted, missing Glasgow, her family, Lee and her home comforts; namely Real Housewives marathons with sister Evie and sausage rolls. When she finally returns to Scotland, she finds that everything has changed. Her workplace has moved, there’s some big McArthur family news, plus she’s thrown into an awkward feelings triangle between Lee and an unexpected new arrival. She has learnt to handle change. But this much change, all at once?
Peacock/NBCUniversal
House of Villains (Peacock) - Feb. 26
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Prime Video/Amazon MGM Studios
The Gray House (Prime Video) - Feb. 26
The limited series reveals the extraordinary true story of the unsung women who helped turn the tide of the American Civil War in favor of the Union. At its center are a Virginia socialite, her indomitable mother, a formerly enslaved ally, and Richmond’s most infamous courtesan—four women operating at the heart of Confederate power. Together, they evolve their Underground Railroad operation into a daring and highly effective espionage network, risking their lives and freedom to help preserve the nation’s future and safeguard American Democracy.
Apple TV+
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+) - Feb. 27
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Netflix
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) - Feb. 27
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Park Bo-ram/Netflix
Agents of Mystery (Netflix) - Feb. 27
Six agents - Lee Yong-jin, John Park, Lee Eun-ji, Lee Hye-ri, Kim Do-hoon, and Karina - probe into bizarre incidents that cannot be explained by science in this unscripted series.
Hulu
If It's Tuesday, It's Murder (Hulu) - Mar. 31
The Spanish original is a murder mystery about an organized trip to Lisbon by a peculiar group of Spanish tourists that turns into an investigation into a mysterious murder, forcing its protagonists to bring out their detective skills to discover who is behind the crime.
Netflix/SAG-AFTRA
The Actor Awards 2026 (Netflix) - Mar. 1
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Food Network
Tournament of Champions (Food Network) - Mar. 1
The Guy Fieri-hosted competition returns for season seven.
CBS
Marshals (CBS) - Mar. 1
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HBO Max/Warner Bros. Discovery
DTF St. Louis (HBO Max) - Mar. 1
A limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead.
HGTV/Warner Bros. Discovery
Bachelor Mansion Takeover (HGTV) - Mar. 2
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Prime Video/Amazon MGM Studios
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Cha Woo-seok (Wi Hajun) receives a mysterious call from an informant who claims to have evidence of a fraud-related murder. Before revealing the truth, the informant falls to her death. Woo-seok’s investigation leads him to Royal Auction and its chief auctioneer, Han Seol-ah (Park Min-young), whose three fiancés have all died under suspicious circumstances. To expose the truth, or perhaps to test her, Woo-seok proposes they fake a relationship. As he uncovers her secrets, he realizes he may have stepped into a web he can’t escape—and that getting out could cost him everything.
Prime Video/Amazon MGM Studios
Tribunal Justice (Prime Video) - Mar. 2
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Disney
RJ Decker (ABC) - Mar. 3
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E!
Dirty Rotten Scandals (E!) - Mar. 4
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Bravo/NBCUniversal
Southern Hospitality (Bravo) - Mar. 4
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Food Network
Flavortown Food Fight (Food Network) - Mar. 4
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CBS
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Prime Video/Amazon MGM Studios
Young Sherlock (Prime Video) - Mar. 4
This reimagining of the beloved detective, brought to life by visionary director and executive producer Guy Ritchie, charts the origin story of Sherlock Holmes in an irreverent, action-laden mystery that follows the iconic detective’s early adventures.
Ruth Rose/Bravo
Ladies of London: The New Reign (Bravo) - Mar. 5
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Peacock/NBCUniversal
Ted (Peacock) - Mar. 5
Get ready for more laughs when Seth MacFarlane's comedy returns for season two.
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