'Young Offenders' creator Peter Foott signed up by Disney

'The Young Offenders' has been a huge hit with Irish audiences. Picture: PA Photo/BBC/Vico Films/Miki Barlok

Young Offenders creator Peter Foott has been signed up by Disney to work a comedy for its online streaming channel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter trade magazine, he will rewrite a script written by Tyler Burton Smith, who wrote the script for the 2019 horror movie Child's Play.