Lilo & Stitch: The Series is a sequel spin-off of the 2002 feature film of the same name on which it was based. It premiered on September 20, 2003, on ABC as part of ABC Kids, with a delayed premiere on Disney Channel on October 12, 2003. The series ended on July 29, 2006, after airing 65 episodes in two seasons. It was the first of three television series produced in the Lilo and Stitch franchise, and only one to retain the same setting as the original film.