(CNN)It's a tale as old as time and it's back for more.

Disney's animated classic, "Beauty and the Beast" is being turned into an eight-episode musical series for the Disney+ streaming network.

The series is a prequel to the 2017 live-action film and will tell the story before Belle and the Beast fell in love. It will follow Gaston (Luke Evans) LeFou (Josh Gad) and LeFou's stepsister, Tilly (Briana Middleton).