8:01-11:00 p.m. EDT - "The Little Mermaid" (2023) - World Television Premiere "The Little Mermaid" is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure.

Growing up, Halle Bailey was obsessed with “The Little Mermaid,” wearing out her family’s VHS tape watching and rewatching the 1989 Disney animated hit and pretending to be Ariel every time ...

— The Little Mermaid (@LittleMermaid) May 9, 2023 Decked out in a silvery-blue Valdrin Sahiti gown with a shell-shaped bodice, Bailey looked happy and had a short conversation with Benson.

Halle Bailey attends the Australian premiere of "The Little Mermaid" at State Theatre on May 22, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. "Guys i’m crying he actually knows Ariel is me," she captioned the post.