Anika Noni Rose has broken her silence about the cancellation of “Tiana,” the recently axed streaming series follow-up to Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog.”

“I too am deeply disappointed that the continuation of Tiana’s journey in series form has been cut short,” the voice actress wrote on Instagram on Tuesday a week after the Disney+ show was cancelled. A one-off animated special will now be coming in its place instead.

Rose shared that she had been asked by many outlets for a statement but that she’d “rather talk to you directly.”

She continued: “The series was a longtime coming and a lot of beautiful work was put into it by all of the creatives involved, including – but not limited to – longtime champion Jenn Lee, our wonderful writer/director Joyce Sherri, some fabulous editors and an amazing music team.”

Additionally, Rose wrote, “As hurtful as it is...