Hatching Pete is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie which first aired on April 24, 2009on Disney Channel & Family. It will also be released on DVD on May 12, 2009 together with Dadnapped. It premiered on April 10th, 2009 on Disney Channel UK, being the first ever Disney Channel Original Movie to premiere in the UK before USA. Hatching Pete will premiere in Canada 30 minutes before the USA .