This is a new Netflix series about Fairies of Water, Earth Air and Fire at a school for Fairies set in England somewhere. The Other World is where it is located which seems to be a magical place and this world you and I live in I think is called "The New World". I suppose if you mixed "Vampire Academy" with "Harry Potter" you might get something like this. However, it is pretty entertaining as a series. We watched about 3 episodes of this last night and found it pretty good. IT is a live action drama set in England I believe.
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Fate: The Winx Saga
| Fate: The Winx Saga | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Brian Young |
| Based on | Winx Club by Iginio Straffi |
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| Composer | Anne Nikitin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producers |
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| Production location | Ireland |
| Editor | Laura Morrod |
| Running time | 47–53 minutes |
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| Distributor | Netflix |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 22 January 2021 – present |
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| Official website | |
Fate: The Winx Saga is a teen drama series inspired by the Nickelodeon animated series Winx Club,[3][4] which was created by Iginio Straffi. It is produced by Archery Pictures in association with Rainbow, a studio co-owned by Iginio Straffi and ViacomCBS.[2] Fate was developed by Brian Young, who also acts as the showrunner and executive producer. The first season premiered on Netflix on 22 January 2021.[5]
Iginio Straffi first proposed a live-action version of Winx Club in 2011, after Viacom (owner of Nickelodeon) became a co-owner of his studio and started financing his projects.[6] Before approving production on the series, Straffi gained experience with live-action television shows, working as a producer for Nickelodeon's Club 57.[7] Principal photography for Fate eventually began in September 2019 in Ireland.
The series is aimed at an audience of young adults[7] and features a darker story than the cartoon.[4] Fate is co-directed by Lisa James Larsson and Hannah Quinn.[3][8]
Cast and characters
Main
- Abigail Cowen as Bloom, a 16-year-old fire fairy who was raised on Earth by human parents. She's a first-year student at Alfea and Aisha's roommate. She discovers that she's a changeling.
- Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella, a fashionable light fairy and the princess of Solaria. Unlike her suitemates, she's a second-year student.
- Precious Mustapha as Aisha, an athletic water fairy. She's a first-year student and Bloom's roommate.
- Eliot Salt as Terra Harvey, an earth fairy and Sam's sister. She is Flora's cousin. She was raised at Alfea but has trouble connecting with her suitemates, especially her roommate Musa.
- Elisha Applebaum as Musa, a mind fairy who feels other people's emotions. She's a first-year student and Terra's roommate.
- Danny Griffin as Sky, Stella's ex-boyfriend and son of the late celebrated war hero Andreas of Eraklyon. He was raised by Silva and is a second-year Specialist student.
- Sadie Soverall as Beatrix, an air fairy who can manipulate electricity. She's a first-year student, trying to discover more about Alfea's dark history.
- Freddie Thorp as Riven, a second-year Specialist student and Sky's best friend. He's romantically involved with Beatrix.
- Eva Birthistle as Vanessa, Bloom's adoptive mother. Because of an incident where Bloom lost control over her powers, she's covered in healed burn wounds.
- Robert James-Collier as Saul Silva, the Fencing instructor at Alfea and Sky's guardian. He used to be friends with Sky's father.
- Eve Best as Farah Dowling, Headmistress of Alfea.
Recurring
- Theo Graham as Dane, a first-year Specialist student who befriends Terra, Riven and Beatrix. He has a crush on both Riven and Beatrix.
- Jacob Dudman as Sam Harvey, an earth fairy and Terra's brother, who has the ability to phase through walls and objects. He starts dating Musa.
- Alex Macqueen as Ben Harvey, Terra and Sam's dad, the Botany teacher at Alfea.
- Josh Cowdery as Mike, Bloom's adoptive father. Like Vanessa, he doesn't know that Bloom is a fairy and not his real daughter.
- Lesley Sharp as Rosalind
- Kate Fleetwood as Queen Luna, Stella´s mother and Solaria´s queen.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [9] |
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| 1 | "To the Waters and the Wild" | Lisa James Larsson | Teleplay by : Brian Young | 22 January 2021 |
| 2 | "No Strangers Here" | Lisa James Larsson | Speed Weed | 22 January 2021 |
| 3 | "Heavy Mortal Hopes" | Hannah Quinn | Victoria Bata | 22 January 2021 |
| 4 | "Some Wrecked Angel" | Hannah Quinn | Niceole R. Levy | 22 January 2021 |
| 5 | "Wither Into the Truth" | Stephen Woolfenden | Teleplay by : Victoria Bata Story by : Sarah Hooper | 22 January 2021 |
| 6 | "A Fanatic Heart" | Stephen Woolfenden | Brian Young | 22 January 2021 |
Production
Development
The idea for a live-action adaptation of Winx Club dates back to 2011. Winx creator Iginio Straffi first proposed a live version in May 2011, several months after Viacom (owner of Nickelodeon) became a co-owner of his studio (Rainbow) and started financing his projects.[6][10] At the Ischia Global Fest in 2013, Straffi stated that he was still planning a production "with the Winx in flesh and blood, played by real actors. Sooner or later it will be done."[11] At the time, Straffi had only worked on animated productions, so he transitioned his focus to live action over the next few years.[7] After working as a producer for Nickelodeon's live-action show Club 57,[7] Straffi announced in March 2018 that a young adult adaptation of Winx Club would enter production.[12]
Brian Young, a former writer for The Vampire Diaries,[13] is the creator and showrunner of Fate: The Winx Saga.[14] According to an interview with The Guardian, Young chose to "ditch the look" of the cartoon Winx fairies, who have big eyes and sparkling outfits. He said, "Look, again, I'm a massive manga anime fan... but nobody looks like that."[15] Lisa James Larsson and Hannah Quinn are directing the series.[3][14]
Casting
Casting calls were held in August 2019.[16][17]
Filming
The show's filming began in Wicklow, Ireland in September 2019[14] and ended on December 13.[18] The first season's primary filming locations included Killruddery House,[19] Ardmore Studios in Bray,[20] and Ashford Studios in Ashford.[21]
Reception
Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 33% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.[22]
Controversy
The series received backlash over the casting of Applebaum as Musa, who was coded as East Asian and whose character design was based on Lucy Liu, as well as the apparent replacement of Flora, who was coded as Latina and whose character design was based on Jennifer Lopez, with a new white character named Terra.[23][24]
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