Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga

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Now on Netflix Jan 22nd

Fate: The Winx Saga | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

Vampire Diaries boss's new supernatural Netflix show releases full trailer - Digital Spy

The Vampire Diaries may no longer be available on Netflix, but new series Fate: The Winx Saga, created by one of its long-serving writers and executive producers, is just days from its premiere.

Brian Young's supernatural drama is a live-action re-imagining of Italian-American cartoon Winx Club, a bright and sparkly animation from the mind of Iginio Straffi.

Taking a grittier and more adult direction, The Winx Saga promises to fill the gap left by Vampire Diaries with its protagonists navigating "love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence".

The new Netflix series follows the coming-of-age journey of five fairies – Bloom, Stella, Aisha, Terra, and Musa – who attend Alfea, a prestigious magical boarding school in the Otherworld.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's Abigail Cowen will star as Bloom, alongside Grantchester's Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella. Precious Mustapha will play Aisha, while Normal People star Eliot Salt is taking on the role of Terra. Last but certainly not least, Elisha Applebaum will star as Musa.

Opening up about The Winx Saga's casting, Young recently explained why his new spin on the existing series was ditching the (literally) cartoonish aesthetic of the original.

Seems to be similar and made to appeal to fans of freeform ShadowHunters series. UK production given language in first episode.

Episodes Fate: The Winx Saga shows information about each episode on Netflix web site