Fate: The Winx Saga

Fate: The Winx Saga is an upcoming young adult drama series based on the Nickelodeon animated series Winx Club,[1] created by Iginio Straffi. It is produced by the Rainbow studio, which is co-owned by Straffi and ViacomCBS. Iginio Straffi serves as an executive producer alongside showrunner Brian Young, Judy Counihan, and Kris Thykier. Thykier's company, Archery Pictures, is also involved in the production.[4] The series is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2020.[5]

Fate: The Winx Saga
Based onWinx Club
by Iginio Straffi
Directed byLisa James Larsson
Hannah Quinn[1]
Starring
  • Abigail Cowen
  • Danny Griffin
  • Hannah van der Westhuysen
  • Elisha Applebaum
  • Freddie Thorp
  • Precious Mustapha[2]
  • Sadie Soverall
  • Eliot Salt
  • Theo Graham
  • Jacob Dudman
Composer(s)Anne Nikitin[3]
Country of originItaly
United Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer(s)Iginio Straffi
Judy Counihan
Brian Young
Kris Thykier
Producer(s)Jon Finn
Production location(s)Ireland
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)Rainbow S.p.A. (ViacomCBS)
Archery Pictures[4]
DistributorRainbow S.p.A. (ViacomCBS)
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original release2020 (2020)

Iginio Straffi had planned to adapt Winx Club into live action as early as 2011.[6] Before starting production on the project, 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.

According to Straffi, the series is aimed at adult fans of the cartoon.[7] In a 2019 interview, he called it "edgier and darker than what they can imagine."[7] Fate is co-directed by Lisa James Larsson and Hannah Quinn.[1][8]

Cast
Main article: List of Winx Club characters

The following cast members were announced on 17 September 2019.[2]

  • Abigail Cowen as Bloom
  • Danny Griffin as Sky
  • Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella
  • Elisha Applebaum as Musa
  • Freddie Thorp as Riven
  • Precious Mustapha as Aisha
  • Sadie Soverall as Beatrix
  • Eliot Salt as Terra
  • Theo Graham as Dane
  • Jacob Dudman as Sam
  • Robert James-Collier as Silva

Eve Best, Eva Birthistle, Josh Cowdery and Alex Macqueen have also been cast in as-yet-undisclosed roles.[2]

Production

Development

In a 2011 interview with Screen International, Iginio Straffi first mentioned that he hoped to adapt Winx Club into live action as opposed to animation.[6] At the Ischia Global Fest in 2013, Straffi stated that he was continuing to plan a project "with the Winx in flesh and blood, played by real actors. Sooner or later it will be done."[9] 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 the live-action show Club 57,[7] Straffi announced in March 2018 that a young adult adaptation of Winx Club would enter production.[10]

Casting calls were held in August 2019.[11][12] The show's filming began in Ireland in September 2019 in Wicklow.[13] Brian Young is the showrunner for the series,[13] and executive produces with Judy Counihan, Kris Thykier, and Iginio Straffi.[14] Lisa James Larsson and Hannah Quinn are directing the series.[1][13] The first season's primary filming location was Ashford Studios, where the series Vikings is also filmed.[15]

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References
  1. Cook, Laurence (14 October 2019). "Fate: The Winx Saga". Backstage.
  2. "Netflix young-adult series begins filming in Wicklow". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2019.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/dnamusicltd/posts/2889300704433688
  4. Lloyd, Brian (17 September 2019). "Netflix's latest TV series, 'Fate: The Winx Saga', is now filming in Ireland". Entertainment.ie.
  5. "Netflix announce Vikings spin-off series which will be filmed in Ashford, Co. Wicklow". Irish Mirror. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. Goodridge, Mike (13 May 2011). "Paramount strikes deal for Rainbow's Not Born To Be Gladiators". Screen International.
  7. "TV Kids: Iginio Straffi". Worldscreen. 22 May 2019.
  8. "Live-Action 'Winx Club' Series In Pre-Production At Netflix, Brian Young Set As Showrunner (EXCLUSIVE)". 31 July 2019.
  9. "Il papà delle Winx". Il Giornale di Vicenza (in Italian). 22 July 2013.
  10. Petski, Denise (14 March 2018). ""Winx Club": Netflix Adapting Italian Animated Franchise As YA Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. Kinsella, Rudi (15 August 2019). "There's an open casting call for young adults and teenagers to appear in a new Netflix series". Joe.
  12. Doyle, Liam (14 August 2019). "Open casting call for new fantasy Netflix series". Wicklow News.
  13. "Netflix young adult series Fate: The Winx Saga begins filming in Ireland". RTÉ. 17 September 2019.
  14. Petski, Denise (17 September 2019). "'Fate: The Winx Saga': Abigail Cowen To Lead Ensemble Cast Of Netflix YA Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. "On-demand giant commissions new version of TV saga made in Ashford Studios". Irish Times. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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