Netflix Renews ‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ for Season Two

Netflix has announced a second season (eight episode) pickup for drama “Fate: The Winx Saga”, which is a live-action reimaging of the Italian cartoon series “Winx Club” by Iginio Straffi. It premiered globally on January 22. The series follows the coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.

The cast set to reprise their roles include Abigail Cowen as Bloom, Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella, Precious Mustapha as Aisha, Eliot Salt as Terra and Elisha Applebaum as Musa. Additional casting news for season two will be announced at a later date. Brian Young (The Vampire Diaries) will return as showrunner and executive producer. The executive producers also set to return alongside Young include: Judy Counihan and Kris Thykier from Archery Pictures (Riviera, The State) plus Joanne Lee and Cristiana Buzzelli from Rainbow

Production for season two of “Fate: The Winx Saga” will begin later this year in Ireland.