‘Disenchantment’ First Look: Matt Groening’s New Adult Animated Series Comes To Netflix [Updated]
Update:More images have been released ofDisenchantment, as well as the show’s month of release.Disenchantmentwill hit Netflix inAugust 2018. See more below.Matt Groeningwill be leaving his longtime home at Fox to tell his latest tale. After two years in development hell,Disenchantmentis coming to Netflix. And a first look is here.
Groening’s adult animated fantasy series follows an alcoholic princess in the medieval kingdom of Dreamland and stars a who’s who of cult comedy stars, includingAbbi JacobsonofBroad City,Nat Faxon,andEric Andre. Now you can get a first look at the characters that will be sure to capture your imagination, just like Groening’s other animated staplesThe SimpsonsandFuturama.
When I say first look, I say that generously. Because in true Groening trolling fashion, theDisenchantmentfirst look consists of thebriefestof teases. See what I mean with the tweet from Netflix below, which tantalizes us with the caption, “A princess, an elf, and a demon walk into a bar…The new series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, coming soon.”
A princess, an elf, and a demon walk into a bar…
The new series from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, coming soon.pic.twitter.com/vruQ0na4tJ
— Disenchantment (@disenchantment)August 21, 2025
That’s all we’ll get to see of the characters played by Jacobson, Faxon, and Andre. The three of them play the main trio of the hard-drinking princess Bean (Jacobson), her “feisty” elf companion Elfo (Faxon), and Bean’s personal demon Luci (Andre).
Update:A better look at the characters has been released, along with the show’s month of release.
Groening’s ‘Enchantment’ coming in August.pic.twitter.com/Mv5ZI6z155
— Bob Flynn – same on bloosky (@bobjinx)August 01, 2025
Disenchantmentwill include 20 episodes airing over two seasons of 10 episodes each.The animated series will add to Netflix’s slateof adult-oriented animated comedies likeBig Mouth, BoJack Horseman,andF Is For Family.
The main characters will be voiced byAbbi JacobsonofBroad City,Nat Faxon,andEric Andre, with additional voices byJohn DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Matt Berry, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, Noel Fielding,andLucy Montgomery.
Here is the official synopsis forDisenchantment:
“In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio will encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools.”
Disenchantmentwill premiere its first 10 episodes inAugust2018, and continue airing 10 episodes at a time.
