‘Disenchantment’ Trailer: ‘The Simpsons’ And ‘Futurama’ Creator Matt Groening Heads To Netflix
Matt Groening, creator ofThe SimpsonsandFuturama, is headed to Netflix withDisenchantment. The new animated series looks very much like a reboot ofFuturamaset in the far past instead of the distant future, right down to the animation style and voice cast – and I’m a-okay with that. Watch theDisenchantmenttrailer below.
Disenchantment Trailer
This is a teaser, so there’s not a whole lot to go on here. But it’s clear from this footage thatDisenchantmentis going to very much in-line withFuturama. Not only is the style of humor similar, but the look of the show is almost identical toFuturama. And there’s a good reason for that – Rough Draft Studios, who handledFuturama’s animation, is in charge ofDisenchantmentas well. Even much of the voice cast is the same. To be clear, I’m not complaining! For most of its run,Futuramawas one of the best animated shows on TV, balancing both absurdist humor and heartfelt pathos. I’m all for new shows emulating that same model.
InDisenchantment, “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.”
The show features a voice cast that includesAbbi Jacobson(“Bean”),Nat Faxon(“Elfo”) andEric Andre(“Luci”), along withJohn DiMaggio,Billy West,Maurice LaMarche,Tress MacNeille,David Herman,Matt Berry,Jeny Batten,Rich Fulcher,Noel Fielding, andLucy Montgomery.
“Disenchantmentwill be about life and death, love and sex, and how to keep laughing in a world full of suffering and idiots, despite what the elders and wizards and other jerks tell you,” said Matt Groening.
Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content for Netflix, added: “Matt Groening’s brilliant work has resonated with generations around the world and we couldn’t be happier to work with him on Disenchantment…The series will bear his trademark animation style and biting wit, and we think it’s a perfect fit for our many Netflix animation fans.”
Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, who’ve worked with Groening on bothThe SimpsonsandFuturama, are serving as executive producers.Disenchantmentjoins the ranks of other Netflix original animated shows likeBoJack Horsemanand the upcomingTuca & Bertie.
