In a present of drive, English-language “Spellbound,” the live-action tween collection from “Discover Me in Paris” creators and manufacturing companions will get a Season Two. 

Produced by Cottonwood Media, ZDF and ZDF Studios, the 13 new episodes of the ballet/witchcraft collection will go into manufacturing in August. 

The “Spellbound” renewal information comes as Season One is about to roll out in worldwide markets throughout broadcasters and streaming companies from this fall. 

Federation Children & Household, the gross sales arm of Cottonwood Media mum or dad Federation Studios, and ZDF Studios, the industrial firm of German public broadcaster ZDF, will deal with worldwide gross sales. 

They are going to be bringing to market a second season of a premium English-language present focusing on a nonetheless underserved children & household market viewers worldwide at a time, furthermore, when patrons are caught between a rock and onerous place: a studio-streamer pull again from unique manufacturing and the WGA strike, that means far much less English-language premium content material transferring into manufacturing.

Season One caught feisty American Cece Parker Jones, 15, relocating to Paris to check dance on the Paris Opera Ballet College. She discovers accidentally that she is a “wizen,” a witch with untapped potential, and has to aim to stability dance, friendship, romance and her unfamiliar new-found powers.

In Season Two, Cece vows to surrender the magic and concentrate on dance, however secrets and techniques of the previous are revealed, and he or she befriends a brand new pupil, who’s a Mystic.

“It’s magical mayhem all the best way! This season sees her pushing the boundaries greater than ever earlier than to fulfil her dream of turning into an ‘etoile.’ Cece additionally has a brand new crush, new mates, and a shock from a well-known face, when a BLOK hip-hop problem ignites and bonds the second division,” the synopsis teases.

“Everybody says ‘premium’ today. Principally, you get premium with expensive settings, VFX or one thing like ballet, that’s actually onerous to movie and dear, as a result of it takes time. What’s actually distinctive about ‘Spellbound’ is that it has all three,” mentioned David Michel, Cottonwood Media co-founder and president, and head of Federation Children & Household.

“Spellbound” is created by Jill Girling and Lori Mather (“Discover Me in Paris,” “Experience”) who serve as soon as extra, as on Season One, as govt producers and showrunners, weaving a narrative the place witchcraft, like ballet, work cohesively as fantasy metaphors of a woman’s discovery of sense of self. 

“Witchcraft is so usually used for coming-of-age tales for a cause. It’s about discovering who you might be as an individual, while dance can be about discovering and mastering your physique,” mentioned Michel.

“Spellbound” additionally has the accessibility of an aspirational narrative, “a stupendous fish out of the water story a couple of woman who in some ways shouldn’t be at such a really elite faculty, a couple of woman who’s fairly good however not nice at ballet, however doing what it takes to do it nicely by the tip of the collection,” Michel added.

“As with all our live-action collection, we’ve pooled a workforce of creatives who’ve additionally labored on award-winning prime time collection, bringing a singular high quality and really feel to the manufacturing,” mentioned Cottonwood Media co-founders Michel, Cécile Lauritano and Zoé Carrera Allaix.

They continued: “With its beautiful visible graphics, entertaining storylines, vibrant characters, and Season One ending on the sting of an actual cliffhanger, we sit up for the ‘Spellbound’ journey persevering with to work its magic on audiences worldwide.” 

“We’re delighted to see the story of ‘Spellbound’ proceed. I’m satisfied that youngsters and youngsters all around the globe will likely be very excited too,” commented Nicole Keeb, ZDF head of worldwide co-productions and acquisitions, youngsters and youth packages.

Arne Lohmann, VP junior at ZDF Studios, added: “Season One in all ‘Spellbound’ took us by storm with a improbable, various forged and breathtaking sceneries of the Parisian ballet world. Cece and her mates will appeal us much more with the brand new episodes.  It’s a pleasure to workforce up once more with our mates at Cottonwood Media.”