Three reasons to be excited about Disenchantment

Joining the ranks of Netflix’s other original adult animated shows, Disenchantment, from the mind of Matt Groening, is poised to be an instant classic.

Disenchantment is an upcoming Netflix Original with a twist not commonly seen. It’s an adult animated show, from the brilliant mind of Matt Groening. Already set to be an instant classic with the first 10 episodes debuting on Aug. 17, here are three good reasons why we should be excited.

1) Legacy

Disenchantment will only be Mr. Groening’s third foray into the animation world and his first since Futurama, which premiered on Fox way back in 1999. Groening, best known for creating The Simpsons, has a unique voice and Netflix vice president of content Cindy Holland promises the new series will possess his “trademark animation style and biting wit,” as reported by The Verge last year. Like Futurama, Disenchantment will be animated by Rough Draft Studios, so we can expect the new show to have a familiar feel to it.

2) Studio Support

Between shows like F is for Family, Big Mouth, and BoJack Horseman, Netflix has shown they can produce top quality adult animated programming. Adding a new series from the man behind The Simpsons will only add to that ever-growing lineup. Netflix has given Bill Burr, Nick Kroll, and Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creators of the aforementioned Family, Mouth, and Horseman, respectfully, a good amount of creative freedom in the direction of their shows. This is a good indicator that Groening will be able to take Disenchantment in whichever direction he pleases.

Granted his history with Fox trying to be too controlling over Futurama, Netflix might be the right fit for his vision. In a revealing 1999 interview with Mother Jones, Groening said he “just had to spend way, way too much time in pointless battles with the network.”

3) The Cast

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Disenchantment will tell the story of the young princess Bean, voiced by Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson, as she drinks her way around her medieval kingdom with Elfo the elf (Married’s Nat Faxon) and Luci, Bean’s personal demon, (voiced by Eric Andre). Variety reports “the oddball trio will encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools” on their adventure through Dreamland. With this much talent voicing the main cast, Disenchantment is bound to be this summer’s most anticipated new series.

With a 20-episode order, the writers have quite a healthy length of time to develop a solid first season to hopefully build off of in the future. I can’t wait to see what Groening comes up with this time.

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The first 10 episodes of Disenchantment will drop on Aug. 17 on Netflix.