''Spellbound'' is an English-language tween fantasy television series. Produced by

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

and Cottonwood Media, it serves as a successor series to ''

Find Me in Paris ''Find Me in Paris'' is an English-language teen science-fantasy dramedy series that premiered on April 14, 2018, on Hulu, produced by ZDF and Cottonwood Media. The series is filmed on location in Paris, in areas such as the Palais Garnier and O ...

'' (2018–2020), set in the same location of the Paris Opera Ballet School, but with a new cast of characters and a focus on magic rather than time travel. The series premiered on

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on 31 August 2023.

Cast

Main

* Hailey Romain as Cece Parker Jones * Margherita Barbieri as Simone Souter * Abigail O'Regan as Mia Banks * Etienne Moana as Benoit Ducasse * Sam Darius as Jack Ryder * Zac Gabriel Werb as Finn Cassidy

Recurring

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as Armando Castillo * Cameron James-King as Adrian Stone * Imogen Mackie Walker as Amy * Raven Dauda as Ginger Jones, Cece's aunt * Malou Beauvoir as Lizzie Jones * Gomolémo Tsagaé as Lola * Charles Baker as Kevin * Briony Martha as Juliet

Episodes

Production

In June 2022, it was announced a new tween series ''Spellbound'' was in development from ''Find Me in Paris'' creators Jill Girling and Lori Mather. Cottonwood Media and ZDF would return with a new co-production partner

France Télévisions France Télévisions (; stylized since 2018 as ) is the French national public television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (forme ...

. It was also revealed with the series announcement that Hailey Melody Romain would lead the series as Cece Parker Jones.

, who played coach Armando Castillo in ''Find Me in Paris'', would return for ''Spellbound''. Other cast members confirmed in April 2023 included Margherita Barbieri, Abigail O'Regan, Etienne Moana, Sam Darius, Zac Gabriel Werb, Raven Dauda, Malou Beauvoir, Cameron James-King, Gomolémo Tsagaé, Imogen Mackie Walker, and Charles Baker. ''Spellbound'' was in development and casting as of late 2021. Principal photography took place in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

and

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

from 1 August to 14 December 2022. The budget for the first season was €15.3 million.

Release

Upon the series announcement in 2022,

was once again attached to distribute the series in the United States, and later secured a 31 August 2023 release date. The CBC boarded as a Canadian distributor in April 2023. Hulu released a full-length trailer on 10 August 2023.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 21105638 2023 French television series debuts 2023 German television series debuts 2020s children's television series Dance television shows English-language television shows French children's television series French fantasy television series German children's television series German fantasy television series Hulu children's programming Television series about ballet Television series about teenagers Television series about witchcraft Television shows set in Paris Television shows filmed in France Television shows filmed in Belgium