Disenchantment will star Broad City star Abbi Jacobson as Bean, a young princess with a knack for having a good time. Bean’s elf companion, Elfo, will be voiced by seasoned comedy player Nat Faxon, and her “personal demon,” Luci, will be voiced by Eric Andre. The trio will face a plethora of medieval creatures, including “ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses and lots of human fools.”
Groening’s other major animated endeavor is Futurama, which gained quite a cult following during its 14 years on the air. With Groening’s mind behind it, Disenchantment is a good bet to perform just as well. Disenchantment’s voice cast includes two Futurama veterans in John DiMaggio and Billy West, as well as Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Matt Berry, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, Noel Fielding and Lucy Montgomery.
As the streaming wars rage on, it’s hard not to see this as an attempt by Netflix to keep up with Hulu. The latter streaming service recently added all of Futurama, Bob’s Burgers and a bevy of other animated hits to its library, fortifying their reputation as the go-to platform for animated series. Although Netflix has some catching up to do to rival Hulu in this department, Disenchantment figures to be a hell of a step forward, and Netflix is more successful than ever either way.
Disenchantment will premiere on Netflix 10 episodes at a time, starting in 2018. Read our list of the 20 best Simpson’s characters of all time here.
