# Spellbound (TV series)

Spellbound is an English-language tween fantasy television series. Produced by ZDF and Cottonwood Media, it serves as a successor series to Find Me in Paris (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 Hulu 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
* Lance West as Sebastian "Bash" Baker
* Georgia Pemberton as Jade Hudson

### Recurring

* Rik Young 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 Stone
* Briony Martha as Juliet
* Castle Rock as Jeff Chase
* Cornelius Macarthy as David Parker
* Diane Weller as Zoe Hudson
* Francesca Cherruault as The North Elder

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31) | November 20, 2023 (2023-11-20) |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) | TBA |

### Season 1 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "W Stand for Wizen" | Unknown | Unknown | August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31) |

### Season 2 (2024–present)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 27 | 1 | "Mystic Invasion" | Unknown | Unknown | October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) |
| 28 | 2 | "The Wizen Archives" | Unknown | Unknown | October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) |

## 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.
It was also revealed with the series announcement that Hailey Melody Romain would lead the series as Cece Parker Jones. Rik Young, 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 and Brussels from 1 August to 14 December 2022. The budget for the first season was €15.3 million.

## Release

Upon the series announcement in 2022, Hulu 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 in English and French.
Hulu released a full-length trailer on 10 August 2023. All thirteen episodes of the second season were slated to be released on Hulu on 20 September 2024, but was delayed to 11 October 2024.
In France, the first season was released from 21 October 2023, and the second season was released from 18 October 2024, on France 4 under the Okoo block and its service.