Season 1

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**Season 1** is the first season of *Fate: The Winx Saga*. It premiered on Netflix on January 22, 2021.

## Synopsis

*Fate: The Winx Saga* follows the coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their enchanting powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence.

## Cast

### Main

* Abigail Cowen as Bloom
* Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella
* Precious Mustapha as Aisha
* Eliot Salt as Terra
* Elisha Applebaum as Musa
* Danny Griffin as Sky
* Sadie Soverall as Beatrix
* Freddie Thorp as Riven
* Eva Birthistle as Vanessa Peters (Credited as main in ep. 1, 2, 3, 6)
* Robert James-Collier as Saul Silva
* Lesley Sharp as Rosalind Hale (Credited as main in ep. 3, 5, 6)
* Eve Best as Farah Dowling

### Recurring

* Theo Graham as Dane
* Alex Macqueen as Ben Harvey
* Jacob Dudman as Sam
* Josh Cowdery as Mike Peters
* Harry Michell as Callum Hunter
* Leah Minto as Kat
* Kate Fleetwood as Luna

### Guest

* Pom Boyd as Doris
* Sean Sagar as Marco
* Sarah Jane Seymour as Noura
* Ken Duken as Andreas

## Trivia

* Iginio Straffi had planned to adapt Winx Club into live action as early as 2011.
* The series is aimed at adult fans of the cartoon.
* On September 17, 2019, the main cast cast and some of the supporting cast were announced; with some even stating which character they would be playing in the live-action adaption of the *Winx Club*.
* At the Ischia Global Fest in 2013, Straffi stated that he was continuing to plan a project "with the Winx in flesh and blood, played by real actors. Sooner or later it will be done."
* Straffi then announced on March 2018 that a young adult adaptation of Winx Club would enter production.
* Casting calls were held in August 2019.
* The show's filming began in Wicklow, Ireland in September 2019.
	+ It wrapped filming on December 13, 2019.
* The first season's primary filming location was Ashford Studios, where the series *Vikings* is also filmed.
* Season 1 was initially scheduled to premiere in 2020.
* The first teaser was released on December 10, 2020. December 10 is Bloom's birthday, both in *Fate: The Winx Saga* and the original *Winx Club* series.
* All the episode titles for season 1 are quotes from the poet William Butler Yeats.
* On January 23, 2021, it was revealed that the series hit the No. 1 spot in the Netflix Top 10 List.
* Also on January 23, 2021, Netflix released several official playlists on Spotify such as:
	+ An official playlist for the series.
	+ Bloom's Fire Playlist
	+ Stella's Light Playlist
	+ Aisha's Water Playlist
	+ Musa's Mind Playlist
	+ Terra's Earth Playlist
	+ Beatrix's Air Playlist
* Eva Birthistle who portrays Vanessa Peters was only credited in 4/6 episodes and Lesley Sharp who portrays Rosalind Hale was only credited in the main cast in the 3/6 episodes she appeared in.
	+ Both are not considered Series Regulars, and are credited as part of the main cast in the episodes they actually appear in.

## Gallery

Main article: Season 1/Gallery
PosterBloom character posterPromotional still: Stella, Terra, Bloom, Musa, Aisha
### Videos

Main article: Season 1/Gallery § Videos
Official TrailerOfficial TeaserPromotional Clip
## References

1. ↑ Fate: The Winx Saga, Based on Animated Series, Gets 2021 Premiere Date on Netflix. TV Line. December 10, 2020.
2. ↑ Fate: The Winx Saga Official Synopsis - Netflix Media Center
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Fate: The Winx Saga WGA page - Writers Guild of America West
4. ↑ Paramount strikes deal for Rainbow's Not Born To Be Gladiators - Screen Daily
5. ↑ TV Kids Licensing Expo - Issuu
6. ↑ Netflix young-adult series begins filming in Wicklow - Irish Examiner
7. ↑ Il papà delle Winx le vede Barbie - GDV Cultura
8. ↑ ‘Winx Club’: Netflix Adapting Italian Animated Franchise As YA Series - Deadline
9. ↑ Open casting call for new fantasy Netflix series - Wicklow News
10. ↑ Netflix young adult series Fate: The Winx Saga begins filming in Ireland - RTE
11. ↑ Fate: The Winx Saga release date, cast, plot and everything you need to know - Cosmopolitan
12. ↑ Vikings spin-off Valhalla to be filmed for Netflix in Wicklow - Irish Times
13. ↑ Every Netflix Original Series Coming in 2020. What's on Netflix. December 5, 2019.
14. ↑ Bloom  on the Winx Club Wiki
15. ↑ Fate: The Winx Saga Official Playlist - Spotify
16. ↑ Bloom's Official Fire Playlist
17. ↑ Stella's Official Light Playlist - Spotiy
18. ↑ Aisha's Official Water Playlist - Spotify
19. ↑ Musa's Official Mind Playlist - Spotify
20. ↑ Terra's Official Earth Playlist - Spotify
21. ↑ Beatrix's Official Air Playlist - Spotify