{"id":25212,"date":"2023-06-01T09:12:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spellbound-greenlit-season-two\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T09:12:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:12:12","slug":"spellbound-greenlit-for-season-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spellbound-greenlit-for-season-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Spellbound Greenlit for Season Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
The live-action tween series Spellbound<\/em> has been greenlit for a second season, with 13 new episodes to come.<\/p>\n The new season is produced by Cottonwood Media in co-production with ZDF, ZDF Studios and Op\u00e9ra national de Paris, with negotiations underway with further broadcast partners.<\/p>\n The series combines ballet, magic, witchcraft and more, with diversity and inclusivity at the heart of the production. Spellbound<\/em> follows the captivating adventures of American teenager Cece Parker Jones who relocates to France to study dance at the Paris Opera Ballet School, only to discover she is also a \u2018Wizen,\u2019 a witch with untapped potential, and has to navigate the challenges of her new life\u2014balancing friendship, romance, dance and her newfound powers.<\/p>\n Federation Kids & Family and ZDF Studios are handling worldwide sales.<\/p>\n Co-founders of Cottonwood Media, David Michel, C\u00e9cile Lauritano and Zo\u00e9 Carrera Allaix, said: \u201cAs with all our live-action series, we have pooled a team of creatives who have also worked on award-winning primetime series, bringing a unique quality and feel to the production. With its stunning visual graphics, entertaining storylines, vibrant characters and season one ending on the edge of a real cliffhanger, we look forward to the Spellbound<\/em> adventure continuing to work its magic on audiences worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n Nicole Keeb, head of international co-productions and acquisitions for children and youth programs at ZDF, commented: \u201cWe are delighted to see the story of Spellbound<\/em> continue. I am convinced that kids and teenagers all around the world will be very excited too.\u201d<\/p>\n Arne Lohmann, VP Junior at ZDF Studios, added: \u201cSeason one of Spellbound<\/em> took us by storm with a fantastic, diverse cast and breathtaking sceneries of the Parisian ballet world. Cece and her friends will charm us even more with the new episodes. It is a pleasure to team up again with our friends at Cottonwood Media.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The live-action tween series Spellbound has been greenlit for a second season, with 13 new episodes to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":25213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[258,7546,463,6434],"class_list":["post-25212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-cottonwood-media","tag-spellbound","tag-zdf","tag-zdf-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n