Iginio Straffi got himself into the nets of Netflix. More than 20 years ago, the Italian created the fairy animation series Winx Club. With the live-action reboot from Netflix called Fate: The Winx Saga, the franchise got a new wind under the fairy wings worldwide.
He himself was only involved in the concept at the beginning and his insensitive reaction to the dismissal Don’t just diss the Fate showunner. It’s also a Pierce the hearts of the fans.
The diss on the showrunner of Fate: The Winx Club is a diss on the fans
A week ago, Fate showrunner Brian Young announced the abrupt cancellation of Fate: The Winx Saga on Instagram. Just two days later Winx Club creator Iginio Straffi announces two completely new Winx Club projects on his Insta account.
Below the post we have translated the two most important excerpts for you.
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First, Straffi dissed the Fate showrunner. He accuses Brian Young of not knowing the Winx community well enough, proving that he doesn’t himself. He writes:
It should not have been announced so abruptly that there will be no Season 3, regardless of our involvement in the series and your feelings, from someone who has only been part of the Winx Club journey for a few years, after Netflix hired him to work on the Fate series. That’s why he had too little understanding for emotionally connecting the fan community and Rainbow Studios caring for the franchise.
Straffi doesn’t seem to have a thing for Brian Young at all and blames him for hurting fans instead of canceling Netflix.
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Winx Club: The Original
He also unhappily formulates in his post that there is a “bigger reason” for dismissal. Because in the same breath, Straffi announces with great delight Reboot of the original series and his dream project of many years: a high-budget Winx Club film.
Fans don’t want a reboot, they want Season 3 of Fate: The Winx Saga
the Excitement is inevitable: In the comments under his post, the demands for the 3rd season of Fate: The Winx Saga roll over. The hashtag #savefatethewinxsaga is used in almost every reply. There is an absolute misunderstanding.
Spanish Fate fan account winxfqtbr responds deeply hurt:
Fate wasn’t perfect and certainly not what you were hoping for, but it’s garnered a huge fandom and you know the scale Fate has taken on. How to end the series absolutely disrespectful to the fans and it really hurts that you don’t notice it. (…)
clear words find starrmoonxedits :
I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE MOVIE, WE WON’T WATCH IT UNTIL YOU GIVE US SEASON 3.
Most of the answers are like this in Capslock, asking for more from Fate. Season 3 would have been the perfect series ending. There is hardly any interest in the new projects, which is certainly particularly bitter for Straffi.
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Fate: The Winx Club – The final scene is a huge cliffhanger
Kitkatsgirl, like so many, wants to know how the cliffhanger in the season 2 finale will be resolved:
We need Fate: The Winx Saga Season 3 to wrap up the series properly. We were excited about Season 2 and everything that happened. It’s not okay for the ending to remain open. We want to see all the girls get their wings and Bloom learn their story. (…)
“What about the new fans that have met Winx thanks to this series?”Alexapreece asks . “Give us an end to Fate, respect the cast and crew”, demands soyvikaa . Below the Instagram post can be found Hundreds of these demands.
When the backlash got too big, Straffi saw himself in his post for one correction of your own statement forced and pushes the responsibility away:
Thanks for all your messages! I can’t stop reading them, but I need to correct a misunderstanding my post generated: the final decision on whether to produce Fate Season 3, lies solely with Netflix.
We do not know to what extent he had a hand in the dismissal. Since Netflix owns the rights, it’s the streaming service’s decision.
If Straffi really cares about the Winx Club fan base, he will for a proper ending to Fate: The Winx Saga. But first he seems to want to implement his own plans.
Do you fancy a Winx Club movie and an animated series reboot?