The fantasy fairy tale is coming this year The School for Good and Evil to Netflix, which is set in a school where young people receive a magical education. Does that already sound familiar to you as Harry Potter fans? Then watch the trailer first!
Netflix’s new fantasy film unabashedly uses Harry Potter in the trailer
Schools with psychic students cannot avoid being compared to Harry Potter. For example, the new edition of Percy Jackson at Disney + is no different. Netflix’ fantasy film adaptation of Soman Chainani’s book The School for Good and Evil * doesn’t even hide its roots in the trailer, but rather fully displays Hogwarts love.
Compares the fantasy of The School for Good and Evil to Harry Potter in the trailer
The School for Good and Evil – Teaser Trailer (German subtitles) HD
When the two girls are escorted to their new school by a large raven at the end of the short Netflix trailer, Harry Potter fans are almost immediately reminded of a certain one Hippogriff Flight in the third part. Here The School for Good and Evil serves the numerous views of Hogwarts, where the magic castle also nestles picturesquely between lakes and mountains in the landscape.
What is the Harry Potter-related fantasy from Netflix’s The School for Good and Evil about?
The fantasy film by Paul Feig takes a fairytale-like direction for its magic school: future heroes and princesses, but also witches and villains, are trained at the School for Good and Evil, which gives it its name. The competing houses (of good and evil) with their eccentric teachers (Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Michelle Yeoh, among others) and magical students lean fully into our Harry Potter sensibilities.
The Netflix narrative centers on the beautiful Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and her grumpy friend Agatha (Sofia Wylie). Their paths seem set when they are kidnapped to the school… but then the two become chosen ones divided into completely unexpected houses: Sophie must go with the bad guys and Agatha with the good guys. a mistake? They try to clear up the misunderstanding in the chaos of magical lessons and hostile classmates. And so her fairy tale begins.
When does the fantasy film The School for Good and Evil start on Netflix?
The School for Good and Evil does not currently have a specific start date on Netflix. However, the trailer promises an appearance in a few months: in autumn 2022. Then an “Accio Herbst” in the best Harry Potter manner.
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Does the fantasy trailer for The School for Good and Evil look promising to you Harry Potter fans?