Fate: The Winx Saga will be back soon with new episodes, and the fandom needs season 2 desperately. After the latest news released at Netflix Geeked Week, it's time to analyze everything we know about the upcoming season.
Fate: The Winx Saga premiered on January 22, 2021, on Netflix. The show was inspired by Winx Club, an animated television show that originally ran from 2004 to 2009, then was revived on Nickelodeon, running from 2011 to 2019.
The story of Fate: The Winx Saga centers around fairies at Alfea, a magical school, where they learn to use their powers. Abigail Cowen, known for her role as Dorcas in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, stars as Bloom, a fire fairy who was raised by humans. Her friends at Alfea include Stella, a light fairy, played by Hannah van der Westhuysen, Aisha, a water fairy played by Precious Mustapha, Terra, an earth fairy played by Eliot Salt, and Musa, a mind fairy played by Elisha Applebaum.
The four fairies are The Winx, whose main nemesis in Alfea is Beatrix, played by Sadie Soverall, and Rosalind, played by Lesley Sharp. Throughout season 1, the five fairies form alliances and feuds with The Specialists, the magic-less warriors of Alfea -- Sky, played by Danny Griffin; the rebellious and troublesome Riven, played by Freddie Thorp; and the seemingly sweet and honest Dane, played by Theo Graham. Following the events of season 1, a lot changed at Alfea for season 2.
Season 2: The Plot
Fate: The Winx Saga season 1 ended with Alfea in Rosalind's hands, with the invaluable help of Bellatrix, Queen Luna, Riven, and Dane. Although Netflix didn't reveal details about the plot of season 2, it will undoubtedly deal with the aftermath of Rosalind's rise to power and what that means for the Winx.
To Rosalind, they’re a threat and the Winx are not going to give in easily to Rosalind's tyranny. They will fight her with all the strength they have. Bloom will be key since we still don't know what's behind her story, the truth about her parents, and why Rosalind wanted to test her powers with the Burned Ones.
As for Bellatrix, Riven, and Dane, even though the end of season 1 made it clear where their allegiances lie, nothing can be what it seems with Riven since season 1 highlighted his friendship with Sky and even a budding closeness to Terra.
When it comes to the powers of the fairies, throughout season 1 they discovered how to enhance their powers, so it isn’t unreasonable that season 2 continues on that path.
Season 2: The Cast
The currently confirmed cast for Fate: The Winx Saga season 2 is Abigail Cowen as Bloom, Precious Mustapha as Aisha, Elisha Applebaum as Musa, Eliot Salt as Terra, and Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella. In addition to the leads, other students from Alfea come back, such as Sky (Danny Griffin), Sam (Jacob Dudman), Riven (Freddie Thorp), Beatrix (Sadie Soverall), and Dane (Theo Graham).
Along with the main cast, the adults of the story will return, such as Saúl Silva (Rob James-Collier), Harvey (Alex MacQueen), and the villain of the story, the reborn Rosalind (Lesley Sharp), as well as Andreas (Ken Duken), Sky's father who was believed dead and reappeared at the end of season 1.
The only one from the season 1 cast not confirmed to appear in season 2 is Alfea’s director Farrah Dowling (Eve Best), who was killed by Rosalind in the final episode of the first season.
As for new signings, for the moment, the inclusion of Paulina Chávez has been confirmed to play Flora, Terra's cousin and one of the iconic cartoon characters on which the show is based. Following the accusations of whitewashing that Fate: The Winx Saga received from fans in season 1, the show corrected its mistakes, and Flora will be played by a Latin actress.
Joining her are Brandon Grace as Gray and Éanna Hardwicke as Sebastian, although there are no more details about their characters and how they fit into the story.
Release Date
There was no doubt, after the success of the first season, that Fate: The Winx Saga would get a second season. Netflix didn’t take long to confirm it. According to Variety, Netflix extended the duration of the next season by two episodes, going from six to eight hours, giving the show more time to develop the different plots, characters, friendships, and ships.
Regarding when the new batch of episodes will arrive, a few days ago, after the launch by Netflix of the first look of season 2 in the context of Netflix Geeked Week, the streaming service confirmed that the next episodes will be released later this year. So the most likely date for Fate: The Winx Saga season 2 is the last quarter of the year.