Spellbound – REVIEW
In Netflix’s latest animated series, Spellbound, many teenagers view their parents as frightful beasts. The protagonist, Princess Elian (played by Rachel Zegler), is a 15-year-old who longs to soar above her kingdom with her friends on creatures resembling flying hamsters with beaks. However, it’s not the royal consul Bolinar (John Lithgow) and Nazara (Jenifer Lewis) who are allowing this freedom; instead, they are keeping Queen Ellsmere (Nicole Kidman) and King Solon (Javier Bardem) hidden from the public. They concoct various excuses to explain the royal couple’s absence, leaving courtiers and army generals like Olga Merediz wondering why they can’t meet their monarchs in person. As time passes, curiosity grows about the whereabouts of the King and Queen, and inevitably, just as with Harry and Megan, these “monsters” break free from the palace. The secret is revealed, leading to General and her troops setting out on a quest to capture them and expel them from the kingdom.