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‘Winx’ Creator to Launch New Series ‘Mermaid Magic’ on Netflix — Watch Teaser


'Winx' creator Iginio Straffi is set to launch his new series 'Mermaid Magic' on Netflix.

Iginio Straffi, creator of the six teenage fairies in the hit “ Winx Club ” TV franchise, is launching a new animated series titled “Mermaid Magic” that will drop globally on Netflix on Aug. 22. Created and produced by Straffi’s Italy-based Rainbow studio, “Mermaid Magic” is penned by U.S. head writers Rich Burns and Nancy Cohen, known for their work on DreamWorks Animation’s “Spirit Riding Free,” and showrunner Guy Bar’ely, whose credits include “Minions” and “Kung Fu Panda.” Set in the underwater world of Mertropia, “Mermaid Magic” follow the adventures of “warrior mermaids” Princess Merlinda and her inseparable friends Sasha and Nerissa who emerge from the sea and embark on an epic journey to battle the wicked pirate Barbarossa, “who is draining the ocean’s magic,” as the provided synopsis puts it.

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