Netflix order new Matt Groening animated comedy Disenchantment

Netflix has ordered 20 episodes of a new, adult-orientated animated comedy series from the legendary Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama.

Titled Disenchantment, the show follows a young, hard-drinking princess named Bean — along with her elf companion Elfo and personal demon Luci — as they traverse the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, the trio encountering all sorts of mystical creatures.

Groening said in a Netflix statement on the series: “Ultimately, Disenchantment will be about life and death, love and sex, and how to keep laughing in a world full of suffering and idiots, despite what the elders and wizards and other jerks tell you.”

The 20-episode series — which will be released 10 episodes at a time — features an amazing voice cast, the principal cast including Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson as Bean, Nat Faxon as Elfo, and Eric Andre as Luci.

Other members include Matt Berry, Noel Fielding, David Herman, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Jeny Batten, Rich Fulcher, and Lucy Montgomery. Rough Draft Studios — who worked with Groening on Futurama — will handle animation.

"Matt Groening's brilliant work has resonated with generations around the world and we couldn't be happier to work with him on Disenchantment,” Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content for Netflix said in the statement. "The series will bear his trademark animation style and biting wit, and we think it's a perfect fit for our many Netflix animation fans.”

Netlfix’s previous forays into adult animation include Bojack Horseman and F is for Family, both of which have been praised by critics.

Disenchantment will premiere on Netflix in 2018, Groening and Josh Weinstein (The Simpsons, Futurama) serving as executive producers.