Disenchantment

Television series
German title	Disenchantment
Original title	Disenchantment
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	since 2018
Production company	The ULULU Company, Rough Draft Studios
length	22-36 minutes
Episodes	20 in 1+ seasons ( list )
genre	Comedy , fantasy
idea	Matt Groening
production	Reid Harrison, David X. Cohen , Deanna Maclellan, Lee Supercinski
music	Mark Mothersbaugh
Initial release	August 17, 2018 (US) on Netflix
First publication in German	August 17, 2018 on Netflix
synchronization

Disenchantment ( English for disappointment or disenchantment ) is an American animated series written by Matt Groening . After The Simpsons and Futurama , Disenchantment is Groening's third animated series and his first series not produced for Fox but for Netflix . "Part 1" of the first season, consisting of ten episodes, was released on August 17, 2018. The remaining ten episodes appeared on September 20, 2019. In October 2018, Netflix extended the series to include a second season of 20 episodes. This should also be published in two parts, 2020 and 2021. Netflix itself recommends a minimum age of 12 years.

action

Set in the medieval kingdom of Dreamland , the series is about the hard-drinking princess named Bean and her friends, a demon named Luci and Elfo, a half-elf, who go on adventures together. The individual episodes tell partly stand-alone stories, and partly they are connected to one another by an overarching story arc.

Bean is the daughter of King Zøg, ruler of Dreamland. His first wife, Dagmar, Bean's mother, was petrified years ago, and he is now married to the amphibious Oona, with whom he has a son named Derek. In the first episodes, the princess is particularly busy rejecting future husbands selected for her or getting rid of them. Meanwhile, Elfo has had enough of life in Elfenland and flees to Dreamland, where Zøg tries to create an elixir of life with its supposedly magical blood. After it turns out that Elfo is only a half-eleven, this is banished from Dreamland and dies in a row. When Bean comes into possession of elven blood and can thus perfect the elixir of life, she does not bring Elfo back to life, but her mother Dagmar.

After Dagmar resumes her old place as queen, she petrifies the Dreamland population and takes the unsuspecting Bean back to her old home, Maru. Also there is Luci, whom Dagmar has secretly kidnapped and is holding captive in a bottle. Bean gradually finds out about her mother, and when she is finally revealed that she is to be sacrificed for a prophecy, Bean flees to hell with Luci, leaving her mother behind, apparently dead. In hell, Bean and Luci notice that Elfo's soul is in heaven and persuade him to go to hell too. The three of them flee from there, Bean breathes Elfo's soul into his body and they travel back to Dreamland, where King Zøg has remained undisturbed. At the request of the king, the elves donate their blood to free the people of Dreamland from their petrification. Zøg is divorcing Oona, who will go to sea as a pirate.

When Bean comes into possession of a firearm, she accidentally injures her father seriously. Prime Minister Odval uses this to proclaim Prince Derek king. Bean is found guilty of witchcraft and the attempted murder of her father and is to be burned at the stake with Elfo and Luci. But the pyre falls together with the convicts into a deep hole, where Bean meets her mother Dagmar, who was believed to be dead.

characters

Graffito by Luci ( Clermont-Ferrand , 2018)

Princess Bean (complete: Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz)
The princess of the Kingdom of Dreamland likes to drink (too) much alcohol, often gets into trouble and is generally not very princess. What is striking about her are the two buck teeth of her upper jaw.

Elfo, the Elf
This naive little elf has lived in Elfwood all his life. Because he is bored with his work, he leaves his people and goes to the Kingdom of Dreamland. There he meets Bean and hopes that she will develop a romantic interest in him. King Zøg lets experiment with his blood, e.g. B. to make an elixir of immortality. In the episode Elfo's secret becomes clear that Elfo is only half an elf. The nature of his mother remains unknown.

Demon Luci
Luci is Bean's personal "house demon ". Luci comes into Bean's life as a wedding present, which was given to her by two strangers, who later turn out to be her uncle and maternal aunt, in order to plunge her life into darkness. The two observe Luci's influence on Bean by means of a projection in a green flame in which they follow Bean's life, like in a television. Few of them realize what it really is. He is often mistaken for a talking cat. Luci is a smoker.

King Zøg
The irascible yet loving King of Dreamland who is feared and celebrated by the population at the same time. He came to power after his older brother was murdered. He is married for a second marriage after his first wife, Bean's mother, was petrified.

Queen Dagmar
Zøg's first wife and the mother of Bean. She comes from a "distant land" and was petrified when she accidentally ingested her own poison intended for the king.

Queen Oona
Zøg's second wife and the mother of Derek, Bean's younger half-brother. She comes from an amphibious people from the land of Dankmire.

Prince Derek
The son of Zøg and Oona. He is Bean's younger, somewhat dumb half-brother.

Odval
Prime Minister of Dreamland and Advisor to the King.

Sorcerio
King Zøg's magician.

synchronization

The German synchronization took over the Berliner Synchron GmbH . The dialogue books were written by Yvonne Prieditis and Matthias Wieland , the dialogue was directed by Frank Muth , who can be heard in a few supporting roles.

Leading roles

role	Main role	Supporting role	Original speaker	German speaker
Princess Bean	1.01–		Abbi Jacobson	Jenny Loeffler
Elfo, the elf	1.01–		Nat Faxon	Heiko Akrap
Demon Luci	1.01–		Eric André	Christian Intorp
King Zøg	1.01–		John DiMaggio	Marko groom
Queen Oona	1.01-1.13	1.17	Tress MacNeille	Gabriele Schramm-Philipp
Prince Derek	1.01–		Tress MacNeille	Benjamin Kiesewetter
Odval	1.01–		Maurice LaMarche	Matthias Klages
Sorcerio	1.01–		Billy West	Gerald Schaale

Supporting roles

role	Supporting role	Original speaker	German speaker
Bunty	1.01–1.10, 1.15–	Lucy Montgomery	Eva Thärichen
Prince Merkimer	1.01-1.02, 1.07-1.13, 1.18, 1.20	Matt Berry	Christoph Banks
Kussandra	1.01, 1.09, 1.13-1.17	Jeny Batten	Amelie Plaas-Link
Emperor Cloyd	1.01, 1.03, 1.08, 1.11	Rich Fulcher	Steven Merting
Disenchantess Rebecca	1.01, 1.03, 1.08, 1.11	Lucy Montgomery	Andrea Cleven
Sir Pendergast	1.01–	Eric André	Armin Schlagwein
Sir Turbish	1.01–	Rich Fulcher	Daniel Montoya
Sir Mertz	1.01–	Billy West	Sascha Kruger
Stan	1.01, 1.05-1.10, 1.15-1.20	Noel Fielding	Reinhard Scheunemann
Vip and Vap	1.03, 1.06, 1.10-1.13
Jerry	1.03, 1.08-1.12	David Herman	Klaus Lochthove
Queen Dagmar	1.03, 1.08-1.14, 1.18, 1.20	Sharon Horgan	Andrea Solter
Herald	1.04–	David Herman	Imme Aldag
Gwen	1.05-1.10	Tress MacNeille	Bea Tober

Episode list

No.	German title	Original title	Director	script
Part 1
1	A princess, an elf and a demon come into a bar	A Princess, an Elf and a Demon Walk into a Bar	Dwayne Carey-Hill	Matt Groening & Josh Weinstein
2	Who dances with the pig	For Whom the Pig Oinks	Frank Marino	David X. Cohen
3	The princess of darkness	The Princess of Darkness	Wes Archer	Rich Fulcher
4th	Castle party massacre	Castle Party Massacre	David D. Au	Jeff Rowe
5	The Princess of Tittfield	Faster, Princess! Kill! Kill!	Ira Sherak	Reid Harrison
6th	Swamp and Gloria	Swamp and Circumstance	Albert Calleros	Eric Horsted
7th	Tender rampage of love	Love's Tender Rampage	Peter Avanzino	Jeny Batten & M. Dickson
8th	In search of immortality	The Limits of Immortality	Brian Sheesley	Patric Verrone
9	Elfo's secret	To Thine Own Elf Be True	Frank Marino	Shion Takeuchi
10	Dreamland's downfall	Dreamland Falls	Wes Archer	Bill Oakley
Part 2
11	The Disenchantress	The Disenchantress	Albert Calleros	Shion Takeuchi
12	Stairway to Hell	Stairway to Hell	Dwayne Carey-Hill	David X. Cohen
13	Exactly that thing	The very thing	Frank Marino	Andrew Burrell
14th	The lonely heart is a hunter	The Lonely Heart Is a Hunter	David D. Au	Ben Ward
15th	In search of healing	Our Bodies, Our Elves	Wes Archer	Adam Briggs
16	Mission: Dreamland	The Dreamland Job	Ira Sherak	Jeny Batten & M. Dickson
17th	Your love sticks	Love's Slimy Embrace	David D. Au & Ira Sherak	Eric Horsted
18th	In their own words	In Her Own Write	Ira Sherak	Bill Oakley
19th	The electro princess	The Electric Princess	Edmund Wong	Jamie Angell
20th	Tiabeanie's downfall	Tiabeanie Falls	Peter Avanzino	Patric M. Verrone & Josh Weinstein
Part 1 was released on August 17, 2018 and part 2 on September 20, 2019 on Netflix .

features

Drawing style

The drawing style of Disenchantment is reminiscent of The Simpsons and Futurama . In all three series the figures have similar anatomical features: the lower jaw is very short, the eyes are large and protruding. Matt Groening , the creator of the three series, attributes the peculiarities to himself: "No matter what I draw, bulging eyes and an overbite always come out." Even the Planet Express spaceship has an overbite.

In contrast to Groening's earlier series, the human figures in Disenchantment have five fingers and toes instead of four.

Cliffhanger

The episodes have the character of sequels and, unlike Groening's previous series, often end with a cliffhanger .

Reviews

source	rating
Rotten tomatoes
critic
audience
IMDb

“[...] Disenchantment fits in wonderfully as a stand-alone comedy series between its predecessors and presents social criticism, humor and the usual funny adventures and characters in a similarly charming way. Admittedly, we don't get 'Simpsons', we don't get 'Futurama' either, we get something completely new. "

- citizens.de

“[...] The individual episodes deal less with the big story than with sketch-like excursions into the various settings of the genre. Whenever it is somehow necessary, the main plot is brought out again - but this sometimes seems rather arbitrary and comes as a surprise to the viewer. [...]

The big and ubiquitous overarching topic of self-discovery and identity is touched on again and again, but rarely brought to an end consistently. Too often, these very thoughts get lost in nothing. And that, although Bean as a rebellious princess on a self-search or the questioning Elfo certainly have the background to provide at least a few clever answers. "

- 4001reviews.de

Web links

• Disenchantment in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New Netflix series "Disenchantment": "Simpsons" makers present fantasy parody on the streaming service. In: meedia.de. August 18, 2018, accessed August 24, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Kristina Kielblock: "Disenchantment" Season 2: Start on Netflix in September. In: Kino.de. August 30, 2019, accessed September 5, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Arthur Awanesjan: Netflix extends Matt Groening's "Disenchantment" by a second season. In: Filmfutter. October 22, 2018, accessed October 22, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Disenchantment. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on October 2, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Futurama: "Simpsons" cut with bulging eyes and overbite. In: Spiegel Online . August 31, 2000, accessed May 12, 2008 . 
6. ^ "Disenchantment": That's how good the new series by Matt Groening is. In: web.de . August 16, 2018, accessed September 2, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} “Disenchantment” in “Rotten Tomatoes”. Retrieved March 1, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Disenchantment in the Internet Movie Database (English)
9. ↑ Disenchantment review: Can the new Matt Groening series live up to expectations? citizens.de, August 17, 2018, accessed August 30, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Review: Disenchantment - 'The Simpsons' in 'Game of Thrones' guise. 4001reviews.de, August 25, 2018, accessed August 30, 2019 .