Daniel Spellbound cast, synopsis, release date, and more

Netflix’s animation division might be going through a rocky era right now, but the streaming service did recently unveil a new and exciting slate of upcoming kids animation for the remainder of 2022 and even teased a few shows coming out in 2023. One of the series arriving later this year is Daniel Spellbound, a CG animated series from Boat Rocker Studios and Matt Fernandes (Dino Ranch, Kingdom Force).

Rated TV-Y7, Daniel Spellbound is a fantastical story set in modern-day New York City, the only difference is, here magic is real—it’s just hidden from the public. Fernandes executive produces alongside Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Jon Rutherford and Chapman Maddox for Boatrocker and Tammy Semen and Arthur Spanos for Industrial Brothers.

Those looking forward to the show should keep reading to find out everything we know about the series so far.

Daniel Spellbound release date

Netflix confirmed that Daniel Spellbound season 1 will be released on October 27 as part of the upcoming Netflix and Chills lineup.

Daniel Spellbound episode count

According to the original report from Deadline, Netflix ordered 20 episodes of the show, each one will be approximately 22 minutes in length. It’s not clear if all 20 episodes will be in the first season or if they will be split into two volumes.

Daniel Spellbound cast

Canadian actor Alex Barima will lead the cast as the titular hero. You might recognize him from his work on the Syfy series Resident Alien. He’s joined by Wynonna Earp actress Chantel Riley, voice actor Deven Christian Mack, Catherine Disher and many more talented individuals.

Here’s the full cast list:

Alex Barima as Daniel Spellbound
Deven Mack as Hoagie
Chantel Riley as Lucy Santana
Catherine Disher as The Pie Maker
Dwayne Hill as Tyson
Lynn Rafferty as Bixby Prospero

Daniel Spellbound synopsis

Courtesy of Netflix:

"In modern day New York City, magic is real – it’s just hidden from the public. But Daniel Spellbound knows just where to find it. Making his living “tracking” hard to find magical objects, Daniel catches the attention of‌ the wrong people when ‌he discovers a ‌rare ‌artifact and suddenly the‌ ‌fate‌ ‌of‌ ‌magical world ‌hangs‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌balance."