From the creator(s) of The Simpsons and Futurama!

I liked this so much I watched all ten episodes this weekend. I haven’t watched The Simpsons and years and consider myself a bigger Futurama fan. That worked in my favor as the writing skews more towards Futurama.

I think the easiest way to describe Disenchantment is to take Futurama and change the genre from sci-fi to fantasy. The main character here is Princess Bean of Dreamland. She’s a bit…rebellious let’s say about the whole princess gig. She doesn’t have a problem getting into trouble but when she meets Elfo, an elf also trying to figure things out, and Luci, Bean’s very own personal demon, things get kicked up a notch or two. Oh, and her Dad, King Zog is on a desperate hunt for the elixir of life.

I can’t really think of anything I don’t like about this show. I laughed like I did when Futurama first came out. It’s absurd, rude, and sincere all at the same time. The casting is perfect and I love the main trio of Bean (Abbi Jacobson), Elfo (Nat Faxon), and Luci (Eric Andre). Elfo is my favorite, a kind of magical mix of Homer and Fry. There were a few times where I swear he said exactly what I would have if I was in his situation. I even love the opening credits music.

The show covers a lot of ground in just 10 episodes. We get to see in and out of the Dreamland kingdom and while they ring the bell on the fantasy tropes for expected gags, they also do some great world building. When the main arc of the elixir comes around to its end in the last few episodes I was left wanting more. The worst part of the show is that there are only ten episodes!

The set up for season 2 looks ripe for all new adventures and I can’t wait to see where they go with it.  I avoided just about all the promo material for this so I think I’m going to go on the hunt for the interviews to dig further into the makings of one of my new favorites.