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"Disenchantment" will follow a princess named
Bean, voiced by "Broad City" actress Abbi Jacobson, her friend
Elfo (Nat Faxon) and her demon Luci (Eric Andre) in the
crumbling kingdom of Dreamland, Netflix said.
The series, which will debut ten episodes starting in 2018, will
include creatures such as ogres, harpies, trolls and "lots of
human fools."
"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,"
Groening said in a statement.
It is a world away from Groening's family comedy following the
many adventures of "The Simpsons" - donut-loving patriarch
Homer, housewife Marge, rebellious Bart, prodigy Lisa and baby
Maggie.
"The Simpsons" is the longest-running animated series on U.S.
television, having just concluded its 28th season this year
during which it celebrated its 600th episode. The series will
continue into a 30th season.
Groening is also the creator of the animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama,"
which ran from 1999 to 2003 on Fox and was rebooted in 2010
until 2013 for Comedy Central.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy)
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