It’s almost time to enroll in The School for Good and Evil, and Netflix has dropped the final trailer for the fantasy epic before it debuts next week.
Based on the international best-selling series by Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil centers on Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), two best friends who find themselves on opposing sides of a modern fairy tale when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where young heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance of good and evil. The film was directed by Paul Feig, who also co-wrote the script with David Magee.
In addition to Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia Wylie, The School for Good and Evil features a star-studded cast which includes Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Rob Delaney, Peter Serafinowicz, Patti LuPone, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Mark Heap, Rachel Bloom, and more. Here’s a more substantial synopsis for the movie:
In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the unlikeliest of bonds. Sophie, a golden-haired seamstress, dreams of escaping her dreary life to become a princess, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic and offbeat mother, has the makings of a real witch. One night under a blood red moon, a powerful force sweeps them away to the School for Good and Evil — where the true stories behind every great fairy tale begin. Yet something is amiss from the start: Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by the glamourous and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha in the School for Good, overseen by the sunny and kind Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington). As if navigating classes with the offspring of the Wicked Witch (Freya Parks), Captain Hook (Earl Cave), and the dashing son of King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn’t hard enough, according to the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne), only true love’s kiss can change the rules and send the girls to their rightful schools and destiny. But when a dark and dangerous figure (Kit Young) with mysterious ties to Sophie reemerges and threatens to destroy the school and the world beyond entirely — the only way to a happy ending is to survive their real-life fairytale first.
What did you think of the final trailer for The School for Good and Evil? Was it enough to get you to check out the movie when it debuted on Netflix on October 19th?