In a new reimagining of the classic Cinderella story, award-winning actress Bette Midler lends her voice as the Fairy Godmother.
The beloved Fairy Godmother, the wholesome Fairy Godmother, the one with all the good intentions, has been around for a long, long time. This particular version of the Fairy Godmother has good intentions, but she’s a little bit of a bumbler and she’s a little bit of a schemer. I’m thrilled to be part of this film! And I’m thrilled to be with this cast!” – BETTE MIDLER (Voice of Fairy Godmother)
Steps will be released on Netflix later this year and is the first film to be fully produced in-house within Netflix Animation Studios.
Directors: Alyce Tzue (Student Academy Awards gold medal winner) & John Ripa (co-director on Raya and the Last Dragon)
Produced by: Amy Poehler, Jane Hartwell, Kim Lessing. Poehler and Lessing producing for Paper Kite Productions.
Voice Cast: Ali Wong (Lilith), Amanda Seyfried (Cinderella), Stephanie Hsu (Margot), Bette Midler (Fairy Godmother)
Synopsis: Think you know Cinderella’s “evil” stepsisters? Think again. Sick of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother (Bette Midler)’s magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Hsu), breaking the Cinderella story as we know it and dooming the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of Priscilla, a villainous schemer who swoops in and snatches the throne. Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.
Release Date: 2026 Steps is part of Netflix’s original slate of animated features which includes the most popular Netflix film ever, KPop Demon Hunters; Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the Academy Award®-nominated films Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Nimona, The Sea Beast, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Over the Moon, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon and Klaus; the BAFTA®-nominated Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and the comedy fan favorites Swapped, Leo and Back to the Outback.
