‘Fabled’ Trailer: Zosia Mamet And Gugu Mbatha-Raw Put A Feminist Twist On Fairy Tales
Once upon a time,Jennifer Morrisonstarred as the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Now, she directs a feminist revisionist take on fairy tales in the fantasy anthology seriesFabled.
TheFabledtrailer promotes the first episode of the new anthology series, directed by Morrison and starringZosia MametandGugu Mbatha-Rawas two young women who dream big and witness even bigger, magical miracles.
Fabled Trailer
Prepare for a feminist twist on fairy tales.Fabledis an anthology series from Refinery29 that sets out to reimagine classic fairy tales in different realities — tackling issues of age, race, sexuality, gender, and relationships along the way. And naturally, it’s the girls fromGirlsandOnce Upon a Timewho are bringing us these modern, feminist fairy tales.
Mamet, who co-wrote and executive produced the series, stars alongside Mbatha-Raw in the first episode ofFabled, “Anodyne.” Directed byOnce Upon a Time’s Jennifer Morrison, who just madeher directorial debut with the zippySun Dogs,“Andonyne” imagines what would happen if Alice fromAlice in Wonderlandcrossed paths with Dorothy fromThe Wizard of Oz.
Mamet and Mbatha-Raw’s characters, Allie and Dee, are described (viaEntertainment Weekly) as “creative young women that blaze their own trails and stray away from societal norms. They crave adventure and dream bigger than what the world tells them is acceptable. After meeting at an extensive behavioral therapy center, they find solace and fortitude in one another. Their bond illustrates the strength of friendship and the power that women can harness when they come together.”
Mamet conceived of the idea forFabledalongsideEvan Jonigkeit, who also writes and produces. Jonigkeit told EW how the project came about:
“Zosia and I were on a drive to Vermont and saw a postcard with Alice fromAlice in Wonderlandand Dorothy fromThe Wizard of Ozon it, and it gave us the idea to build a series around the idea of fairy tales and myths in different context. Alex Gayner, Zosia, and I developed the idea from there by picking apart the gender roles of these childhood stories, and I got to writing! Men and women both need to do their part in helping equality become the norm, and we all saw the world ofFabledas an opportunity to help to do that in a small way, through storytelling.”
Norbert Leo-ButzandPaul Wesleyalso star in “Andonyne,” which premieres at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
