The new UNICORN ACADEMY film is coming to Netflix
Wednesday April 9, 2025, At the World Unicorn Day, arrives globally simultaneously on Netflix il new movie di Unicorn Academy, a highly anticipated event for all fans of the original Netflix animated series produced by Spin Master Entertainment which for the occasion returns to free-to-air TV from March on Frisbee (DTT channel 44) unreleased episodes and the remake of the first beloved and eponymous movie.
The series has reached the first place in over 90 countries and it was translated into 30 languages, giving rise to a real planetary phenomenon: a bestselling series, millions of streams e views on social media, as well as one toy line of success.
It was the 2018 when Jennifer Dodge, President of Spin Master Entertainment and executive producer of the series along with Ronnen Harary, Laura Clunie and Toni Stevens, was in Italy, Bologna Children's Book Fair: “I was looking for something that was a mix of fantasy and adventure and that had female protagonists. When I saw those books – there were only the first four titles at the time – you could already see the fantasy, the magic, and then there were the different female protagonists who were all different, each with their own unicorn. That was exactly what we were looking for. The unicorn is a classic theme, it's omnipresent, and that relationship between the unicorn and its rider concerns all of us, I think everyone is looking for it, especially children and young people. You want someone to see you and understand you.”
The series, in fact, is taken from thebestselling series of the same name di Julie Sykes, and was created to transport children into a magical world, in which a brave teenager, Sophia Mendoza, discovers his destiny of unicorn rider. The TV series – elected #1 show for girls (ages 6-9) on Netflix globally – was just the first step to start building the magical universe of Unicorn Academy. The property, in fact, in addition to being in first place in France and Germany, boasts over 250 million views on social platforms, 6 million streams for the 11 unreleased songs of the series, almost 350 thousand subscribers on Youtube channel, 350mila copies of books sold only in 2024 translated into 10 languages and one toy line which is conquering Europe: in the United Kingdom the Rainbow Light Up Wildstar won a DreamToy and silver in the awards MadeForMums 2024 for “Best Toy Featuring a Film, TV or Book Character”, while in Belgium and the Netherlands it received the award of “Toy of the Year”.
The story is about Sophia, a girl passionate about horses who lives on a ranch in California with her mother Marta and her younger brother Marco. One day, she receives an invitation to attend a school for future horsemen. Driven by the memory of the good times she spent with her father, who has been missing for five years, she convinces her mother to accept her admission. During the journey, Sophia discovers that she is not in a normal riding academy, but in the prestigious Unicorn Academy, a school for unicorn riders, where you ride unicorns on a secret island called Unicorn Island. Sophia then finds herself catapulted into a fairy dimension, where she experiences daring adventures together with the other freshmen (Ava, Layla, Isabel, Valentina e Rory) and their majestic unicorns (Wildstar, Leaf, River, Glacier, Cinder e Storm), of all sizes and colors, with which the protagonists must create magical bonds to unlock their powers; only in this way, in fact, can they learn to become protectors of the island and its magic, between classwork and new friendships.
Unicorn Academy transports young people to a world where unicorns they are not just legends, but They represent the potential that each person has within themselves. Adventure companions with whom to create a special bond and embark on a journey of personal growth. Each character has a unique personality and together they form a heterogeneous group that represents the values of diversity, inclusion e collaboration. A story of values and aspirations that conveys important messages such as self-confidence, loyalty, courage, friendship and acceptance of oneself and others, with a language suitable for children aged 5 to 11.
The children's passion for the property is also told in a video posted on theofficial account of the Wimbledon tournament, who sees the Novak Djokovic's daughter framed while reading a Unicorn Academy book instead of watching her famous dad play in such an important match!
- unicorns – iconic figures symbolizing hope, freedom and purity, celebrated in the literature, in movies and in ' – have crossed the generations, entering the Folklore (they are the symbol of one of the districts that compete for the Palio of Siena, that of the Unicorn) and in the pop culture (it's no coincidence that they became the album's icon Born This Way by Lady Gaga!).
To celebrate these legendary creatures, the World Unicorn Day. On the occasion of this anniversary, Wednesday April 9 the new 60-minute special will be available on Netflix, while the first 44-minute special “Unicorn Academy” will be broadcast on free-to-air Frisbee (DTT channel 72). Furthermore, throughout March, new special episodes will be broadcast on Frisbee every Sunday at 17.00:XNUMX p.m., unreleased clips in which the protagonists interact in funny situations and reveal their personalities: real vlogs in which each character talks about themselves and the relationship they have with their unicorn.
To let children relive the exciting adventures of the series, Spin Master also signs the toy line: from the assorted sets with 5 small dolls and their unicorn, to the small doll of Sophia and Wildstar magic light, seeing Wildstar create a beautiful rainbow light effect; from the dolls of Ava, Isabel and Sophia (24cm) and their unicorns (28cm), to the Deluxe Fashion Doll of Sophia with a double outfit, up to the interactive Wildstar unicorn with lights with which you can unlock the two songs of the series, “Follow Your Heart” e “There is a Light”
