Netflix just release the the official trailer for Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew, upcoming high fantasy film written for the screen, co-produced, and directed by Greta Gerwig, based on the 1955 novel The Magician’s Nephew, the sixth published novel in the children’s book series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Chronologically, this is the prequel to the series and the creation story of the Narnia world by Aslan the lion.

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The film stars David McKenna, Beatrice Campbell, Emma Mackey, Carey Mulligan, Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Craig, and Meryl Streep.

Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will hit theaters worldwide on February 12th before streaming on Netflix on April 2nd. It will be the first film by Netflix to receive a wide theatrical release.