Stage – (top to bottom) Lilith (Ali Wong), Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) and Margot (Stephanie Hsu). CR: Netflix Animation © 2026
Following a huge presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Netflix has officially released new details, stunning first-look images, and a global release date for its highly anticipated Cinderella reimagining. step.
It’s been a huge week for Netflix animation in France. If you’ve been following our live coverage, you’ll know that we got an incredible glimpse of this movie yesterday. (In case you missed it, be sure to check out the full recap of everything we learned about Netflix’s landmark animated feature at the Annecy Film Festival, where the filmmakers discussed the film’s “edibles,” Y2K-inspired villains, and giant biker trolls).
Now, Netflix has pulled back the curtain even further by officially setting a release date. You can officially mark your calendar for Friday, November 20, 2026.
This is the perfect situation step As Netflix’s flagship family-friendly animated blockbuster for the 2026 Thanksgiving and holiday seasons — a release window the streamer has historically used for massive animated hits leo And sea animals.
First look image and concept art
To coincide with the release date, Netflix has released a batch of gorgeous new images that perfectly highlight the film’s 18th-century French Rococo-meets-punk-rock aesthetics.
Steps – (pictured) Lilith (Ali Wong). CR: Netflix Animation © 2026
Stage – Visual Development Art. CR: Netflix Animation Studios ©2026
What are the steps about?
While we got a pretty good taste of the plot during the Annecy panel, Netflix has finally provided us with the official synopsis, detailing how Lilith breaks the fairy tale:
“Do you think you know Cinderella’s “evil” stepsisters? Think again. Fed up with living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother’s (Bette Midler) magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Soo), breaking the Cinderella story as we know it and taking the kingdom to Priscilla. Doomed to the tyrannical rule of Dr. (Nikki Glaser) a villainous planner who swoops in and usurps the throne, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.
Who is behind the steps?
produced by Netflix Animation Studio (the first film to be completed from beginning to end under the studio) and Amy Poehler’s paper kite makingThe film has a great group of comic talent behind the vocal booth and keyboard.
Here is the confirmed cast and crew bringing Steps to our screens later this year:
- Mould: Ali Wong (Lilith), Amanda Seyfried (Cinderella), Stephanie Hsu (Margot), Nikki Glaser (Priscilla), and Bette Midler (Fairy Godmother).
- produced by Amy Poehler, Jane Hartwell, and Kim Lessing. (Poehler and Lessing are producing for Paper Kite Productions).
- by script Ava Tramer, James Madejski, Jane Chuck, Dana Schwartz and Felicia Ho.
- Story Ava Tramer, James Madejski, Dana Schwartz, Felicia Ho, Riki Lindholm, and Kate Micucci.
Are you marking your calendars for November 20th? Let us know what you think of the new first-look images for Steps in the comments below!
