Fate: The Winx Saga adds "crucial" Latinx character Flora for Season 2 after whitewashing accusations

Entertainment Weekly

Netflix released a video this morning announcing Fate: The Winx Saga was back in production for its second season. Season 2 will feature three new cast members, including Paulina Chávez, who plays Terra's cousin Flora, who was referenced in the first episode. "Flora, a Latinx character, was one of the original faeries in Nickelodeon's Winx Club, the kids' cartoon which inspired this new Riverdale-ian teen drama take," explains EW's Nick Romano. "But the producers of the live-action show decided to feature Terra, a white character created for Fate: The Winx Saga, in their main lineup instead, which prompted questions of whitewashing. The criticism also extended to Elisha Applebaum's Musa, a character who was depicted as East Asian in the cartoon." Also joining Season 2 are Brandon Grace as Grey and Éanna Hardwicke as Sebastian.