13 New TV Characters We Can't Wait To Meet In 2018

6. Princess Bean - Disenchantment

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Matt Groening is creating his first new animated series since Futurama, and he's doing so for Netflix. Disenchantment, which will take a more adult skew than his previous shows, will be set in the crumbling kingdom of Beanlandia.

The 'hero' of the story, then, will be Bean, an alcoholic princess who has an elf companion (Elfo) and a personal demon (Luci). Groening (with the help of some great writers) has displayed a knack for creating brilliant characters before, and there's reason to believe this great new twist on the classic princess fable will follow in those footsteps.

It helps, too, that Bean will be voiced by Abbi Jacobson, who has displayed her own comedic gifts on Comedy Central's Broad City, and in Netflix's genius adult animation BoJack Horseman.

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