Fairy-tale folklore has found a sharp, modern comic update. Netflix has debuted the official trailer and first-look imagery for its animated feature Steps, setting a worldwide streaming date of 20 November 2026.
The film shifts attention directly onto the traditionally vilified stepsisters, placing Emmy winner Ali Wong and Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu at the centre of the kingdom’s chaos, alongside fellow Beef alumnus Young Mazino.
Directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa, the high-tempo adventure upends standard storybook expectations. The footage features high-speed carriage pursuits, smashed glass slippers, and combative biker trolls, trading traditional ballroom pleasantries for sharp physical comedy.
Upending the Royal Ball
Wong voices Lilith, a stepsister determined to escape the domestic shadow cast by Amanda Seyfried’s Cinderella. Breaking the fourth wall to defend her character’s misunderstood reputation, Lilith seizes the Fairy Godmother’s magic wand, voiced by Bette Midler, and gatecrashes the Royal Ball with her sister Margot, voiced by Hsu.
Their impromptu rebellion inadvertently sparks disaster for the entire realm.
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“Think you know Cinderella’s ‘evil’ stepsisters? Think again,” Netflix states in its official synopsis. “Sick of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother (Bette Midler)’s magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Hsu), breaking the Cinderella story as we know it and dooming the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), a villainous schemer who swoops in and snatches the throne. Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom, but most importantly, their relationship.”
A Star-Studded Voice Ensemble
The production brings together seasoned comic performers. Beyond Wong, Hsu, and Mazino, the cast includes Nikki Glaser as the scheming usurper Priscilla, alongside voice contributions from Daniel Radcliffe, Peter Dinklage, and WWE performer Damian Priest.
Comedic actor Amy Poehler produces the feature under her Paper Kite Productions label alongside Jane Hartwell and Kim Lessing. The screenplay brings together writers Ava Tramer, James Madejski, Jen Chuck, Dana Schwartz, and Felicia Ho, working from an original concept developed alongside musical comedy duo Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci.
Composer Kris Bowers provides the film’s original orchestral score, underscoring the rapid transitions between action sequences and family squabbles.
The project reinforces the rising demand for animated stories that rethink traditional character roles, offering viewers an irreverent take on classic storybook dynamics when Steps arrives on screens this November.
