Amanda Seyfried Steps Into Cinderella’s Glass Slippers for Netflix’s Steps

Okay, here we go: Netflix is doing their own wild spin on the Cinderella tale, and they just cast Amanda Seyfried as, you guessed it, Cinderella herself. This version is called 'Steps', and honestly, it seems like one of those projects where the studio said, 'You know what, let’s just mess with the formula and see how weird we can get.' And I mean that in a good way.

Instead of focusing on the poor, put-upon Cinderella, this movie hands the spotlight to her so-called 'evil' stepsisters, Lilith and Margot. Only, maybe they’re not so evil after all. The whole premise? Lilith and Margot get sucked into a magical accident that turns the familiar Cinderella story into something completely bonkers — and suddenly the fairy-tale ending is at stake.

First Look: Seyfried as Cinderella

Netflix dropped two first-look images from the animation, showing that this version isn’t shy about shaking things up visually either. Seyfried’s Cinderella looks less like a sad sack scrubbing floors and more like someone who isn’t here for your fairytale nonsense. Picture a highly stylized, bold animation style that sort of mixes old-school fairytale with Saturday morning cartoon energy.

In the first image, Cinderella’s got her trusty mouse sidekick and, yes, she’s still doing some chores — but she’s working it. In the second, she’s teamed up with Lilith, one of her notorious stepsisters. It looks like these two have to join forces rather than battle each other, which, in Cinderella-land, is definitely not the usual.

So What’s the Actual Story?

Here’s the rundown, simplified:

• Lilith, usually painted as a villain, gets blamed for crashing the Royal Ball — all because of a stolen magic wand.
• During the chaos, she accidentally transforms her own sister Margot into a frog (take that, Disney princess transformation movies).
• With the ball ruined, control of the kingdom falls to a new antagonist: a mean girl who’s obsessed with snagging the prince.
• Now Lilith has to fix the mess. That means teaming up with Cinderella (the Amanda Seyfried version) and — wild card — a troll who is supposed to be 'dreamy' (their description, not mine) to restore order to the kingdom and patch up the story so everyone can have their shot at a happy ending.

If you’ve been waiting for a Cinderella movie where the supposed villains actually get their chance to lead the adventure, this is literally the one.

Quote Worth Noting:

'Steps tells the story of Cinderella's "evil" stepsisters, Lilith and Margot. When misunderstood Lilith is blamed for hijacking the Royal Ball with a stolen magic wand, she accidentally turns sister Margot into a frog and leaves the kingdom in the hands of a prince-obsessed mean girl. Now Lilith must team up with Cinderella — and a surprisingly dreamy troll — to save the kingdom, repair the fractured fairy tale, and prove that even so-called villains deserve a shot at happily ever after.'

No word yet on the rest of the cast, or exactly when it will drop, but if you want your classic fairy tales extra messy — and maybe a little more relatable for anyone who’s ever been labeled the bad guy for totally unfair reasons — keep an eye out for 'Steps'. There’s definitely more to come.