Peacock’s Supernatural Academy creates a tween cartoon from a steamy romance series

polygon.com:

Even before Harry Potter, magical schools have been a staple of fantasy stories — and they continue to be a tried and true setting for fantastical adventures. From The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s Academy of Unseen Arts to Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy in The Magicians, from The Owl House’s Hexside to Fate: The Winx Saga’s Alfea, the concept of a boarding school where students learn the magical arts continues to be a staple of fantasy stories.

Peacock’s newest animated series Supernatural Academy fits that idea to a T — heck, it’s even in the title. But unlike some of the other examples, Supernatural Academy is home to a wide variety of magical beings, not just witches. The show’s first episode struggles with establishing the intended audience and the characters could be more compelling, but dammit if we aren’t suckers for “boarding school, but make it magic.” The concept is rich, even if all the pieces don’t quite mesh up just yet. If the show manages to find out who its target audience is, it could be a fun ride.

Supernatural Academy is a Peacock animated show based on a book series by author Jaymin Eve, following two twin sisters. named Jessa and Mischa, who were separated at birth and now reunite at the titular Supernatural Academy, joining forces to save the world.

While the show seems geared towards a teenage audience, the book series is described on Eve’s website as “sexy urban fantasy book series recommended for readers aged 17 and up due to language and sex scenes.” The books share the supernatural school setting, but the main character is a girl named Maddison, who is in her 20s, and even without the sex scenes and language the books seem to deal with more mature storylines. A quick browse