Overview

• Production on El sobrino del mago began August 10 in London, marking the first Narnia film shoot since 2010.
• Leaked images show London streets dressed in 1950s school uniforms, classic cars and period signage, and reports cite Manchester’s Victoria Baths as an additional filming location.
• Netflix has scheduled a theatrical release for November 26, 2026 followed by a Netflix streaming debut on December 25, 2026.
• The screenplay adapts C. S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew but updates the story’s setting to 1950, diverging from the book’s original 1900 context.
• Casting reports have named David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell as the child leads with Emma Mackey, Meryl Streep, Daniel Craig and Carey Mulligan also linked to the project though Netflix has not confirmed the lineup.