Director: Vicky Jenson
A princess sets out to break a curse that has turned her parents into monsters in Spellbound, a 2024 animated musical comedy directed by Vicky Jenson, dubbed in Persian and available to stream on K-Time.
What is Spellbound about?
Sixteen-year-old Ellian is the only one holding her kingdom together after a spell twists her mother and father into two very different, very large creatures who can no longer speak or remember who they are. Rather than wait for someone else to fix it, she slips out of the castle and follows a trail of clues into a forest full of odd, half-forgotten magic, picking up an unlikely companion along the way. Songs carry a lot of the emotional weight here, turning what could be a simple rescue plot into something closer to a story about a teenager quietly deciding to grow up faster than she wanted to.
Cast & crew
Rachel Zegler voices Ellian, giving the character both the comic timing and the vocal range the musical numbers need. Nicole Kidman and Miguel Bernardeau join the voice cast alongside Giovanna Bush and Dennis Stowe, while Jenifer Lewis and Dee Bradley Baker round out the kingdom's colorful side characters in the English-language original.
Context & significance
Spellbound comes from Skydance Animation with songs by Alan Menken, the composer behind several familiar Disney musicals, which explains why the film leans so heavily on big, hooky numbers rather than quieter storytelling beats. For families streaming in Farsi, the Persian dub means younger viewers can follow the songs and jokes without needing to read along, making it an easier watch for mixed-age households.
Where & how to watch
Spellbound is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, so the songs and dialogue play in Farsi throughout. Watching requires logging into a free K-Time account, though the film's page can be read without one. It streams on phone, tablet, smart TV and browser, with no VPN or region workaround required, and can be paused or stopped at any time.