▁Stra ff i ▁and ▁Jo anne ▁Lee . ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁studio , ▁which ▁is ▁co - owned ▁by ▁Stra ff i ▁and ▁Via com . ▁Via com ' s ▁Nick el ode on ▁channels ▁broadcast ▁Reg al ▁Academy ▁world wide , ▁while ▁R ai ▁Y o Y o ▁air s ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁Italy . ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁R ai ▁Y o Y o ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁on ▁Nick el ode on ▁U . S . ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁a ▁com edic ▁re im ag ining ▁of ▁several ▁fair y ▁tale ▁characters . ▁It ▁origin ated ▁as ▁a ▁dark ▁comedy ▁concept ▁called ▁Tw isted ▁Fair y ▁T ales ▁that ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁team ▁designed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁changes , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁preview ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁under ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁Royal ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁Rose , ▁a ▁te en age ▁girl ▁from ▁Earth ▁who ▁disco vers ▁a ▁key ▁which ▁leads ▁to ▁Fair y T ale ▁Land , ▁where ▁fair y ▁tales ▁come ▁to ▁life . ▁She ▁ends ▁up ▁at ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁school ▁named ▁Reg al ▁Academy . ▁Rose ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁to ▁the ▁head m ist ress ▁C inder ella . ▁Rose ▁dec ides ▁to ▁en roll