Who is Abigail Corwin, the fire elf at the core of "Fate: The Winx Saga"?

[According to "Fate: The Winx Saga" (opens in new tab), what happens when teenage fairies (opens in new tab) with little control over their intense powers are thrown into a magical boarding school?) A new Netflix series based on Nickelodeon's animated show "The Winx Club" works on that very premise, highlighting the vortex of emotional and physical destruction that ensues when untapped magical powers combine with common teenage angst.

The heart of the show is Bloom, who grew up on Earth (aka First World), believing she was a normal, old human like her adoptive parents. That belief is shattered by a mysterious incident involving her uncontrollable ability to create and control fire, and a one-way ticket to Alfia University for fairies in the Otherworld in order to gain control of her powers. (Bloom's supernatural coming-of-age journey from self-doubting teen to super-powered flame fairy is perfectly captured by a 22-year-old actress named Abigail Cowen. Here's how.

Cowen is perhaps best known for her role as Dorcas Knight, one of three wacky sisters at the Academy of Invisible Arts, in Netflix's "The Adventures of Sabrina." She played this role for over 20 episodes throughout the show's four seasons.

Before her witchy turn in "CAOS," Cowen appeared in yet another hit fantasy show on Netflix, playing high school student Vicki Charmichael in two episodes of the second season of "Stranger Things." Next, she will be seen in "Witch Hunt," which proves that the supernatural world is still unexplored, and imagines a modern-day America where not only are there actual witches, but also witch trials are constantly going on to persecute them.

In an interview with MTV News (opens in new tab), she explained why she keeps being drawn back to projects that incorporate magic: "This kind of project is just fun because there are no limits. One day you read a script and one thing is happening, and the next you read a script and something totally absurd and crazy is happening. I'm allowed to use my imagination, and I have a big imagination, so that's really fun for me," she said. [I feel like] fantasy is an escape from reality for a lot of people. It's fun to jump into another world for a little bit and forget about the world we're in. I think there's always room for fantasy and these kinds of shows. It gives people a break from life, for better or worse."

Like Bloom, Corwin was just an ordinary teenager before she was transported into the world of witches and fairies. She grew up on a farm in Gainesville, Florida, and after studying public relations "for about a semester" at the University of Florida, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time, according to Flaunt magazine (opens in new tab).

As a high school student in Florida, Cowen ran track. She said, "For me, running is an escape from reality. For me, running is an escape from reality. It's the only time in my life where my mind is really quiet and at peace, especially in a noisy, exciting world. It's not always fun or something I want to do, but it keeps me physically and mentally healthy, and it's an act of self-love," she told Glamour U.K. (Open in new tab)

Cowen told MTV News that she created a playlist filled with songs she thinks best fit Bloom's roller-coaster emotions throughout the show. Highlights included hits from Post Malone, Blink-182, Kendrick Lamar, and Nicki Minaj, with a sprinkling of Mumford & Sons to complement Fate's idyllic Irish set.

"I would put on headphones and listen to these songs before shooting certain scenes," she explained. He said, "Actually, Danny Griffin, who plays Sky, would show me a song, and I would show him a song, and we would listen to it together over the speakers and play out what was going to happen at that moment. We would talk through the song and say things like, 'This is where you two are going to fight. It was very lame, but the music was a very big part of discovering Bloom."

Without giving away any major spoilers here, the first season of "Fate: The Winx Saga" ended with Bloom and his fairy friends showing off all they had learned about their powers and themselves and uniting against the Burned One's killer army. If the series returns for Season 2 (open in new tab), Cowen hopes to see Bloom discover and take hold of more of his powers.

"If there is a second season, I would love to see where she goes with that power and what it does for her and her self-esteem and overall sense of self. And if she can really hone them and become a really big force in the other world," Cowen told The Wrap (opens in new tab) about how the first season finale sets up future episodes perfectly.

"The nature of this show is that just when you think things are going well and things are finally on track, curveballs are thrown at you.

[7] "The nature of this program is that just when you think things are going well and things are finally getting back on track, there's a sudden turn of events. I think there's going to be a power struggle. I don't really know, but there's certainly more room for conflict in the coming year."

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