Will There Be a ‘School for Good and Evil 2’ Movie? What to Know About the ‘World Without Princes’ Book

Hogwarts? Never heard of it. This week is all about The School for Good and Evil, a new YA fantasy movie that began streaming on Netflix today.

Based on the bestselling 2013 novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil starts off as a fairytale you think you know, and it flips it on its head. Best friends Sophie (played by Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie) couldn’t be more different. Beautiful Sophie dreams of being a princess, while rough-around-the-edges Agatha is bullied, harassed, and accused of witchcraft. But against all odds, the girls are loyal to each other. At least, they are until their lives are completely upended by a certain magical fairytale school.

When Sophie and Agatha are kidnapped and brought to the School for Good and Evil, things don’t play out how anyone expects. And we won’t spoil it here, but The School for Good and Evil ending leaves the door open for the story to continue.

So will there be a School for Good and Evil 2 movie? Here’s what we know.

Will there be a School for Good and Evil 2, aka A World Without Princes movie?

The short answer? We don’t know. The School for Good and Evil ending certainly suggests there’s another story to tell. And fans of the book will know that The School for Good and Evil is the first book in a six-book series. The next book, A World Without Princes, follows Agatha and Sophie as they once again get swept up in the school drama.

There’s no official word on whether Netflix will make the World Without Princes movie yet. Whether the streamer continues the franchise likely depends on how well the first film performs for Netflix. But director Paul Feig has said he would be more than happy to continue the franchise.

When asked if he would want to direct future The School for Good and Evil films in an interview for Film In Dublin, Feig said, “I would love to continue it. Once you build the world and you get to bring these characters to life on the screen, they become like family you know. Plus, you’re afraid to sort of hand over the reins, so it’d be really fun to do another one of these and this is definitely set up to be a franchise.”

What happens in the World Without Princes book?

Here’s the official synopsis for A World Without Princes:

After saving themselves and their fellow students from a life pitched against one another, Sophie and Agatha are back home again, living happily ever after. But life isn’t exactly a fairytale. When Agatha secretly wishes she’d chosen a different happy ending with Prince Tedros, the gates to the School for Good and Evil open once again. But Good and Evil are no longer enemies and Princes and Princesses may not be what they seem, as new bonds form and old ones shatter.

Of course, some changes were made to the School For Good and Evil movie that would no doubt affect the plot of the potential World Without Princes movie.

If you’re dying to see this fantasy story continue, spread the word to make The School for Good and Evil a Netflix hit. Also, you can always just read the books, which are available for purchase at all major booksellers.