Netflix’s first trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew starts in wartime London and opens onto the making of Narnia. It introduces two young leads, fantastical new worlds and a striking musical choice: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”
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A Narnia origin story
C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew was published after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but its events come first in Narnia’s chronology. The story follows Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer as they encounter magic and travel between worlds; the trailer offers glimpses of the otherworldly landscape and the beginnings of Narnia.
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The footage moves from a gloomy, wartime-era London to vivid fantasy imagery, including Technicolor pools and lush greenery. It also gives a first look at Emma Mackey as Jadis, the witch who becomes the White Witch.
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Daniel Craig appears as Digory’s Uncle Andrew, while newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell play Digory and Polly. Meryl Streep voices Aslan, whose appearance is tied to Narnia’s creation in the trailer.
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Why “Stairway to Heaven” stands out
The trailer’s rock soundtrack is more than a familiar needle drop: it signals a bold tone for Gerwig’s adaptation. “Stairway to Heaven” accompanies the creation sequence, giving the film’s opening look an expansive, rock-inflected feel.
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Robert Plant and Jimmy Page approved the song’s use after Gerwig met with them to make her case. Reports describe the approval as unusual: the musicians had previously declined a request from Cameron Crowe to use the song in Almost Famous.
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10 Gerwig also spoke at the preview event about the influence of Lewis’s books and their spiritual themes.
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Release dates and the trailer preview
The trailer was presented at a New York IMAX event with behind-the-scenes footage and a conversation between Gerwig and Stephen Colbert before its public release on October 13, 2026.
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Netflix’s announced schedule puts Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew in IMAX and theaters on February 12, 2027, with IMAX sneak previews starting February 10. The film is set to arrive on Netflix on April 2, 2027.
The first look points to a fantasy adventure built around Narnia’s beginnings—and a soundtrack choice that makes the scale of that creation impossible to miss.