<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Worst Witch is a British - German fantasy children's television series about a group of young witches at a school for magic . It stars Bella Ramsey and is based on The Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy (published 1974--2013). It is the fifth adaptation of The Worst Witch series after the 1986 television film, the 1998 television series, the 2001 television spin - off and the 2005 television spin - off . </P> <P> The series is an international co-production between CBBC, ZDF and Netflix The series was made available to stream internationally on Netflix on 22 July 2017 . It will be made available to members in the UK, Ireland and Germany after its premiere on CBBC and ZDF . The series premiered on CBBC on 11 January 2017 . A second series was confirmed in June 2017 and began airing from 8 January 2018 . </P>

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