2016 multi-national TV series or program
Mirette Investigates | |
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Genre | Animation Adventure Comedy Mystery |
Directed by | Florence Heitz |
Composers | Jonathan Menard Jean-Luc Daniel Bastien Deshayes Nicolas Clergue |
Country of origin | France Spain |
Original languages | French English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Pierre Sissmann |
Producers | Helene Maret Patricia Robert |
Editor | Elodie Liger |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | TF1 (France) Televisió de Catalunya (Spain) |
Release | 6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) – present |
Mirette Investigates (French: Les enquêtes de Mirette) (Catalan: Les investigacións de la Mirette) is an animated series based on a series of picture books by the author Fanny Joly and published by Éditions Sarbacane. Laurent Audouin illustrated the books, which debuted in 2008. The show premiered on TF1's TFOU on 6 November 2016, and is billed as the "first travelling detective comedy".
Premise
The show revolves on the international adventures of a young French detective named Mirette and her talking feline assistant Jean-Pat as they travel with Mirette's travel-agent father and solve mysteries.
Characters
- Mirette: An eleven-year-old girl who wants to be the world's greatest detective under the age of twelve. She prefers using traditional technology to solve mysteries.
- Jean-Pat: A tech-savvy and lazy cat who is Mirette's main partner in their adventures.
- Detective Mollo: A detective who has an unreliable performance in his job.
- Sophie Scoop: A thirteen-year-old girl who is Mirette's best friend and wants to be a news reporter. She is also the number one fan of Jean-Pat.
- The Grand Vilain International (GVI): The only member of the FPECTRE secret organization, he wants to turn the world into a giant minigolf course and attempts to harm Mirette. He has a dog named Gérard.
Production
Mirette Investigates was one of the projects pitched at the European animation event Cartoon Forum in 2013. Production began in October 2014. It was produced by Cyber Group Studios and KD Productions.
Release
The show was sold to TF1 and Canal+ (France), TV3 (Catalonia), WDR (Germany), Teletoon+ (Poland), Sveriges Television (Sweden), RTS (Switzerland), Minimax (Central Europe), and VRT (Belgium). In June 2016, Studio 100 announced it acquired the DVD and VoD rights to Mirette Investigates in German-speaking territories.
Interactive features
Cyber Group founder Pierre Sissman said the show would have webisodes and websites, and tablet games requiring clues from the television series for solving investigations.
References
- ^ Rullier, Jean-François (11 November 2016). "La BD de Laurent Audouin à la télé, c'est maintenant". La Nouvelle République (in French). Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Mangon, Angelique (5 February 2015). "Rencontre avec Laurent Audouin, illustrateur et créateur de Mirette, détective futée" (in French). France 3. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "TF1 : "Les enquêtes de Mirette" à partir du 6 novembre sur TFOU". média+ (in French). 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Akyuz, Gün. "Amazon India boosts Cyber sales". C21Media. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Show of the week: Mirette Investigates". TBIVision. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Les personnages". Les enquêtes de Mirette. Cyber Group Studios. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- Zahed, Ramin (3 June 2013). "69 Projects to Make a Splash at Cartoon Forum". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- McLean, Tom (10 October 2014). "New Shows, New Deals: Nick, Pixar and More!". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Mayorga, Emilio (15 June 2016). "French TV Animation: Top Shows at Annecy's Mifa". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Studio 100 Signs Deal for 'Mirette Investigates' and 'Gilbert & Allie'". Animation World Network. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Cyber Group announces deals for over 10 series with broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide". AnimationXpress. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
- Official site (in French)
- Mirette Investigates TF1 website (in French)
- Catalan Films & TV page
- Cyber Group Studios page
- KP Productions page
- Le blog de Mirette (in French)
- Mirette Investigates YouTube Channel
- Les Enquêtes de Mirette YouTube Channel (in French)
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