Mirette Investigates

French TV series or program
  • Cyber Group Studios
  • KD Productions
Original releaseNetworkTF1 (France)
Televisió de Catalunya (Spain)Release6 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.[1][2] The show premiered on TF1's TFOU on 6 November 2016,[3] and is billed as the "first travelling detective comedy".[4]

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.[5]

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.

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Production

Mirette Investigates was one of the projects pitched at the European animation event Cartoon Forum in 2013.[7] Production began in October 2014.[8] It was produced by Cyber Group Studios and KD Productions.[5]

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).[9] In June 2016, Studio 100 announced it acquired the DVD and VoD rights to Mirette Investigates in German-speaking territories.[10][11]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Rullier, Jean-François (11 November 2016). "La BD de Laurent Audouin à la télé, c'est maintenant". La Nouvelle République (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Mangon, Angelique (5 February 2015). "Rencontre avec Laurent Audouin, illustrateur et créateur de Mirette, détective futée" (in French). France 3. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ "TF1 : "Les enquêtes de Mirette" à partir du 6 novembre sur TFOU". média+ (in French). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ Akyuz, Gün. "Amazon India boosts Cyber sales". C21Media. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Show of the week: Mirette Investigates". TBIVision. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Les personnages". Les enquêtes de Mirette. Cyber Group Studios. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. ^ Zahed, Ramin (3 June 2013). "69 Projects to Make a Splash at Cartoon Forum". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. ^ McLean, Tom (10 October 2014). "New Shows, New Deals: Nick, Pixar and More!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (15 June 2016). "French TV Animation: Top Shows at Annecy's Mifa". Variety. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Studio 100 Signs Deal for 'Mirette Investigates' and 'Gilbert & Allie'". Animation World Network. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Cyber Group announces deals for over 10 series with broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  • 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)