Mirette Investigates Explained
| Genre: | Animation
Adventure
Comedy
Mystery |
| Director: | Florence Heitz |
| Composer: | Jonathan Menard
Jean-Luc Daniel
Bastien Deshayes
Nicolas Clergue |
| Country: | France
Spain |
| Language: | French
English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 52 |
| Executive Producer: | Pierre Sissmann |
| Producer: | Helene Maret
Patricia Robert |
| Editor: | Elodie Liger |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes[1] |
| Company: | |
| Channel: | TF1 (France)
Televisió de Catalunya (Spain) |
| Last Aired: | 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.[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.
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.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Rullier. Jean-François. La BD de Laurent Audouin à la télé, c'est maintenant. 30 November 2016. La Nouvelle République. 11 November 2016. French. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201020126/http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Vienne/Loisirs/24H/n/Contenus/Articles/2016/11/05/La-BD-de-Laurent-Audouin-a-la-tele-c-est-maintenant-2892508. live.
- News: Mangon. Angelique. Rencontre avec Laurent Audouin, illustrateur et créateur de Mirette, détective futée. 30 November 2016. France 3. 5 February 2015. French. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201014627/http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/poitou-charentes/vienne/rencontre-avec-laurent-audouin-illustrateur-et-createur-de-mirette-detective-futee-716987.html. live.
- News: TF1 : "Les enquêtes de Mirette" à partir du 6 novembre sur TFOU. 30 November 2016. média+. 24 October 2016. French. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201014257/http://www.lemediaplus.com/tf1-enque%CC%82tes-de-mirette-a-partir-6-novembre-tfou/. live.
- News: Akyuz. Gün. Amazon India boosts Cyber sales. 30 November 2016. C21Media. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201015744/http://www.c21media.net/amazon-india-boosts-cyber-sales/. live.
- News: Show of the week: Mirette Investigates. 30 November 2016. TBIVision. 16 May 2016. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201075631/http://tbivision.com/show-of-the-week/2016/05/show-week-mirette-investigates/592942/. live.
- Web site: Les personnages. Les enquêtes de Mirette. Cyber Group Studios. 22 June 2017.
- News: Zahed. Ramin. 69 Projects to Make a Splash at Cartoon Forum. 29 November 2016. Animation Magazine. 3 June 2013. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201012534/http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/69-tv-projects-to-unspool-at-cartoon-forum/. live.
- News: McLean. Tom. New Shows, New Deals: Nick, Pixar and More!. 30 November 2016. Animation Magazine. 10 October 2014. 9 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609223856/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/new-shows-new-deals-nick-pixar-and-more/. live.
- News: Mayorga. Emilio. French TV Animation: Top Shows at Annecy's Mifa. 30 November 2016. Variety. 15 June 2016. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201014816/http://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/lagardere-zodiak-xilam-annecy-mifa-miru-miru-squish-1201795979/. live.
- News: Studio 100 Signs Deal for 'Mirette Investigates' and 'Gilbert & Allie'. 29 November 2016. Animation World Network. 8 June 2016. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201050759/http://www.awn.com/news/studio-100-signs-deal-mirette-investigates-and-gilbert-allie. live.
- News: Cyber Group announces deals for over 10 series with broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide. 30 November 2016. AnimationXpress. 1 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201013252/http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/events/cyber-group-announces-deals-for-over-10-series-with-broadcasters-and-digital-platforms-worldwide. live.
