Mirette Investigates

*Mirette Investigates*
Mirette Investigates
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	Cyber Group Studios; KD Productions;
Original release
Network	TF1 (France); Televisió de Catalunya (Spain)
Release	6 November 2016 –; 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

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

[lvr-1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] "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.

[4] Akyuz, Gün. "Amazon India boosts Cyber sales". C21Media. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

[tbi-5] "Show of the week: Mirette Investigates". TBIVision. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 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. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[8] 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.

[9] 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.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

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