"Miraculous Shanghai" is a 52-minute special episode of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.[3][4] It premiered in the US on May 28, 2021 (at 8:00 p.m ET/PT) on Disney Channel.[5]
Synopsis[]
Disney Channel France[]
To join Adrien in Shanghai, Marinette is going to visit her uncle Wang who is celebrating his birthday. But, as soon as she arrives in China, her purse gets stolen with Tikki inside, whom she needs to secretly transform into Ladybug! Without money and alone in the immense city, Marinette accepts the help of a resourceful and street-smart girl, Fei. The two girls will ally and discover the existence of a new magical jewel, the Prodigious. Hawk Moth, also present in Shanghai, seeks to finding it since a long time...[6]
Production[]
[7] According to Jeremy Zag, a new hero will join Ladybug and Cat Noir in this episode.[8] As revealed at an event with the writers of the series, it might be cancelled, though it is possible if a fourth season happens.[9] On October 7, 2017, a crew member of the show mentioned that the special had been moved from Season 2 to one of the following seasons.[10]
On March 1, 2020, it was confirmed the special is currently in production. SAMG is involved in the specials production.[11]
On May 5, 2020, Jeremy Zag revealed that the production of special has started.
On June 15, 2020 Jeremy Zag revealed new superhero named Lady Dragon that will appear in this special.[12]
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Trivia[]
- The episode was known as "Ladybug in Shanghai" when Jeremy Zag first announced the special.[13] Its previous name, "The Chinese Legend", was revealed at the Miraculous Ladybug panel at SDCC 2016.[7]
- During a Miraculous Ladybug Panel at Anime Expo 2016, it was revealed that one of the upcoming specials would be in 2D rather than the usual CGI style.[14] This was later revealed to be "The Chinese Legend", since, if greenlit, the special would be too expensive to make in 3D.[15]
- It is currently unknown if this is still the case, as months later, the official Miraculous Ladybug Tumblr blog responded to a question that all of the specials would be CGI, which would include this special.[16]
- As revealed by Jeremy Zag, Marinette will meet her maternal grandmother in this episode.[14]
