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ZAG Toon (also known as ZAG Toons) is a media label owned by ZAG Entertainment. Created by Jeremy Zag, the label specializes in comedy and slice-of-life television series.
Television series[]
Rosie (2011-2014)[]
- Main article: Rosie (TV series)
Rosie is a 2D animated series co-produced by Zagtoon and 2 Minutes.
It premiered in Gulli on February 19, 2011.[1] The series finale aired on March 11, 2014, on Gulli.[2]
As of 2024, it's currently unknown if the English dub of the series was ever released. The only known media released in English is the pilot that was created and produced for MIPCOM 2009.[3]
Kobushi (2012-2015)[]
- Main article: Kobushi (TV series)
Kobushi is a 2D animated series co-produced by Zagtoon, Inspidea, and 2 Minutes.
It premiered in France on September 30, 2012, on Gulli.[4] The series finale aired on April 12, 2015, on Mangas.[5]
The English dub of the series premiered in Australia on December 31, 2013, on ABC Me.[6]
A CGI-animated feature film was confirmed to be in development in 2012.[7] However, as of 2017, it is presumably shelved from production for unknown reasons.
Sammy & Co (2014-2017)[]
- Main article: Sammy & Co
Sammy & Co is a CGI animated series based on the film A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures. It is a co-production between Zagtoon, StudioCanal, Nexus Factory, and nWave Pictures.[8]
The series first premiered in France on September 1, 2014, on M6[9] and it later aired on TiJi on February 28, 2015. The series finale aired in France on December 10, 2017, on M6.[10]
The English dub of the series premiered on December 25, 2015, on Netflix. It was released in five English-speaking countries, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.[11] However, since March 1, 2023, the entire first season was removed from Netflix.
Popples (2015-2016)[]
- Main article: Popples (TV series)
Popples is a CGI animated series based on the Popples toy line. It was co-production between Zagtoon, Method Animation, Saban Brands, and Nexus Factory.[12]
The French dub of the series premiered in France on October 31, 2015, on TiJi.[13] The series finale aired on May 23, 2016, in France, on TiJi.[14]
The English dub of the series premiered on October 30, 2015, on Netflix.[15] As of July 24, 2023, the entire series is removed from the streaming service.[15]
A feature film was confirmed to be planned in 2016.[16] However, as of 2018, the project was cancelled since Hasbro now owns the rights for the franchise after purchasing it from Saban.[17]
Denver the Last Dinosaur (2018-2019)[]
- Main article: Denver the Last Dinosaur
Denver the Last Dinosaur is a CGI-animated television series that serves as a reboot of the 1988 television series of the same name. It is a co-production between Zagtoon, ON Kids and Family, PGS Entertainment, and World Events Productions.[18][19]
The series premiered in France on August 27, 2018, on M6. The series finale aired on November 3, 2019, on M6.
As of 2024, the only known country confirmed to have aired the English dub of the series is New Zealand on TVNZ on September 2019.[20]
Possibly shelved projects[]
Balloons[]
- Main article: Balloons
Balloons is an unknown project that was first announced on Jeremy Zag's Instagram on June 15, 2016. However, there is very little news about its development since then, making it likely that this project has been shelved.[21]
Kosmic Dancer[]
- Main article: Kosmic Dancer
Kosmic Dancer is a planned CGI animated series that was first announced on the official ZAG website in 2014. However, there is very little news about its development since then, making it likely that this project has been shelved.[22]
Cancelled projects[]
Arthur and the Book of Life[]
- Main article: Arthur and the Book of Life
Arthur and the Book of Life[23] was a planned CGI-animated television series[24] that was going to be a spin-off/sequel to the Arthur and the Minimoys franchise. The series was going to be a co-production between Zagtoon and EuropaCorp.[25] However, plans for the series were eventually cancelled due to ZAG lost the licensing rights to produce it.
Basile and Melba[]
- Main article: Basile and Melba
Basile and Melba was a planned CGI-animated television series that was going to be an animated adaptation of a graphic series of the same name that was published by Glénat Editions.[26] It was going to be a co-production between Zagtoon, 2 Minutes, and Europa-Glénat.
A pilot for the television series was created and was shown at MIPCOM 2009.[27][28][29] However, the project ended up getting cancelled due to Glénat regaining the full rights to the Basile and Melba intellectual property after Europa-Glénat went defunct and ZAG losing the television rights for it.
Job Academy[]
- Main article: Job Academy
Job Academy was a planned 2D animated television series that was going to be an animated adaptation of a graphic novel of the same name that was published by Glénat Editions. It was going to be a co-production between Zagtoon, 2 Minutes, and Europa-Glénat.
A pilot for the television series was created and was shown at MIPCOM 2009.[27][28][29] However, the project ended up getting cancelled due to Glénat regaining the full rights to the Job Academy intellectual property after Europa-Glénat went defunct and ZAG losing the television rights for it.
Sweet Power[]
- Main article: Sweet Power
Sweet Power (also known as Sweetpower) was a planned 2D animated television series that was going to be a co-production with Inspidea[30] and Studio Hibari.[31]
A pilot for the television series was created and was shown at MIPCOM 2009.[28][29] However, for unknown reasons, the project is unable to get greenlighted into a full-fledged series. As a result, it is cancelled from production.
Touftouf & Kenotte[]
- Main article: Touftouf & Kenotte
Touftouf & Kenotte (also known as T & Q and Teethz and Woolzy) was a planned CGI animated television series that was first announced in 2010.
A pilot for the television series was created and was shown at MIPCOM 2010.[32][33][34] However, for unknown reasons, the project is unable to get greenlighted into a full-fledged series. As a result, it is cancelled from production.
Transylmaniac[]
- Main article: Transylmaniac
Transylmaniac (also known as Transylmaniak or Who I Am) was a planned 2D animated television series that was going to be a co-production between Zagtoon and 2 Minutes.[35]
A pilot for the television series was created and was shown at MIPCOM 2009.[28][29] However, for unknown reasons, the project is unable to get greenlighted into a full-fledged series. As a result, it is cancelled from production.
Trivia[]
- ZAG Toon is the first label to be created for the Zagtoon studio. Because of it, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Zak Storm: Super Pirate, Ghostforce, and SuperStar were all originally part of the ZAG Toon label prior to the ZAG Heroez and ZAG Power Princess labels being created.
- ZAG Toon has more number of confirmed cancelled projects than any of the labels with a total of six television series. The reason behind the cancellation is that they are unable to get greenlighted by French television broadcasters at trade show events.
- There are a total of seven known pilots that were created and shown at MIPCOM events. However, five of them are currently lost media and haven't resurfaced online yet.
- As of 2024, the only pilots that are available online are Rosie and Kobushi.
- The five currently known lost pilots include Basile and Melba, Job Academy, Sweet Power, Touftouf & Kenotte, and Transylmaniac.
- Rosie is the first ZAG Toon television series to be successfully greenlighted and eventually released in the ZAG Toon label. It is also the first project to ever be released by ZAG Entertainment.
- It's also the first television series to reach past 100 episodes.
- Despite being part of the ZAG Toon label, a majority of the projects aren't fully owned by ZAG and they are instead co-productions for another studio.
- Rosie is owned by 2 Minutes.
- Sammy & Co is owned by StudioCanal since it's a sequel/spin-off of the A Turtle's Tale film duology.
- Popples used to be owned by Saban Capital Group when the television series was produced. However, the rights were later sold to Hasbro in 2018.
- Denver the Last Dinosaur is owned by World Events Productions since it's a reboot of the original 1988 television series.
- Arthur and the Book of Life is owned by EuropaCorp since it was going to be a sequel/spin-off of the Arthur and the Minimoys franchise.
- Basile and Melba and Job Academy are owned by Glénat Editions since they were going to be animated adaptations of its publishing titles.
- Kobushi is the only released project that is fully owned by ZAG. Even though its pilot was originally pitched at SIP Animation, the rights for the television series got transferred to ZAG after SIP Animation was defunct in 2012.
- The only known projects that are not based on an existing intellectual property are Balloons, Kosmic Dancer, Sweet Power, Touftouf & Kenotte, and Transylmaniac.
- Prior to the ZAG website's 2019 update, Balloons was the only project that didn't have its own page for the ZAG Toon label. Balloons is also the only ZAG Toon project to be mentioned on one of Jeremy Zag's Instagram posts on June 15, 2016.
Gallery[]
Television series[]
Unreleased projects[]
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Promotional artworks[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/gulli/19-02-2011/
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/gulli/05-04-2014/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX_YuvnF4P4&ab_channel=Zagtoon
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/gulli/30-09-2012/
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/mangas/12-04-2015/
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/abc3/shows/guide/201312/20131231.htm
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20120406002215/http://www.zagtoon.com/
- ↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/zodiak-kids-snaps-up-sammy-co-rights-ahead-of-miptv/
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/m6/01-09-2014/
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/m6/10-12-2017/
- ↑ https://uk.newonnetflix.info/info/80042177
- ↑ http://www.onkidsandfamily.com/en/projet/popples
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/tiji/31-10-2015/
- ↑ https://playtv.fr/programmes-tv/tiji/23-05-2016/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80045811
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160916102808/http://www.zag-inc.com/brands/popples
- ↑ http://kidscreen.com/2018/05/01/hasbro-acquires-power-rangers-plus-more-saban-brands/
- ↑ http://www.onkidsandfamily.fr/en/projet/denver
- ↑ https://pgsentertainment.com/franchises/denve
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190930205111/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/denver-the-last-dinosaur
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BGqyQUGyQ09/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20120921231731/http://www.zagtoon.com/?p=shows&s=kosmicdancer
- ↑ http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/zagtoon-launches-3d-film-division/
- ↑ https://fr.linkedin.com/in/ruben-berissi-09452427
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20101016164926/http://www.univergroup.com/series.html
- ↑ https://www.glenat.com/bd/series/basile-et-melba
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 https://www.catsuka.com/news/2010-01-08/pilote-du-p-tit-cosmonaute-et-autres-adaptations-de-bd-le-petit-spirou-samson-et-neon-job-academy-basile-et-melba
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20140301173129/http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/publicsiteContentFileAccess?fileContentId=174355&fromOtherPageToDisableHistory=T&menuName=Events&companyId=3123
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 https://kidscreen.com/2009/05/15/univergroup-20090515/
- ↑ http://archive.is/383a
- ↑ https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/zag-joins-sammy-s-adventure-series-1118038386/
- ↑ https://archive.is/383a
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160411033233/http://animation-france.fr/newsletter/34/
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-berissi-09452427
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120921231802/http://www.zagtoon.com/?p=shows&s=transylmaniak
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