‘Miraculous’ Franchise Set for Revamped Designs, New Characters and More Exotic Locations (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Blockbuster Paris-set animation franchise Miraculous is already turning 10 and it’s up for some major expansions, including revamped designs and new characters in different cities, including Tokyo and Rio, as well as live-action series and theatrical releases.

L.A.-based Andy Yeatman, who joined Miraculous Corp as CEO in June and has a long history with the brand since he bought the TV show “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” for Netflix when he worked there in 2015, revealed to Variety ahead of his keynote at MipJunior that the franchise will soon introduce two new characters, Lady Dragon and Stellar Force.

Created by Thomas Astruc, Nathanaël Bronn and Jeremy Zag, the franchise has already yielded five seasons of a popular TV show, three TV movies and one feature film, “Miraculous, The Movie,” which ranks as one of the most-watched French animated films worldwide. “We think there’s a lot of room to expand further in different areas that we haven’t tapped in yet.

We’ll be introducing brand new characters that the creative team has developed and in some cases have created and playing around with internally for many years,” said Yeatman, adding that the team behind the series, including Zag, Astruc, Bronn and head writer Sebastian Thibaudeau, are still involved in every development.