Sep 21, 2022

Zag launches its streaming division and announces "Fairy On" as its first production.

The International animation studio Zag, the creator of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, has launched a dedicated streaming unit and announced its first project.

fairyon, the studio's first straight-to-streaming production, is created and directed by Miraculous art director Nathanaël Bronn. It went into production on the 7th of this year after 5 years of development, and Zag will feature the show on Mipcom on the 10th.

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According to Deadline, which announced the company's new streaming division, Fairyon is the first series produced by Zag Stream, dedicated to improving the company's straight-to-streaming output, and will be released by TV content Mariadu. The unit is led by a senior VP at Run. Join Miraculous and Ghostforce under the Zag Heroes banner in the studio.

Fairyon is described as reimagining some of the most famous fairy-tale characters around the world, but with a superhero twist. The series follows Rapunzel and her colleagues Red Riding Hood, Aladdin, Gretel, Cinderella, and Jack (possibly of Beanstalk Fame) as they fight to stop the mysterious knights from springing a group of terrifying villains from the magic mirror in which they are imprisoned.

The Fairyon creative team includes Sebastien Thibaudeau, head writer for Miraculous, Julien de Carvalho, modeler for Ghostforce, and Jeremy Zag, creator of Miraculous in production.