Belle and Sebastian (2017 TV series)
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Genre | Historical Adventure Comedy drama |
Based on | Belle et Sébastien by Cécile Aubry |
Developed by | Jean-Phillipe Robin |
Directed by | Lionel Francois |
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Theme music composer | Music and lyrics by Béatrice Martin; Direction and arrangement by Renaud Bastien |
Opening theme | "Belle and Sebastian" performed by Cœur de pirate |
Composer | HITnRUN |
Country of origin | Canada France |
Original languages | English French |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Executive producers | François Trudel Vincent Leroux Nicolas Atlan Sidonie Dumas Christophe Riandée |
Producers | Marc Dhrami François Trudel |
Editors | Patrick Phelpin Anne-Claire de Heredia |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production companies | Gaumont Animation Groupe PVP |
Original release | |
Network | Ici Radio-Canada Télé / Knowledge Network (Canada) M6 / Piwi + (France) |
Belle and Sebastian (French: Belle et Sébastien) is an animated children's television series, an adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Cécile Aubry. A Canada-France international co-production, the series was produced by the Montreal-based Groupe PVP and France's Gaumont Animation.
Plot
[edit]When Sebastian, a young orphan living in the Alps, meets Belle, a huge white Great Pyrenees, they set off together on a series of fantastic adventures around the mountains.
Characters
[edit]- Sebastian (voiced by Angela Galuppo) is a young orphan. He is a stubborn but brave part of the Mountaineers.
- Belle is a huge white Great Pyreness.
- Cameron (voiced by Jessica Kardos) is Sebastian's frenemy, and Gabriel's friend.
- Gabriel (voiced by Sonja Ball) is Cameron's friend.
- Caspar (voiced by Terrence Scammell) is Angelina and Sebastian's grandfather.
- Anton (voiced by Arthur Holden) is the main antagonist of the series who always tries to capture Belle.
- Angelina (voiced by Brittany Drisdelle) is Sebastian's older sister and mother figure.
- Roberta (voiced by Sonja Ball) is Cameron's mother. Angelina describes her as a tough cookie.
- Mr. Damien is Cameron's father.
- Ivan (voiced by Vlasta Vrána)
- Victor is a student with asthma who often likes to visit Sonny and Adele. He appeared in "The Beauty and the Pug".
- Madeline (voiced by Jessica Kardos)
- Maurice
- Elaina (voiced by Stephanie Buxton) is the mother of Sonny and Adele, and the mayor of the village. She doesn't like Belle.
- Adele (voiced by Angela Galuppo) is the older sister of Sonny. As of "On Cold Terms", she is Sebastian's best human friend.
- Megan is one of the students at the school.
- Yuki is Gabriel's pet dog.
- Professor Turner (voiced by Matthew Gagnon) is a teacher at the school.
- Dr. William (voiced by Mark Camacho)
- Sonny (voiced by Eleanor Noble) is a sometimes clumsy boy who is the younger brother of Adele.
- Lynette (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel) is a student at the school.
- Pierrette (voiced by Holly Gauthier-Frankel)
- Martin (voiced by Rick Jones)
- Mitch (voiced by Julian Casey) is the fearless, Everest winner of the Silver Ice Axe.
- Franck (voiced by Thor Bishopric) is a mountain climber.
Production
[edit]In September 2015, Gaumont Animation was developing an animated series based on Cécile Aubry's novel Belle et Sébastien.[1] Later that month, Montreal-based Groupe PVP formed a coproduction partnership with Gaumont on two animated series, including Belle, and the production began in 2016.[2]
The show was produced for a consortium of broadcasters, including Ici Radio-Canada Télé and Knowledge Network in Canada, M6 and Piwi + in France, ZDF in Germany, VRT in Belgium, and RTS in Switzerland.[3]
Episodes
[edit]- The White Dragon
- The Curious Kid
- The Wild Mountaineers
- Race Against the Train
- Fearless Sonny
- Mountain School
- Trapped
- The Secret Passage
- The New Cameron
- The Promise
- The Fear in Fearless
- Jealous
- The Beauty and the Pug
- Mayhem At the Inn
- Vote Belle!
- Picture-Perfect Village
- The Faded Mount
- The Pact
- The Great Bow Shelter
- Belle, the Sheepdog
- No Name Peak
- The Great Nordic Race
- The Angelina Mission
- On Cold Terms
- Sick as a Dog
- Caspar's Journal
- Sealed Lips
- The White Bear
- The Black Eagle
- The Mountain Fire
- Home is Where the Heart Is
- At the Top
- Chore Day
- The Presentation
- The First Meeting, The Runaway (Part 1)
- The First Meeting, The Hunt (Part 2)
- Lucky Star
- Beautiful Memories
- Werewolf
- Sebastian's Vertigo
- The Invisible Threat
- The Attack
- The Great Drought
- Adele's Bracelet
- The Happy Shelter Needs Work
- Oh My Mom
- The Little Mountain Guide
- Parasites
- Angelina's Secret
- The Desperate Chamois
- The Saint-Martin Amulet
- Vitamin
Broadcast
[edit]The series first began airing on Ici Radio-Canada Télé on September 9, 2017.[4] It premiered in France on M6 on October 9 the same year.[5] In the United States, the series began airing on TiVi5MONDE on June 13, 2018[6] and later in Germany, it premiered on KiKa on September 22.[7]
The show had its English language debut on Knowledge Network on October 7, 2017.[8] In Singapore, it began airing on Channel 5's Okto block on June 7, 2019.[9] Belle and Sebastian also aired on Nick Jr in Australia and CITV in United Kingdom.
References
[edit]- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (September 2, 2015). "Biarritz Rendez-Vous: Gaumont Animation to Develop 'Belle and Sebastian' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (September 29, 2015). "Groupe PVP, Gaumont Animation pact on two series". Playback. Brunico Communications. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Else (February 2, 2016). "Gaumont Television, ZDF Team on 'Belle et Sebastien'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "5 super nouvelles émissions". Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 4, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Belle et Sébastien débarquent sur vos petits écrans !". Gaumont Le Blog. Gaumont Film Company. September 20, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ ""Belle et Sébastien" on TiVi5MONDE starting June 13". TiVi5MONDE. June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Freundschaft zwischen Kind und Hund: "Belle und Sebastian" (ZDF) Premiere der 52-teiligen Animationsserie ab 22. September 2018 bei KiKA" (Press release). Erfurt: ARD/ZDF. Presse Portal. September 19, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Knowledge Kids Posts". Knowledge Network. September 29, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Belle & Sebastian Show Info". Okto. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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