Geronimo Stilton (TV series)

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Geronimo Stilton
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Also known asThe New Adventures of Geronimo Stilton (season 3) [1]
Genre Action
Adventure
Comedy
Based on Geronimo Stilton
by Elisabetta Dami
Developed byPietro Marietti
Directed byGuy Vasilovich (seasons 1–2)
Davide Veca (season 3)
Nicolas Blard (season 3)
Frédérick Chaillou (season 3)
Voices of Brian Drummond
Erin Mathews
Sarah Edmondson
Richard Ian Cox
Moneca Stori
Patricia Drake
Monica Smouter
Theme music composerRémi Le Pennec (seasons 1–2)
Valmont (season 3)
ComposersValmont
Lou Lussier (seasons 1 and 3)
Bull Sheet Music (season 2)
Yannis Dumoutiers (season 3)
Marc Fournier (season 3)
Yves Gourmeur (season 3)
Country of originItaly
France
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersCaterina Vacchi
Claudia Mazzucco
Pietro Marietti
Nicolas Atlan (seasons 1–2)
Christophe di Sabatino (seasons 1–2)
Liz Young (seasons 1–2)
Jérémie Fajner (season 3)
Clément Calvet (season 3)
Producers
  • Karen K. Miller (seasons 1–2)
    Peter Anderson (seasons 1–2)
    Lucia Bolzoni (season 1)
    Caterina Gonnelli-Linden (season 2)
    Erica Pellegrini (seasons 2–3)
    Sonia Farnesi (seasons 2–3)
EditorsXana (seasons 1–2)
Sabrina Abello (season 1)
Agnès Wendling (season 1)
Laure Charousset (season 1)
Estelle Dhuisme (season 1)
Marcel Molle (season 2)
Ben and Satchi (season 3)
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
  • Atlantyca Entertainment
    Rai Fiction
    MoonScoop Group (seasons 1–2)
    Superprod Studio (season 3)
    Backup Media (season 3)
  • In association with:
    B Media 2014 (season 3)
    Cofinova 5 (season 3)
Original release
Network
Release15 September 2009 (2009-09-15) 
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)

Geronimo Stilton (also known as The New Adventures of Geronimo Stilton in season 3) [1] [2] is an animated children's television series based on the Italian book series of the same name by Elisabetta Dami. The series is produced by Italian studios Atlantyca Entertainment and Rai Fiction, in co-production with French-American studio MoonScoop Group for the first two seasons and French studios Superprod Studio and Backup Media for season 3, with the participation of M6 for the first two seasons and France Télévisions for season 3, in association with B Media 2014 and Cofinova 5 for season 3. [2]

Contents

The show ran for 78 episodes across three seasons, and it debuted on Rai 2 in Italy on September 15, 2009. [3] The second season aired on October 24, 2011, and the third season on October 8, 2016, which the show ended on as of February 28, 2017. [1]

Plot

Geronimo Stilton is about the titular character, a mouse journalist and head of the Geronimo Stilton Media Group. He searches New Mouse City and places around the world for new scoops while having adventures along the way with his nephew Benjamin, cousin Trap, sister Thea and Benjamin's friend Pandora Woz. Most episodes share no story connections and are generally self-contained, though some episodes feature ties and characters from others.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 26September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)March 18, 2010 (2010-03-18)
2 26October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)
3 26October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)

Characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Geronimo Stilton is produced by Atlantyca and Rai Fiction in Italy, MoonScoop Group in France for seasons 1-2, and Superprod and Back UP Media in France in season 3. On April 15, 2010, it was announced that the series would continue with a second season of 26 episodes, [4] which premiered in Italy on October 24, 2011. A third season was announced on February 6, 2013, [5] and on October 14, 2014, it was announced that France-based studios Superprod and Backup Media would help with the production, [6] thus replacing the crew of MoonScoop Group.

The series was animated using Toon Boom Harmony. [7] The animation was outsourced to Toon City Animation, Snipple Animation for seasons 1-2 and Top Draw Animation for season 3 located in the Philippines, and Dong Woo Animation for season 2 located in South Korea.

Release

Broadcast

Geronimo Stilton debuted on Rai 2 in Italy on September 15, 2009, [3] and later the show premiered on Rai Gulp.[ when? ] The series aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé and YTV in Canada, [8] [ when? ] M6 in France, Cartoon Network in Spain, Okto in Singapore,[ when? ] Nickelodeon in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden, NTV7 in Malaysia,[ when? ], Sun Network in India, e-Junior in the United Arab Emirates, Eleven in Australia in July, [9] [ when? ] TVNZ in New Zealand, [10] and TVB Pearl in Hong Kong.[ when? ] In the United States, the series was added to Kabillion's VOD service.[ when? ] In the United Kingdom and other countries in Europe, the series was streamed on the Nintendo 3DS on February 6, 2017. [11] The third season debuted on Knowledge in Canada on June 30, 2018. [12] The series was also available on Netflix, however, the show has been removed from Netflix as of 2022. Currently, the first 2 seasons are available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.

Home media

Imavision released the first two seasons on DVD in both English and French in Canada between 2010 and 2013. [13] Their successor, Unidisc, distributed the third season in 2017.

In the United States, Entertainment One released 16 episodes from the first season across four DVDs release between 2013 and 2015. [14]

In Australia, the first season was spread across four DVD volumes and distributed by a joint venture by Universal & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2014.

In 2013, the show's trailer was on YouTube Movies in both Canada and the USA, which showcased the season one collection as the well as the first episode (Operation Shufongfong).

Region 1
DVD titleSeason(s)Aspect ratioEpisode countPublisherRelease date(s)
Volume 1 [15] 116:913ImavisionAugust 24, 2010
Volume 2 [16] March 29, 2011
Volume 3 [17] 2August 21, 2012
Volume 4 [18] March 12, 2013
Operation Shufongfong [19] 14Entertainment OneSeptember 24, 2013
Intrigue on the Rodent Express [20] February 2, 2014
Going down to Chinatown and Other Adventures [21] July 22, 2014
Top Model Thea [22] February 17, 2015
Volume 5 [23] 313UnidiscJune 30, 2017
Volume 6 [24] October 10, 2017
Region 4
DVD titleSeason(s)Aspect ratioEpisode countTotal running timeRelease date(s)
Operation Shufongfong and Other Fun Filled Escapades [25] 116:97 [26] TBASeptember 25, 2014
Intrigue on the Rodent Express and Other Fun Filled Escapades [27] 6 [28] TBAJune 11, 2014
The Gem Gang and Other Fun Filled Escapades [29] 7 [30] TBAOctober 29, 2015
Rules of the Game and Other Fun Filled Escapades [31] 6 [32] TBAOctober 29, 2015

Reception

Critical response

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media rated Geronimo Stilton 4 out of 5 stars, stating the series "[engages] kids in characters who star in a TV show and a book series and giving families a reason to enjoy their stories in both formats together." [33]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultReferences
2010Cartoons On the Bay, Pulcinella AwardsTV series for KidsGeronimo StiltonNominated [34]

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