Air France unveils a brand new episode of the TV series ‘Miraculous’ on board its long-haul flights

Starting 1 August 2024, Air France, in partnership with Mediawan, is offering young travellers and their parents the chance to enjoy a brand new episode of the famous French animated series Miraculous™, available exclusively on board its long-haul flights.

Air France and Mediawan, Europe's leading independent production and distribution company, are teaming up for the peak summer travel season to show the iconic French brand Miraculous™. Shown exclusively on board the airline's long-haul flights as from tomorrow, this episode of the acclaimed TV series which has been made especially for Air France customers takes place in Paris.

Welcome to Paris, Air France's leading destination

In this episode entitled ‘Ladybug & cat noir: welcome to Paris’, families can follow the adventures of the two heroes of the series on a thrilling adventure through the City of Light. Their quest is to foil the plans of the sinister Papillon, who is trying to make all the city's monuments disappear, offering an educational insight into the heart of the French capital.

In a nod to the airline, the characters invite the whole world to discover Paris on Air France flights, and the Airbus A350, the flagship of its long-haul fleet, appears several times during the episode.

This thirteen-minute episode, available in French and English, will be available on the airline's 36,000 screens for one year. It will also soon be available to watch online, for everyone’s enjoyment.

A rich and varied kids' entertainment offer

To ensure each flight is synonymous with pleasure, Air France offers over 1,500 hours of in-flight entertainment in all its long-haul cabins, including content dedicated to young passengers. The airline offers a selection of Disney titles and promotes French productions with edutainment content, cartoons, and recent films. Petit Ours Brun, les belles histoires des tout-petits and les petits philosophes are just a few of the many stories by Bayard Jeunesse and Milan presse which are also available. As for games, Air France has selected ten of the most popular programmes, such as Angry Birds Monopoly and Tetris, including one dedicated to children under six - for everyone to enjoy.

About Miraculous

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, the French sensation, crafted by the visionary trio of Thomas Astruc, Nathanaël Bronn and Jeremy Zag produced by Miraculous Corp, a joint-venture between ZAG and Mediawan, has captivated audiences across 150 territories since its debut in 2015. The series has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Kidscreen Award for Best Animated Series in 2023. The film adaptation, directed by Jeremy Zag, shattered records as one of the most-watched French animated films worldwide, pulling in $44 million in its theatrical release territories and garnering over 35 million views on Netflix in its first month. With a strong presence on platforms such as Disney, Disney+, Globo and TF1, Miraculous has also accumulated 39+ billion views on YouTube, 250 million app downloads and over 720 million plays on Roblox.

Mediawan and ZAG, the producer of the Miraculous animated series in collaboration with Mediawan Kids & Family, have recently announced the creation of Miraculous Corp, a joint venture led by Andy Yeatman. This new entity will bring together all aspects of the internationally successful franchise. Miraculous Corp aims to expand the global reach of the brand through both creative projects and commercial initiatives.

About Mediawan

Created in late 2015 by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse, Mediawan is one of the main independent European studios producing audiovisual content. The Group brings together best-in-class talents in audiovisual creation by operating on the entire value chain: production of drama, unscripted, documentary, cinema and animated original content, thanks to over 85 production labels in France, Germany, England, Italy, Spain, the United-States, the Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Canada, Senegal and Ivory Coast (Mediawan Studios), distribution of audiovisual content (Mediawan Rights) and publishing of channels and digital services (Mediawan Thematics) as well as the development and production of digital content (Mediawan Digital).

About Miraculous Corp

Miraculous Corp is the groundbreaking joint-venture between Mediawan, Europe’s premier independent production powerhouse led by Pierre-Antoine Capton, and Zag, the innovative independent animation studio renowned for crafting original tales and IPs led by Jeremy Zag, that reunites all facets of the globally acclaimed Miraculous franchise. The mission of Miraculous Corp is to elevate the brand’s global footprint, overseeing both creative endeavors and commercial ventures to magnify its influence on a worldwide scale. Miraculous Corp aims to deploy creations around the franchise and opening the door to a new era of iconic characters and captivating narratives. Ladybug’s adventures will soon unfold new content around the world.