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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 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]
Geronimo Stilton | |
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Also known as | The New Adventures of Geronimo Stilton (season 3)[1] |
Genre | Action Adventure Comedy |
Based on | Geronimo Stilton by Elisabetta Dami |
Developed by | Pietro Marietti |
Directed by | Guy 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 composer | Rémi Le Pennec (seasons 1–2) Valmont (season 3) |
Composers | Valmont 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 origin | Italy France |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Caterina 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) |
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Editors | Xana (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 time | 23 minutes |
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Release | 15 September 2009 – 28 February 2017 |
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]
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.
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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.
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.
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).
DVD title | Season(s) | Aspect ratio | Episode count | Publisher | Release date(s) |
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Volume 1[15] | 1 | 16:9 | 13 | Imavision | August 24, 2010 |
Volume 2[16] | March 29, 2011 | ||||
Volume 3[17] | 2 | August 21, 2012 | |||
Volume 4[18] | March 12, 2013 | ||||
Operation Shufongfong[19] | 1 | 4 | Entertainment One | September 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] | 3 | 13 | Unidisc | June 30, 2017 | |
Volume 6[24] | October 10, 2017 |
DVD title | Season(s) | Aspect ratio | Episode count | Total running time | Release date(s) |
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Operation Shufongfong and Other Fun Filled Escapades[25] | 1 | 16:9 | 7[26] | TBA | September 25, 2014 |
Intrigue on the Rodent Express and Other Fun Filled Escapades[27] | 6[28] | TBA | June 11, 2014 | ||
The Gem Gang and Other Fun Filled Escapades[29] | 7[30] | TBA | October 29, 2015 | ||
Rules of the Game and Other Fun Filled Escapades[31] | 6[32] | TBA | October 29, 2015 |
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]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | References |
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2010 | Cartoons On the Bay, Pulcinella Awards | TV series for Kids | Geronimo Stilton | Nominated | [34] |
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