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Belle and Sebastian (2017 TV series)

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Belle and Sebastian (TV series)
Company typeAnimated television series
IndustryTelevision production
Founded2016
Headquarters
Montreal
,
Canada
Area served
Canada, France, United States, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom
ParentGaumont Animation and Groupe PVP
Websitewww.gaumontanimation.com/en/series/belle-and-sebastian

Belle and Sebastian () is a children's animated television show adapted from the 1965 novel by Cécile Aubry. This project is a collaborative effort between Canada and France, produced jointly by Montreal's Groupe PVP and France's Gaumont Animation.

Plot

Set in the Alps, the story follows Sebastian, a young orphan, who befriends Belle, a large white Great Pyrenees dog. Together, they explore the mountainous terrain on various exciting adventures.

Characters

  • Sebastian (voiced by Angela Galuppo): a courageous and determined orphan who belongs to the Mountaineers group.
  • Belle: a sizable white Great Pyrenees canine.
  • Cameron (Jessica Kardos): Sebastian’s rival and friend of Gabriel.
  • Gabriel (Sonja Ball): companion of Cameron.
  • Caspar (Terrence Scammell): grandfather to both Angelina and Sebastian.
  • Anton (Arthur Holden): the primary antagonist aiming to capture Belle.
  • Angelina (Brittany Drisdelle): Sebastian’s elder sister who acts as a maternal figure.
  • Roberta (Sonja Ball): Cameron’s mother, characterized by Angelina as strict.
  • Mr. Damien: father of Cameron.
  • Ivan (Vlasta Vrána)
  • Victor: an asthmatic student who visits Sonny and Adele.
  • Madeline (Jessica Kardos)
  • Maurice
  • Elaina (Stephanie Buxton): mother to Sonny and Adele, serves as village mayor, opposes Belle.
  • Adele (Angela Galuppo): older sibling of Sonny and Sebastian’s closest human friend from the episode "On Cold Terms."
  • Megan: school-aged student.
  • Yuki: Gabriel’s pet dog.
  • Professor Turner (Matthew Gagnon): educator at the local school.
  • Dr. William (Mark Camacho)
  • Sonny (Eleanor Noble): Adele’s clumsy younger brother.
  • Lynette (Holly Gauthier-Frankel): student at school.
  • Pierrette (Holly Gauthier-Frankel)
  • Martin (Rick Jones)
  • Mitch (Julian Casey): intrepid mountain climber, recipient of the Silver Ice Axe on Everest.
  • Franck (Thor Bishopric): fellow mountaineer.

Production

In September 2015, Gaumont Animation initiated development of an animated adaptation based on Cécile Aubry's Belle et Sébastien. Later that month, Montreal’s Groupe PVP joined forces with Gaumont to co-produce two animated series, including Belle, with production commencing in 2016.

The series was created for a group of broadcasters: Ici Radio-Canada Télé and Knowledge Network in Canada; M6 and Piwi + in France; ZDF in Germany; VRT in Belgium; and RTS in Switzerland.

Episodes

  1. The White Dragon
  2. The Curious Kid
  3. The Wild Mountaineers
  4. Race Against the Train
  5. Fearless Sonny
  6. Mountain School
  7. Trapped
  8. The Secret Passage
  9. The New Cameron
  10. The Promise
  11. The Fear in Fearless
  12. Jealous
  13. The Beauty and the Pug
  14. Mayhem at the Inn
  15. Vote Belle!
  16. Picture-Perfect Village
  17. The Faded Mount
  18. The Pact
  19. The Great Bow Shelter
  20. Belle, the Sheepdog
  21. No Name Peak
  22. The Great Nordic Race
  23. The Angelina Mission
  24. On Cold Terms
  25. Sick as a Dog
  26. Caspar's Journal
  27. Sealed Lips
  28. The White Bear
  29. The Black Eagle
  30. The Mountain Fire
  31. Home is Where the Heart Is
  32. At the Top
  33. Chore Day
  34. The Presentation
  35. The First Meeting, The Runaway (Part 1)
  36. The First Meeting, The Hunt (Part 2)
  37. Lucky Star
  38. Beautiful Memories
  39. Werewolf
  40. Sebastian's Vertigo
  41. The Invisible Threat
  42. The Attack
  43. The Great Drought
  44. Adele's Bracelet
  45. The Happy Shelter Needs Work
  46. Oh My Mom
  47. The Little Mountain Guide
  48. Parasites
  49. Angelina's Secret
  50. The Desperate Chamois
  51. The Saint-Martin Amulet
  52. Vitamin

Broadcast

The show made its debut on Ici Radio-Canada Télé on September 9, 2017, and subsequently launched on France's M6 channel on October 9. In the United States, it began airing on TiVi5MONDE as of June 13, 2018, and premiered in Germany on KiKa starting September 22. The English version first appeared on Knowledge Network on October 7, 2017. In Singapore, the series was featured within Channel 5’s Okto programming block beginning June 7, 2019. Furthermore, Belle and Sebastian was broadcast on Nick Jr in Australia as well as on CITV in the United Kingdom.

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