Belle and Sebastian (2017 TV series)
| Company type | Animated television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Montreal , Canada |
Area served | Canada, France, United States, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom |
| Parent | Gaumont Animation and Groupe PVP |
| Website | www |
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
- 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
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.
External links
- Articles with short description
- Belle et Sébastien
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- 2010s Canadian children's television series
- 2010s French animated television series
- 2017 French television series debuts
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- French children's animated adventure television series
- French children's animated comedy television series
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- French-language television programming in Canada
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- Animated television series about dogs
- Animated television series about orphans