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The Little Prince (2010 TV series)

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The Little Prince (TV series)
Company typeTelevision series
IndustryAnimation
Founded2010
FounderMethod Animation, Saint-Exupéry-d'Agay Estate Production
Headquarters
France
Area served
Worldwide (broadcast in more than 150 countries)
Key people
Aton Soumache, Alex Vonarb, Dimitri Rassam, Cedric Pilot (producers)
ProductsAnimated television series

The Little Prince (; ) is a children's animated television series inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic novel The Little Prince. It premiered in late 2010 and was developed by Method Animation in collaboration with the Saint-Exupéry-d'Agay Estate Production. The show was co-produced alongside LPPTV, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Fabrique D'Images, DQ Entertainment, and ARD, with additional contributions from France Télévisions, WDR, Rai Fiction, Télévision Suisse Romande, and satellite provider SES S.A..

The production team included Aton Soumache, Alex Vonarb, Dimitri Rassam, and Cedric Pilot as producers, supported by co-producers Jean-Marie Musique, Christine Parisse, and Tapaas Chakravarti. Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patelliere, together with Romain Van Leimt, were responsible for adapting the series for television. Bertrand Catignol took charge of designing and adapting the main characters, while Gabriel Villate and Pierre-Alain Chartier served as art directors. The storyboard was supervised by Augusto Zanovello and Jean Charles Andre, with Christel Gonnard overseeing script editing. The musical score was composed and arranged by Frederic Talgorn and performed by the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln.

Broadcast in more than 150 countries globally, the series was offered both as 36 standalone mini-movies with unique narratives and as 78 half-hour episodes containing multi-part story arcs. The English-language version, produced by Ocean Productions, first aired on Canada's TVOntario on November 6, 2011, later appearing on Knowledge Network. In Australia, it debuted on ABC3 in August 2012. The U.S. premiere coincided with the launch of Primo TV in January 2017. Selected clips are also accessible on YouTube.

Principal Characters

  • Le Petit Prince portrayed by Gabriel Bismuth (French) / The Little Prince voiced by Aidan Drummond (English), commonly referred to as Prince.
  • Le Renard voiced by Franck Capillery (French) / The Fox voiced by Brian Drummond (English), known as Fox (Laura provides the voice for Turquoise in "The Planet of Ludokaa").
  • Le Serpent voiced by Guillaume Gallienne (French) / The Snake voiced by Paul Dobson (English), called Snake.
  • La Rose voiced by Marie Gillain (French) / The Rose voiced by Sarah Edmondson (English), identified as Rose.

Characters from B Planet

B 546 episodes 1–2, The Planet of Time:

B 311 episodes 3–4, The Planet of the Firebird:

  • Princess Feng voiced by Kira Tozer (English), twin sibling of Huang held captive by him.
  • Prince Huang voiced by Ian Hanlin (English), a prince who seized the Fire Bird's crown to assert his rule.
  • Shin-Joh voiced by Alistair Abell (English), a craftsman specializing in stone-cutting.

B 222 episodes 5–6, The Planet of Wind:

  • Zephir, a musician and son of the governor, voiced by Amitai Marmorstein.
  • The Governor of the Winds, named Elus, voiced by Ron Halder.
  • Foehn, the first individual encountered by Prince and Fox, voiced by Shawn Macdonald.
  • The Lieutenant, voiced by Andy Toth.

B 678 episodes 7–8, The Planet of Music:

  • Semitone, an instrument factory tester for Dissonance, voiced by Matthew Erickson.
  • Euphony, a celebrated singer who loves Ivory, voiced by Lara Gilchrist.
  • Otto, manager of the factory, voiced by Jason Simpson.
  • Ivory, son of Anemone and Euphony's beloved, voiced by Scott Roberts.
  • Anemone, Queen of the Pistilaries and Ivory's mother, voiced by Linda Darlow.

D 455 episodes 9–10, The Planet of Astronomer/The Star Snatcher's Planet:

  • Antoine, an astronomer portrayed by Michael Adamthwaite
  • Claos, Antoine's adoptive father played by Michael Shepherd
  • Ted, portrayed by Ellen Kennedy
  • Naomie, Antoine's adoptive mother played by David A. Kaye

B 356 episodes 11–12, The Planet of Jade:

B 370 episodes 13–14, Planet of the Globies:

D 333 episodes 15–16, The Planet of Amicopes:

D 444 episodes 17–18, The Planet of Gehom/Gehom's Planet:

  • Shania, performed by Ashleigh Ball
  • Griffin, performed by Mark Oliver
  • Erwan, performed by Kathy Morse
  • Gehom, performed by Michael Dobson

W 5613 episodes 19–20, The Planet of Traniacs:

  • Marieke, painter and Hannibal’s wife, voiced by Venus Terzo
  • Hannibal, train master voiced by Dale Wilson
  • Rosetta, daughter to Hannibal and Marieke and lover to Manuel
  • Manuel, Hannibal’s apprentice and Rosetta’s partner

J 603 episodes 21–23, The Planet of Bubble Gob:

  • Oddzn'end, harboring feelings for Ilnios
  • Ilnios, reciprocates Oddzn'end’s affection
  • Captain
  • The Great Inventor

B 723 episodes 24–25, The Planet of Carapodes:

  • Atsign, connected with carapods
    • Ambrosia, a girl on Atsign's route with an ill father
    • Mother of son, a woman informed about Atsign’s advancement
  • Eenymeeny, gambler and father to Mo
    • Miney, Mo’s mother
    • Mo, a son awaiting correspondence from his girlfriend
  • Philatello, post office manager
  • Zig, circus operator including tiger Archibald

B 782 episode 26–27, The Planet of Giant:

  • Click
  • Talamus
  • Natura

B 743 episodes 28–29, The Planet of Ludokaa:

  • Snow
  • Saphyra
  • Turquoise
  • Marine
  • Foam
  • Horizon

H 108 episodes 30–31, The Planet of Lacrimavoras:

  • Solitas
  • Anima

C 669 episodes 32–33, The Planet of Coppelius:

  • (Characters to be announced)*

C 0101 episodes 34–35, La planète des Okidiens / The Planet of the Okidians:

  • Queen Okada*, deceived into destroying her planet
  • Princess Okimi*, distressed over not being crowned queen

A 42692 episodes 36–37, The Planet of Libris:

  • Myriad*
  • Balthazar*
  • Joseph*
  • Anatol*
  • Flora*

C 333 episode 38–39, The Planet of Cublix:

  • Linea/Lenaya*
  • Lux*
  • Hexahedron*
  • Alumnix*

D 555 episodes 40–41, The Planet of Ashkabaar:

  • (Characters to be announced)*

X 442 episodes 42–44, La planète du Gargand / The Planet of Gargand:

  • Dokan*
  • Thery*
  • Jouna*
  • Lyl*

B 901 episodes 45–46, The Planet of the Grand Buffoon:

  • (Characters to be announced)*

Z 222 episodes 47–49, The Planet of the Bamalias:

Characters Spanning Multiple Planets

The second season introduces original plots that interconnect various planets first presented in season one.

B 325 > B 330 > B 505 episodes ??-?? The New Mission:

  • The Hunter voiced by Lee Tockar (English)
  • The Geographer performed by Tim Dixon (English)
  • The King portrayed by Colin Murdock (English)
  • Minizabit
  • The Businessman
  • The Aviator voiced by Christopher Gaze (English)

B 311 > D555 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Ice Bird (inspired by The Planet of Ashkabaar and The Planet of the Firebird)

  • Tamaaz voiced by David A. Kaye
  • Aliiz performed by Jaimie Mortimer-Lamb
  • Shaaz voiced by Kelly Sheridan
  • Zaac portrayed by Ian Hanlin
  • The Geographer performed by Tim Dixon

D455 > W5613 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Astrotrainiacs (based on The Planet of the Trainiacs and The Star Snatcher's Planet)

  • Raoul voiced by Rebecca Shoichet
  • Gaspard performed by Brayden Herbert
  • The School Teacher portrayed by Cathy Weseluck
  • The Astronomer voiced by Michael Adamwaite
  • The Geographer performed by Tim Dixon

D 333 > C 669 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Oracle (drawing from The Planet of Coppelius and The Planet of the Amicopes)

  • Coppelius, the Oracle's monarch, voiced by Trevor Devall (English)
  • Excello, an engineer from Solaris and father to Antellio/Entelio, played by Simon Hayama (English)
  • The Oracle, linked to Eavesdroppers and pursued by the Snake, voiced by Ellen Kennedy (English)
  • The Geographer, a recurring companion, performed by Tim Dixon (English)

C 669 > B 901 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Grelon (inspired by The Planet of the Grand Buffoon and The Planet of Coppelius)

  • Muche-Muche, husband to Tulip and father to Ballotin, voiced by Michael Adamthwaite (English)
  • Tulip, daughter of the Grand Buffoon, portrayed by Cheryl McMaster (English)
  • Ballotin, their offspring, voiced by Griffin Kingston (English)
  • The Grand Buffoon, played by Michael Shepherd
  • Returning characters Swindly and The Hunter, both voiced by Lee Tockar
  • Recurring figures including The Geographer, The King, among others

D 0101 > B 743 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Crystal Tears Characters include: Foam, Marine, Okoda, White Tigerman, Businessman, and King

D0101 > B782 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Giant Comet Featuring: Natura, Jojo, Talamus, Click, and The Geographer

X 000 > B222 episodes ??-?? The Planet of the Nymphalidae Includes: Breeze, Foehn, Eolus, Lieutenant, Dryas, Callisthea, and The Hunter

This structure, spanning multiple planets, facilitates intricate storytelling across varied markets, enriching franchise complexity and boosting viewer involvement.

Production

In October 2008, France Télévisions secured adaptation rights for The Little Prince, aiming for an animated series broadcast on France 3 in 2010. A year later, Method Animation announced production of an €18.4 million computer-animated series in collaboration with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, La Fabrique d’Images, DQ Entertainment, ARD, and Rai Fiction, which included a stereoscopic 3D edition.

Initially part of a broader media franchise plan, Microsoft Studios intended to release an Xbox 360 game developed by Paris-based MKO Games; however, this project was discontinued in 2010 after developing two prototypes.

Following three years in development, the series consisting of 52 episodes each lasting 26 minutes premiered at MIPJunior in October 2010. Directed by Pierre Alain Chartier with a team of 450 professionals, Alexandre de la Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte adapted the original novel for television. It debuted in France over the Christmas holiday period in 2010, featuring a theme song performed by Yannick Noah. The subsequent batch of 26 episodes was released in early 2012.

In 2012, the series was renewed for another season. Method Animation partnered with PGS Entertainment to launch a global drawing contest aimed at designing a new planet for upcoming episodes. This new season premiered in France in 2014.

Book series

A comic adaptation consisting of no fewer than 24 issues has been developed, each volume compiling narratives drawn from two or three television episodes, though these are not arranged following the original broadcast sequence.

  1. Book 1: The Planet of Wind (released August 8 or October 1, 2012)
  2. Book 2: The Planet of the Firebird (released August 8 or October 1, 2012)
  3. Book 3: The Planet of Music (released September 5 or October 1, 2012)
  4. Book 4: The Planet of Jade (released September 5 or October 1, 2012)
  5. Book 5: The Star Snatcher's Planet (released December 28, 2012 or April 2013)
  6. Book 6: The Planet of the Night Globes (released December 28, 2012 or April 2013)
  7. Book 7: The Planet of the Overhearers (released December 28, 2012 or May 2013)
  8. Book 8: The Planet of the Tortoise Driver (released December 28, 2012 or May 2013)
  9. Book 9: The Planet of the Giant (released August or October 1, 2013)
  10. Book 10: The Planet of Trainiacs (released August or October 1, 2013)
  11. Book 11: The Planet of Libris (released September or October 1, 2013)
  12. Book 12: The Planet of Ludokaa (released September or October 1, 2013)
  13. Book 13: The Planet of Tear-Eaters (released March 1, 2014)
  14. Book 14: The Planet of the Grand Buffoon (released March 1, 2014)
  15. Book 15: The Planet of the Gargand (released March 1, 2014)
  16. Book 16: The Planet of Gehom (released March 1, 2014)
  17. Book 17: The Planet of the Bubble Gob (released October 1, 2014)
  18. Book 18: The Planet of Time (released October 1, 2014)
  19. Book 19: The Planet of the Cublix (released October 1, 2014)
  20. Book 20: The Planet of Coppelius (released October 1, 2014)
  21. Book 21: The Planet of Okidians (released January 1, 2015)
  22. Book 22: The Planet of Ashkabaar (released January 1, 2015)
  23. Book 23: The Planet of Bamalias (released August 1, 2015)
  24. Book 24: The Planet of the Snake (released August 1, 2015)

2D animated spin-off

In February 2021, Method Animation along with its parent company Mediawan through Mediawan Kids & Family unveiled The Little Prince & Friends, a fresh spin-off series branching from the CGI original. This new show centers on the main character accompanied by two children named Charlotte and Elijah as they tackle daily challenges on various planets. Commissioned by the original broadcasters France Televisions, WDR, and RAI, the series debuted in Italy on Rai Yoyo on August 11, 2023; followed by its French premiere on France 5 on September 1, 2023; and later aired in Germany on Kika and WDR starting December 1, 2024. While sequences set on Earth maintain the CGI style from the initial series, the majority of animation employs traditional techniques created by Luxembourg-based Bidibul Productions.

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