Winx Club (2004)
Winx Club (2004)
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Liza Jacqueline
Bloom
Molly C. Quinn
Bloom
Kerry Williams
Flora
Dani Schaffel
Tecna
Keke Palmer
Aisha
Rebecca Soler
Tecna
Dan Green
Brandon
Amy Gross
Stella
Michael Sinterniklaas
Riven
Bella Hudson
Daphne
Caren Lyn Tackett
Darcy
Matt Hoverman
Codatorta
Oliver Wyman
Professor Wizgiz
Sebastian Arcelus
Timmy
Romi Dames
Musa
Stuart Zagnit
Mike
Alejandra Reynoso
Flora
Amy Birnbaum
Stella
Laurent Vernin
Gantlos
Sam Riegel
Riven
Gregory Abbey
Sky
Iginio Straffi
Creator / Producer / Writer
Suzy Myers
Stormy
Christina Rodriguez
Layla
Letizia Ciampa
Bloom (voice)
Matt Shively
Sky
Perla Liberatori
Stella (voice)
Adam Gregory
Brandon
Charlie Schlatter
Timmy
Gemma Donati
Musa (voice)
Ilaria Latini
Flora (voice)
Laura Lenghi
Aisha (voice)
Domitilla D'Amico
Tecna (voice)
Tatiana Dessi
Icy
Federica De Bortoli
Darcy (voice)
Valeria Vidali
Stormy (voice)
Alessandro Quarta
Sky (voice)
Massimiliano Alto
Brandon
Mirko Mazzanti
Riven
Corrado Conforti
Timmy
Roberta Greganti
Faragonda
Antonella Giannini
Griffin (voice)
Oliviero Dinelli
Saladin (voice)
Franca Lumachi
Griselda
Mino Caprio
Wizgiz
Vittorio Guerrieri
Palladium
Lucio Saccone
Mastro Sfoglia
Ludovica Marineo
Barbatea / Ofelia (voice)
Fabrizio Temperini
Codatorta
Raffaella Castelli
Daphne
Roberto Certomà
Mike (voice)
Barbara De Bortoli
Vanessa (voice)
Monica Vulcano
Mitzi (voice)
Alessia La Monica
Diaspro
Roberto Draghetti
Knut
Gaia Venusta Bolognesi
Mirta
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 28, 2004
StatusEnded
Seasons8
Episodes208
Running Time23m
Content RatingTV-Y7
Genres
Wiki.
Winx Club is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other mythical creatures. The main character is a fairy warrior named Bloom, who enrolls at Alfea College to train and hone her skills. The series uses a serial format with an ongoing storyline. It premiered on 28 January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Italy and on Nickelodeon networks internationally.
Iginio Straffi initially outlined the show's plot to last three seasons. He chose to continue the story for a fourth season in 2009. Around this time, Winx Club's popularity attracted the attention of the American media company Viacom, owner of Nickelodeon. Viacom purchased 30% of the show's animation studio, Rainbow SpA, and Nickelodeon began producing a revival series. Production on the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons was divided between Rainbow and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. To attract an American audience, Viacom assembled a voice cast of Nickelodeon actors (including Elizabeth Gillies and Ariana Grande), invested US$100 million in advertising for the series, and inducted Winx Club into Nickelodeon's franchise of Nicktoons.Beginning in 2010, episodes of Winx Club were jointly written with Nickelodeon's American team. Nickelodeon's writers aimed to make the series multicultural and appealing to viewers from different countries. In 2019, Straffi commented on his years of collaboration with Nickelodeon, saying that "the know-how of Rainbow and the know-how of Nickelodeon are very complementary; the sensibilities of the Americans, with our European touch." The continued partnership between Rainbow and Nickelodeon on Winx Club led to the development of more co-productions, including Club 57 in 2019, on which much of Winx Club's staff worked.
The series was subject to budget cuts in 2014, during its seventh season. The 3D computer-generated segments and Hollywood voice actors were deemed too costly to keep using. The seventh season eventually premiered on Nickelodeon's worldwide channels in 2015. After a four-year hiatus, an eighth season premiered in 2019. At Straffi's decision, this season was heavily retooled for a preschool target audience.
A live-action adaptation of Winx Club for young adults, titled Fate: The Winx Saga, premiered in 2021. In January 2023, after almost 12 years of co-ownership, Viacom (now known as Paramount Global) sold its stake in Rainbow SpA back to Straffi. While Nickelodeon will continue to be a broadcast partner for the studio, the purchase allows Straffi full control of Rainbow's new projects, including an upcoming animated reboot of the Winx Club franchise. The buyout does not affect the seasons of Winx Club that Nickelodeon produced, as the copyright is still registered to Paramount.