Composer(s) Pierre Gillet Director Éric Berthier | First episode date 5 October 2009 Number of episodes 52 | |
Genre Animated children's series Created by Nathalie DargentDenis Cauquetoux Written by Valérie BaranskiNathalie Dargent Directed by Denis BerthierEric Berthier (pilot) Starring English version:Harriet Carmichael Similar The Large Family, Babar and the Adventur, Eliot Kid, Mouk, TFOU TV | ||
Lulu's Islands (French: Les Mistigris, originally Lulu la Peste) is an animated series for children that premiered on 5 October 2009, on the TFOU block of France's TF1 network. It is produced by Interactive Project 4 You (IP4U) of Valenciennes and Patoon-Animation of Paris. The show uses cutout animation for its style, and is targeted to young viewers.
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Synopsis
Animals of various species live happily on an untouched archipelago called the Wonderlees. One day, everything changes when a kitten named Lulu meets the first human ever to land on their shores: Peppy (or Pépin), a young shipwreck survivor turned castaway.
Characters
Production
Lulu's Islands began development at Paris' HLC Productions in 2005 under the title Lulu la Peste, at a cost of €137,000. By 2008, the budget had grown to €2,931,000.
Production of the new series involves at least three crew members of another TF1 animated series, The Bellflower Bunnies: Eric Berthier, the director of Bellflower's 2nd and 3rd seasons; screenwriter Valérie Baranski; and producer Patricia Robert, who in March 2008 set up Patoon-Animation exclusively for the new show. Pierre Gillet, from the Belgian music and post-production outlet Dame Blanche, will serve as composer.
Merchandise
There will also be tie-in books based on the series, although further details have not been announced since early 2008.
Episodes
Lulu's Islands consists of a planned 52 episodes, in addition to a four-minute pilot that was shown as an official selection at the Annecy International Animation Festival in June 2008.