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Winx Club is an Italian-American[a] animated series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and Nickelodeon, which are both part of Paramount Global. The show was created by Iginio Straffi, who also worked on Club 57. Both shows were produced by Rainbow SpA.
From the beginning of the show's development, Iginio Straffi planned an overarching plot that would conclude after three seasons.[1] A feature-length film followed the third season, intended to wrap up the series' plot as the fairies graduate from Alfea College.[1][2] In 2008, Straffi made the decision to extend the original series with a fourth season, citing its increasing popularity.[1] During the production of the fourth season, the American company Viacom (owner of Nickelodeon) engaged in a "long courtship"[3] with the Rainbow studio. Viacom became a co-owner of Rainbow to produce their own episodes of Winx Club.[4]
In 2010, Viacom announced that "Nickelodeon is teaming up with the original creator to present an all-new Winx Club."[5] Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio started production on a revived series, in which the Winx are once again students at Alfea, as they were before their graduation in the original show. The Nickelodeon revival began with four television specials that summarize the first two seasons of the original series.[6] After the specials, Viacom's brand-new fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons were broadcast on Nickelodeon networks worldwide ahead of the Italian broadcasts.[b]
Winx Club employs a serial format, with each episode contributing to the overall storyline. Episodes are written with two stories in mind: the longer narrative arc that lasts for tens of episodes and a subplot which concludes at the end of the 22-minute runtime.[7] This episode structure was modeled on those of teen dramas and American comics.[8]
When Iginio Straffi began developing Winx Club at the Rainbow studio, he outlined the plot to last three seasons (78 episodes).[1] In 2007, Straffi explained that "the Winx saga was planned in detail from the beginning. And it will not last forever."[10] The third season follows the fairies' last year at Alfea College, during which they earn their final fairy form, Enchantix. In 2008, Iginio Straffi chose to continue the story for a fourth season. During the fourth season's development, Viacom began discussions to become a co-owner of the Rainbow studio[11] and produce a revival series, which began with a retelling of the first two original seasons.[6]
The pilot episode for the series, then under the working title Magic Bloom,[12] featured the original five Winx members in attires similar to those of traditional European fairies.[13] It was produced over a period of twelve months[10] and was test-screened in 2002.[13] Upon its completion, Straffi was unsatisfied with the pilot and doubted that it would succeed if aired.[14] In a 2016 interview, Straffi recalled that it "looked like just another Japanese-style cartoon ... but nothing like [the modern] Winx."[14] Straffi's team heavily reworked the pilot's visual style[13] before starting work on a full season, leaving the original pilot unaired. Portions of the pilot were presented at the Lucca Comics & Games convention in 2018.[12]
After Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio in 2011,[15] new seasons of Winx Club entered production at Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Rainbow.[4][16] In this revamped series, the Winx are once again students at Alfea, as they were before their graduation in the original show. The revival began with four specials that retell the original first and second seasons.[6] Nickelodeon's American writers aimed to make the series multicultural and appealing toward viewers from different countries.[17] In 2019, Straffi commented on his near-decade 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."[18]
On 8 October 2006, a Winx Club CGI film was announced on Rainbow's website. The Secret of the Lost Kingdom was released in Italy on 30 November 2007.[49] Its television premiere was on 11 March 2012 on Nickelodeon in the United States.[50] The plot takes place after the events of the first three seasons.[51]
In 2007, production began on a sequel to The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, before the fourth season had been written.[52] It was released in Italy on 29 October 2010.[53] Its television premiere was on 20 May 2013, on Nickelodeon in the United States.[54]
In late 2010, it was announced that Viacom (the owner of Nickelodeon and eventual co-owner of Rainbow) would provide the resources necessary to produce a new Winx film.[55] The movie follows the events of the fifth season and was released in Italy on 4 September 2014.[56] The film made its television premiere on Nickelodeon Germany on 8 August 2015.[57]
Winx Club is an animated television series co-produced by Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon.[note 1] It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. It premiered on 28 January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Italy and on Nickelodeon networks internationally. 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.
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,[4] 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.[5]
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."[6] 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.[7] In January 2023, Viacom (now known as Paramount Global) sold its stake in Rainbow SpA back to Straffi, allowing him full control of the studio's new projects, including an upcoming animated reboot of the Winx Club franchise.
The series follows the adventures of a group of girls known as the Winx, students at the Alfea College for Fairies, who turn into fairies to fight villains. The team is made up of Bloom, the fairy of the Dragon Flame; Stella, the fairy of the Shining Sun; Flora, the fairy of nature; Tecna, the fairy of technology; Musa, the fairy of music; Aisha, the fairy of waves; and Roxy, the fairy of animals.[8] The main male characters are called the Specialists, a group of students at the Red Fountain school who are also the Winx fairies' boyfriends. They include Bloom's boyfriend Sky; Stella's boyfriend Brandon; Flora's boyfriend Helia; Tecna's boyfriend Timmy; and Musa's boyfriend Riven. Unlike their female counterparts, the Specialists do not have magical powers and instead, train how to fight using laser weapons. The Winx and Specialists' most common adversaries are a trio of witches named the Trix: Icy, Darcy, and Stormy, all former students of the Cloud Tower school.
To rework the concept, Straffi's team hired Italian fashion designers to restyle the show and give the characters a brighter, more modern appearance.[24][25] Production of the restyled series began by 2002, and Rainbow estimated the episodes would be delivered to distributors by late 2003.[26] The new name of the series ("Winx") was derived from the English word "wings".[11] Straffi's aim was to appeal to both genders, including action sequences designed for male viewers and fashion elements for female viewers.[26][27] At the October 2003 MIPCOM event, Rainbow screened the show's first episode to international companies.[28] The first season had its world premiere on Italian television channel Rai 2 on 28 January 2004.[29]
From the beginning of development, Iginio Straffi planned an overarching plot that would end after "a maximum" of 78 episodes.[30] Straffi stated that the Winx saga "would not last forever"[20] in 2007, and he intended the first movie (Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom) to resolve any plot points remaining from the third-season finale.[30] In 2008, Straffi decided to extend the series, citing its increasing popularity.[30]
In September 2010, Rainbow S.p.A. announced they had entered into a worldwide broadcast and production deal with Nickelodeon that would see the broadcaster air the series in several territories, alongside co-producing and developing seasons five and six with them, effectively reviving the series. Nickelodeon Consumer Products also secured merchandising rights to the revival in some regions, including the United States.[31][32][33] Viacom would finance and staff the revived series, dividing production between Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio[34] in the United States and Rainbow S.p.A. in Italy.[35]
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