W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)
| W.I.T.C.H. | |
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Intertitle from season 2
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| Genre | Fantasy adventure |
| Developed by |
Andrew Nicholls Darrell Vickers Greg Weisman |
| Voices of |
English: Kelly Stables Candi Milo Kali Troy Christel Khalil Liza del Mundo Italian: Donatella Fanfani Francesca Bielli Tosawi Piovani Emanuela Pacotto Marcella Silvestri French: Karine Pinoteau Célia Charpentier Colette "Coco" Noël Sybille Tureau Laura Pelerins |
| Opening theme |
International: "W.I.T.C.H." by Sabrina Salerno North America: "We Are W.I.T.C.H" by Marion Raven |
| Country of origin | France United States |
| Original language(s) | English Italian French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Greg Weisman Jacqueline Tordjman |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
SIP Animation France 3 France Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista International Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Jetix, France 3 Super RTL |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 18 December 2004 – 23 December 2006 |
W.I.T.C.H. is a French-American animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name. The series was produced by SIP Animation in association with and participation from Jetix Europe, The Walt Disney Company, France 3 and Super RTL. Like the comic, the show follows five girls: Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia and Hay Lin who have magical powers which they use to fulfill their duties as "Guardians of the Veil". The names of these five characters form the titular acronym, despite the characters not actually being witches. The series is set in the fictional city of Heatherfield and various mythical planets, namely Meridian and Zamballa. W.I.T.C.H. premiered on 18 December 2004 on ABC Family and concluded on 23 December 2006.
The Guardians must save Meridian from the evil sorcerer Phobos and Cedric who are searching for Phobos' sister, the long lost princess of Meridian and true heir to the throne. They later find her and the Guardians then set about saving her from Phobos. When Meridian is freed from evil and true heir takes the throne, a new mysterious sorceress named Nerissa frees Phobos' top henchmen and reforms them as the Knights of Vengeance. Once the Guardians learn more about the sorceress and her evil plan of reuniting former Guardians, they are able to defeat the Knights only to have more powerful Knights of Destruction, in addition to the former Guardians attack them.
The Guardians' chief ally is Hay Lin's grandmother Yan Lin, a former Guardian herself, and the one that taught the girls about their magical destiny. They are also helped by Caleb, a heroic soldier from Meridian, leader of the rebellion against Phobos, and Blunk, a frog-like goblin creature (known as a Passling) who takes things from the human world to Meridian (and vice versa), humorously mistaking everyday objects for other things or items of value. Matt, Will's boyfriend, accidentally learns about Meridian and when he sees the troubles there going on, he learns how to become a warrior to help them. They are also helped by the Oracle, leader of the Universe in Kandrakar, who was the one who chose the Guardians.
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