Minuscule (TV series)
| Minuscule | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Hélène Giraud Thomas Szabo |
| Directed by | Hélène Giraud Thomas Szabo |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Philippe Delarue |
| Running time | 6 minutes |
| Production company | Futurikon |
| Original release | |
| Network | France 2 and France 5 in Zouzous |
| Release | October 25, 2006 – 2012 |
Minuscule is a
The series had been compared to popular media by the staff themselves. These include the film
Plot
Minuscule has a few short segments per episode, all of which have its own self-contained story. The series also has a variety of specific and well-known insect species (all without proper names, except for the film adaptations), as well as a
- Ladybugs
- Black ants
- Red ants
- A jumping spider
- A yellow, buck-toothed red spider (although not a red spider mite)
- A green caterpillar
- A chubby, blue caterpillar
- A mosquito
- Wasps
- A black, red-eyed fly
- A brown moth
- A beige butterfly
- A grasshopper
- A snail
- A dragonfly
- A dung beetle
- A centipede
- A cicada
- An orange bumblebee
Mammals may also occasionally show up, depending on the episode's setting (like a herd of cows on grassland), but seemingly do not care about the insects' shenanigans. While humans were considered as irrelevant characters in the first season, the second season feature the insects explicitly interacting with them (unintentional or not) more.
Production and distribution
Minuscule is produced by Phillipe Delarue, Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud at French studio Futurikon.[3] The show's generalized country settings and avoidance of spoken dialogue enable universal accessibility and appeal. The series has been sold to more than 100 countries on television and about 30 countries on video.
Other media
The "region 4"
A feature film based on the series, with the same creative team, titled Minuscule - Valley of the Lost Ants, was released on January 29, 2014.[5][6] A second feature film, Minuscule 2: Mandibles from Far Away,[7] was released on January 30, 2019.
International broadcast
| Country/Region | Channel |
|---|---|
 France |
Disney Channel (France)
France 5 |
 Bangladesh |
Duronto TV |
 United Kingdom |
CBBC
Channel 4 |
 Australia |
Nick Jr. Australia[8]
|
 India |
Cartoon Network India
|
 United States |
Disney Channel Toon Disney |
 Singapore Malaysia Cambodia Philippines Vietnam |
Disney Channel (Asia)
|
 Latvia |
LTV1
|
 Indonesia |
GTV
|
 Canada |
TVOntario
Television de Radio-Canada
Yoopa |
 Denmark |
Danmarks Radio |
 Finland |
Yle |
 Greece |
ERT2 |
 Italy |
Rai YoYo
|
 Norway |
NRK |
 Japan |
NHK Educational TV |
 Netherlands |
VPRO |
 Switzerland |
Televisiun Rumantscha
|
 Sweden |
Sveriges Television |
 Brazil |
|
 Russia |
|
 Thailand |
Channel 6 Disney Channel (Asia)
|
 Estonia |
Eesti Televisioon (Estonian Television) |
 Czech Republic |
TV Barrandov |
 Portugal |
|
 Mexico |
Canal Once
|
 China |
CCTV |
 South Korea |
EBS |
 Argentina |
Canal Incaa.tv |
 Spain |
Disney Channel (Spain)
Clan (TV channel) |
 Belgium |
Ketnet La Trois |
 Turkey |
Yumurcak TV and Sinema TV Aile |
 Qatar |
Jeem |
 Lithuania |
LRT televizija JimJam |
 Kosovo |
Klan Kosova |
 Costa Rica |
Teletica |
 Iran
|
IRIB Pooya & Nahal |
References
- ^ Minuscule - Mandibles from Far Away - Dailymotion. Accessed 11 October 2020.
- ^ Minuscule's official channel - YouTube. Accessed 11 October 2020.
- ^ About Us - Futurikon - Futurikon. Accessed 11 October 2020.
- ^ Minuscule Goodies - Futurikon. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Glaud, Emilie Film Review: 'Minuscule - Valley of the Lost Ants' at Variety, 7 March 2014. Accessed 7 March 2013.
- ^ Debruge, Peter Cicada's Song at official blog site, 19 March 2012. Accessed 19 March 2012
- ^ "Minuscule 2 - Les Mandibules du bout du monde". www.allocine.fr. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ http://www.nickjr.com.au/shows/minuscule[failed verification]
External links
- Official Minuscule website
- Minuscule at IMDb
