By Allison Watkinson
TLL Reporter
Zag has announced new details for its upcoming feature film based on the Miraculous superhero franchise ahead of this year’s Licensing Expo.
The plot of the movie will include the origin stories of the franchise’s main superhero characters, Ladybug and Cat Noir. Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie is directed by Jeremy Zag from an original screenplay that was co-written by Zag and Bettina López Mendoza.
The movie will officially launch on July 28, 2023 in the U.S. on Netflix. It will also be released through SND in France on July 5, 2023 and through Studio Canal in Germany on July 6, 2023.
In addition, the Miraculous movie will be released theatrically in China, Belgium, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Israël, Russia, Poland and the Eastern Europe region.
Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie is based on the 3D-CGI animated Miraculous TV series.
The Miraculous TV series is created by ZAG and co-produced with Mediawan’s Method Animation studio. The series currently airs in over a 120 countries worldwide and is currently in its fifth season.
ZAG is a global independent entertainment studio that specializes in creating content for TV, film and digital platforms.
Created in late 2015, Mediawan is an independent European media conglomerate that produces audiovisual content through its various subsidiaries.