List of Winx Club episodes#Revived series 2

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Winx Club is an Italian-American{{efn|name=countries}} 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.

Winx Club follows a group of fairy warriors called the Winx as they enroll in Alfea College and learn to fight mythical villains.

From the beginning of the show's development, Iginio Straffi planned an overarching plot that would conclude after three seasons.{{cite news|url=https://www.corriereadriatico.it/SPETTACOLI/rainbow_avventure_winx_iginio_straffi_villa_musone_marche_rai2/notizie/421983.shtml|title=Ecco le avventure delle mie Winx|work=Corriere Adriatico|date=3 January 2014|last=Fabrizi|first=Stefano}} A feature-length film followed the third season, intended to wrap up the series' plot as the fairies graduate from Alfea College.{{cite web|url=https://pad.mymovies.it/filmclub/2007/09/174/MyMovies.pdf#page=4|title=Note di regia - Winx Club: Il Segreto del Regno Perduto|publisher=Rainbow S.r.l.|date=2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630002651/https://pad.mymovies.it/filmclub/2007/09/174/MyMovies.pdf|archive-date=30 June 2020|url-status=live}} In 2008, Straffi made the decision to extend the original series with a fourth season, citing its increasing popularity. During the production of the fourth season, the American company Viacom (owner of Nickelodeon) engaged in a "long courtship"{{cite web|url=https://www.iodonna.it/personaggi/interviste/2011/straffi-winx-nuova-serie-ambiente-rainbow-30630689452.shtml|title=TIVÙ Iginio Straffi racconta le sue Winx ambientaliste|work=IO Donna|date=9 July 2011|last=Pennati|first=Nicoletta|language=it}} with the Rainbow studio. Viacom became a co-owner of Rainbow to produce their own episodes of Winx Club.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/viacom-takes-stake-in-rainbow-1118031575/|title=Viacom takes stake in Rainbow|work=Variety|date=4 February 2011|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick}}

In 2010, Viacom announced that "Nickelodeon is teaming up with the original creator to present an all-new Winx Club."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMGtdZznMQI&t=19 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/JMGtdZznMQI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Winx Club Mini Documentary|website=YouTube|date=2010}}{{cbignore}} 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. After the specials, Viacom's brand-new fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons were broadcast on Nickelodeon networks worldwide ahead of the Italian broadcasts.{{efn|name=nickpremiere}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemaevideo.it/case-historya-tycoon-in-loreto|title=A Tycoon in Loreto|work=Cinema & Video International|date=4 April 2013|last=Di Maira|first=Paolo}} This episode structure was modeled on those of teen dramas and American comics.{{cite web|url=https://www.fantasymagazine.it/20614/dieci-anni-di-winx|title=Dieci anni di Winx|work=FantasyMagazine|date=29 January 2014|last=Lodato|first=Francesco}}

Overview

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Original series

When Iginio Straffi began developing Winx Club at the Rainbow studio, he outlined the plot to last three seasons (78 episodes). In 2007, Straffi explained that "the Winx saga was planned in detail from the beginning. And it will not last forever." 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{{cite web|url=http://www.businesspeople.it/Business/Finanza/La-Paramount-mette-sotto-contratto-le-Winx_15558|title=La Paramount mette sotto contratto le Winx|work=Business People IT|date=4 February 2011|language=it}} and produce a revival series, which began with a retelling of the first two original seasons.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/global-hit-animated-series-winx-club-comes-to-nickelodeon-starting-june-27/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204013844/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/global-hit-animated-series-winx-club-comes-to-nickelodeon-starting-june-27/|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2016|title=Global Hit Animated Series 'Winx Club' Comes To Nickelodeon, Starting June 27|work=Screener|date=9 June 2011}}

= Pilot (2001) =

The pilot episode for the series, then under the working title Magic Bloom,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llEufiOwnho |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314063712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llEufiOwnho&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=2019-03-14 |url-status=dead|title=Magic Bloom - Pilot 2001|publisher=Rainbow S.r.l.|location=Lucca Comics & Games}} featured the original five Winx members in attires similar to those of traditional European fairies.{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2003/09/01/fashion-20030901/|title=Kids TV producers turn to style specialists for design innovations|work=Kidscreen|date=1 September 2003|last=Ashdown|first=Simon}} It was produced over a period of twelve months{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/pap-fenomeno-winx-cos-ho-sconfitto-i-giapponesi.html|title=Il papà del fenomeno Winx: "Così ho sconfitto i giapponesi"|work=Il Giornale|date=20 January 2007|language=it}} and was test-screened in 2002. Upon its completion, Straffi was unsatisfied with the pilot and doubted that it would succeed if aired.{{cite web|url=https://movieplayer.it/articoli/rainbow-lintervista-a-iginio-straffi-sullanimazione-in-italia_15112/|title=Animazione: perché l'Italia resta indietro? Ce lo racconta Iginio Straffi|work=Movieplayer.it|date=3 January 2016|last=Zampa|first=Alice|language=it}} In a 2016 interview, Straffi recalled that it "looked like just another Japanese-style cartoon ... but nothing like [the modern] Winx." Straffi's team heavily reworked the pilot's visual style 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.

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Revived series

After Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio in 2011,{{cite news|last1=Vivarelli|first1=Nick|title=Winx creator in the pink|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/winx-creator-in-the-pink-1118032886/|access-date=9 August 2015|work=Variety|date=26 February 2011}} new seasons of Winx Club entered production at Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio and Rainbow.{{cite web|url=http://nickanimationstudio.com:80/shows/winx-club/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613182700/http://nickanimationstudio.com/shows/winx-club/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-06-13|title=Nickelodeon Animation Studio: What We Do - Winx Club|work=Nickelodeon|date=2014}} 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. Nickelodeon's American writers aimed to make the series multicultural and appealing toward viewers from different countries.{{cite web|url=https://letidor.ru/otdyh/zdes-byl-letidor-animacionnaya-studiya-rainbow-v-italii.htm|script-title=ru:Здесь был «Летидор»: анимационная студия Rainbow в Италии|trans-title="Letidor" was here: Rainbow animation studio in Italy|work=Letidor.ru|date=10 February 2019|language=ru}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/worldscreen/docs/tv_kids_licensing_expo__annecy___na/30|title=TV Kids: Iginio Straffi|date=22 May 2019|work=Worldscreen}}

=Specials (2011)=

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|ShortSummary = Bloom, an ordinary girl from Gardenia, is on summer vacation when she stumbles upon a battle between the fairy Stella and an ogre named Knut. Bloom stands against the monster and suddenly discovers that she has magical powers. Stella offers Bloom the opportunity to attend the Alfea College for Fairies, which Bloom and her parents agree to. The two fairies soon meet their roommates: Flora, Tecna, and Musa. After an encounter with the Trix witches from the competing college of Cloud Tower, the fairies decide to form their own group: the Winx Club.

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|ShortSummary = A mysterious nymph named Daphne communicates with Bloom through a dream. During spring break, Bloom returns home and bonds with her parents. While in Gardenia, Bloom dreams about her dad rescuing a baby left unharmed in a fire. After telling her parents, Bloom realizes that the event in her dream actually happened, and that she was the baby in the fire. Later on, Bloom visits Cloudtower's library to learn more about herself. Meanwhile, the Trix devise a plan to steal Bloom's Dragon Flame powers.

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|ShortSummary = After the Trix take Bloom's powers, the three witches take over Cloudtower and take down Headmistress Griffin. Through the power of the Dragon Flame, the Trix summon an Army of Darkness to start a reign of terror. Bloom returns to Alfea, powerless without her Dragon Flame. She teams up with Stella, Sky, Brandon, and Knut to confront the Trix at Cloudtower and reclaim her powers. Once she talks with Daphne, Bloom is able to regain her Dragon Flame and join her friends in a final battle. She faces Icy one-on-one while the other fairies face Darcy and Stormy. After Bloom manages to beat her rival, the friends celebrate, and Bloom and Sky share their first kiss.

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|ShortSummary = Aisha, the princess of Andros and fairy of waves, tries to rescue a group of pixies from the Shadow Phoenix. She is caught by him and is forced down a cliff. Aisha arrives at Alfea where she meets the Winx. Bloom and Stella offer to help her, leaving Flora, Musa, and Tecna to take care of a young pixie named Piff. Meanwhile, the Shadow Phoenix breaks the Trix out of prison. Bloom and Stella duel with the Trix while Aisha saves the pixies. Later, a paladin named Professor Avalon offers to help Bloom uncover more about her past. Avalon brings Bloom to a fortress and reveals his true identity as the Shadow Phoenix. The Winx and Specialists fly to the fortress and eventually defeat the Shadow Phoenix.

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Reimagined series

In 2022, Iginio Straffi announced that "a brand new CGI Winx animated series Reimagined is going into production. Yes, a Reimagined."{{cite web | url=https://www.awn.com/news/recently-canceled-fate-winx-saga-nabs-cg-animated-series-reboot-and-live-action-film | title=Recently Canceled 'Fate: The Winx Saga' Nabs CG Animated Series Reimagined and Live-Action Film }}

Films

=''The Secret of the Lost Kingdom'' (2007)=

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2007/11/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/cinema/recensioni/winx-orme/winx-orme/winx-orme.html|title=Le orme delle Winx tra Londra e Tokio|work=la Repubblica|date=30 November 2007|language=it}} Its television premiere was on 11 March 2012 on Nickelodeon in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9czzeRPIaQo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/9czzeRPIaQo |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Nickelodeon commercial: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom|work=Nickelodeon|date=24 February 2012}}{{cbignore}} The plot takes place after the events of the first three seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.fantasymagazine.it/8180/winx-club-il-segreto-del-regno-perduto|title=Winx Club - Il Segreto del Regno Perduto: Le protagoniste|work=FantasyMagazine|date=29 November 2007|language=it}}

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=''Magical Adventure'' (2010)=

In 2007, production began on a sequel to The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, before the fourth season had been written.{{cite web|url=http://www.guidilocurcio.it/img/96/WINX%20CLUB%20in%203D%20-%20Magica%20Avventura%20-%20press%20book%20INGLESE.pdf#page=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022155621/http://www.guidilocurcio.it/img/96/WINX%20CLUB%20in%203D%20-%20Magica%20Avventura%20-%20press%20book%20INGLESE.pdf#page=7|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-10-22|title=Production notes: Winx Club 3D - Magical Adventure|date=2010|quote=The first production meeting for this second film took place in 2007, whilst we were still working on 'The Secret of the Lost Kingdom'.}} It was released in Italy on 29 October 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.agi.it/archivio/festival/straffi_le_mie_winx_stavolta_volano_in_3d-266428/news/2010-10-28/|title=Straffi, le mie 'Winx' stavolta volano in 3D|work=Agenzia Giornalistica Italia|date=28 October 2010|language=it}} Its television premiere was on 20 May 2013, on Nickelodeon in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.nick.com/shows/winx-club?navid=showNav|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516054459/http://www.nick.com/shows/winx-club?navid=showNav|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 May 2013|title=Winx Magic Adventure Movie: Monday|work=Nickelodeon|date=16 May 2013}}

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=''The Mystery of the Abyss'' (2014)=

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cineconomy.com/2010/pdf/Rapporto_Cinema_2010.pdf#page=71|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018020412/http://www.cineconomy.com/2010/pdf/Rapporto_Cinema_2010.pdf#page=71|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-18|title=Il Mercato e l'Industria del Cinema in Italia 2010|work=Fondazione ente dello spettacolo|language=it|date=2010|pages=70–71 (labelled 68–69)|quote=[Viacom] ha apportato infatti le risorse necessarie ... a finanziare la produzione già in cantiere delle due successive e di un nuovo film. In English: [Viacom] has in fact provided the resources necessary to ... finance the production, already in the pipeline, of the next two seasons and a new film.}} The movie follows the events of the fifth season and was released in Italy on 4 September 2014.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.it/play/cinema/2014/08/01/straffi-e-lnimazione-made-italy-10-cose-da-fare-e-da-non-fare/|title=Iginio Straffi: 'Presto una webserie delle Winx'|magazine=Wired|date=1 August 2014|last=Catalli|first=Claudia|language=it}} The film made its television premiere on Nickelodeon Germany on 8 August 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/269686489798348/photos/am-8-august-2015-um/688834324550227/|title=Winx Club - Das Geheimnis des Ozeans|work=Winx Club Deutschland|date=15 June 2015}}

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{{efn|name=countries|In 2011, the American company Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio. Afterward, new seasons of Winx Club were co-developed between Viacom's Nickelodeon Animation Studio in the U.S. and Rainbow in Italy.{{Cite web |url=https://www.iginiostraffi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/corriere-della-sera-winx-fatine-italiane-coprodotte-negli-usa-02-09-2010.pdf |title=Winx, fatine italiane coprodotte negli Usa (Winx, Italian fairies co-produced in the USA) |access-date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704151231/https://www.iginiostraffi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/corriere-della-sera-winx-fatine-italiane-coprodotte-negli-usa-02-09-2010.pdf |archive-date=4 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}}}}}

References

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