Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir

{{See also|List of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir characters|label 1=List of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir characters}}

The series takes place in modern-day Paris and revolves around the adventures of two teenagers,{{cite web |date=21 May 2014 |title=PGS Secures Deals For 'LadyBug' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/licensing/pgs-secures-deals-for-ladybug/ |access-date=15 December 2015 |work=Animation Magazine}}{{cite news |last=Keslassey |first=Elsa |date=29 January 2012 |title=Zagtoon Pictures' pipeline includes $50 million 'Lady Bug' |magazine=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/univergroup-sets-up-s3d-animation-arm-1118049431/ |access-date=10 December 2015}} Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste.{{cite web |title=zag inc |url=http://www.zagtoon.com/?p=shows&s=ladybug |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127061339/http://zagtoon.com/?p=shows&s=ladybug |archive-date=27 November 2015 |access-date=15 December 2015 |publisher=zagtoon.com}} When evil arises, they transform into their superhero personas, Ladybug and Cat Noir, respectively using magical jewels known as the "Miraculouses": the miraculous of the Ladybug, with the power of creation, and of the Cat, which grants the power of destruction. Marinette and Adrien struggle with their feelings for each other, not knowing each other's secret identities: Marinette is in love with Adrien, but not Cat Noir, while Adrien is in love with Ladybug, but not Marinette.

Their main enemy is the supervillain Hawk Moth, whose secret identity, unknown to the heroes, is Adrien's father, Gabriel Agreste. Using the Butterfly Miraculous, he creates akumas, butterflies infused with negative energy, to "akumatize" ordinary Parisians when they experience negative emotions, turning them into supervillains.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlAp0sIOPEc |title=Miraculous Ladybug – 6 Things You Need To Become A Miraculous Superhero – Nick |date=12 December 2015 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=6 March 2016}} His goal is to steal Ladybug's and Cat Noir's Miraculous, intending to use their combined power to wish his wife, Emilie, back to life, who fell into a coma by using the damaged Peacock Miraculous before the events of the series. He is sometimes aided by his assistant Nathalie Sancoeur, who uses the Peacock Miraculous to create sentimonsters, magical lifeforms with a seemingly endless variety of forms and abilities.

As Hawk Moth's villains grow stronger, Master Fu, the Guardian of the Miraculous, permits Marinette to borrow additional Miraculous and enlist her classmates and friends as superheroes. Hawk Moth eventually exposes Master Fu, forcing him to make Marinette the new Guardian. Nathalie falls ill from using the damaged Peacock Miraculous, but Hawk Moth repairs it and uses it together with the Butterfly Miraculous to become "Shadow Moth", able to create both akumas and sentimonsters.

At the end of the fourth season, Gabriel, adopting the new supervillain name "Monarch", gains control of almost all of the Miraculous, leaving Ladybug and Cat Noir once again as the only two heroes. A battle with the heroes leaves Gabriel with magical damage that slowly spreads through his body. Adrien eventually lets go of his crush on Ladybug and instead falls in love with Marinette, leading to them starting a romantic relationship (still ignorant of each other's secret identities). After a final battle with Marinette at the end of season 5, Gabriel seizes the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous and makes his wish; having had a change of heart, he wishes to revive Nathalie at the cost of his own life. Marinette recovers most of the Miraculous and gives them into the custody of her friends, unaware that Lila Rossi, a former classmate who became her nemesis, has claimed the Butterfly Miraculous for herself. In the sixth season, Marinette struggles with the morality of hiding the truth of Gabriel's villainy from Adrien and the world, while Lila directs akuma-powered villains of her own against Ladybug and Cat Noir.

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The series is based on an original concept created by French writer and storyboarder Thomas Astruc.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/duo-prep-s3d-superhero-toon-1118025064/|title=Duo prep S3D superhero toon – 'Lady Bug' to involve toys, comic books, Apple apps |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=4 October 2010 |website=Variety |access-date=26 January 2016 |quote=Univergroup Pictures and Onyx Films are joining forces to produce 'Miraculous Lady Bug'}} He was inspired by a meeting with a certain lady and "decades of comics binge reading".{{cite web|url=http://miraculoushawkdaddy.tumblr.com/post/138545579746/miraculous-faq?is_related_post=1|title=Miraculous Thomas Astruc FAQ | first=Thomas | last=Astruc |work=Tumblr | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321011502/http://miraculoushawkdaddy.tumblr.com/post/138545579746/miraculous-faq | archive-date=21 March 2016 | access-date=24 August 2016 }} In an interview with Nolife, Astruc said he was working as an animator on the show W.I.T.C.H. when he met a woman wearing a T-shirt with a ladybug on it. They began to share drawings, some of which were ladybug-themed. Astruc also noted that Marinette's signature pigtail hairstyle was fashioned after the woman. They also worked on the cartoon A.T.O.M. around 2004–05. Astruc first drew Ladybug on sticky notes and remarked about how strong the Ladybug character was. He had no memories of seeing ladybug-themed superheroes in comics.

Astruc had intended to make Ladybug a comic book series until he met Jeremy Zag, who loved the project and wanted to produce it as a cartoon; Zag was 25 at the time and not originally from the cartoon industry.

In developing Cat Noir, Astruc said that ladybugs represented good luck, so it was natural to partner her with a black cat character with bad luck powers. Cat Noir was a tribute to comic characters like Catwoman, so it was like having Catwoman and Spider-Man in the same show but reversed genders and roles.

A character named Félix was originally going to have the role of Cat Noir, as the holder of the Black Cat Miraculous,{{cite tweet | title=@WatermelonSoup in the trailer, the male character you're talking is called Félix. | user=Thomas_Astruc | author=Thomas Astruc | number=646653283516444672 | date=23 September 2015 | access-date=5 March 2016}} but he was later scrapped in favor of Adrien Agreste because the creative team felt that Félix was a cliché of a male anime protagonist and that Adrien would allow them to tell more interesting stories.{{cite tweet | title=@raff_rafflesia Me too. Adrien is more interesting storywise, while Félix was more an anime cliché. That's why we discarded him. | number=659174665580081152 | user=Thomas_Astruc | author=Thomas Astruc | date=27 October 2015 | access-date=5 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2015/12/countdown-to-miraculous-is-on/|title=Countdown to Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Is On|date=5 December 2015|publisher=bsckids.com|access-date=10 August 2016}} In September 2015, Astruc indicated that he was open to revisiting the character of Félix,{{cite tweet | title=@OrangeRux Even though he wasn't fit to be our hero, Félix's still an interesting character. Given the opportunity, I'll make him come back. | user=Thomas_Astruc | number=647452404137463809 | date=25 September 2015 | access-date=5 March 2016|author=Thomas Astruc}} but he abandoned it by February 2016, writing that the character was a poor idea.{{cite tweet | title=@AbbysMaxine No matter what Félix's lovers think, this character was a poor idea. He's yours to fanfic with. I won't waste my time on him. | user=Thomas_Astruc | author=Thomas Astruc | number=698923032044269568 | date=14 February 2016 | access-date=5 March 2016}} In 2019, Félix was remade as Adrien's cousin and was renamed Félix Fathom, and became holder of the Peacock Miraculous.{{Update inline|reason=The third season is going to have an Félix episode. So, what happened for they return with the character?|date=September 2019}}

In 2010, the show was announced at Cannes' MIPCOM with French production groups Univergroup Pictures and Onyx Films heading the project and working with Method Animation and Zagtoon. Aton Soumache of Onyx and Method{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/zagtoon-to-produce-knight-five-1118055093/|title=Zagtoon to produce 'Knight Five'|author=Elsa Keslassy|work=Variety|access-date=5 March 2016|date=6 June 2012}} said that they want "to create a glamorous superhero character with a real European flair with Paris as [the] backdrop." The producers had also planned to animate it in stereoscopic 3D (currently, the show is produced using CGI animation).

In the summer of June 2012, Toei Animation Co., Ltd. the famous Japanese animation studio branch owned & operated by Toei Company, Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, was announced as co-producers, alongside its European division. Two years before 2012, Toei Animation had released a Pretty Cure film that was set in Paris, France, and was interested in expanding their international audience. Even after the production moved to CGI animation, Toei still remained co-producer, with the executive producers from the company being credited.{{cite web|url=https://officialmiraculousladybug.tumblr.com/post/159163539957/is-it-true-that-there-will-be-a-2d-animation|title=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|website=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|date=April 2017|access-date=22 February 2019}}

On 21 November 2012, a memorandum of understanding between Zagtoon, Method Animation, SAMG Animation and SK Broadband was announced: together, the companies would invest US$50 million through 2017 into five projects. The first of these projects was developed into Miraculous, which received an investment of $10 million. As a part of the deal, SK Broadband would have exclusive rights in South Korea for video on demand release, available to the subscribers of the company's IPTV platform B TV.{{cite press release|date=29 November 2012|script-title=ko:SK브로드밴드, 글로벌애니매이션 공동제작|trans-title=SK Broadband to Join in Multinational Animated Co-Production|url=https://blog.skbroadband.com/346|language=ko|publisher= SK Broadband|access-date=21 March 2016}}{{cite news |author=최인영 |date=21 November 2012 |script-title=ko:SKB, 글로벌 애니메이션 제작 추진 |trans-title=SK Broadband to Push Ahead with Multinational Animated Production |url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=103&oid=001&aid=0005945502 |language=ko |agency=Yonhap News Agency |place=Seoul |access-date=21 March 2016 |via=Naver}}

In 2019, Zag and Gloob signed an agreement where the Brazilian company will start to co-produce the next seasons of Miraculous, in addition to having exclusivity of exhibition in Brazil and the addition of a Brazilian character.{{cite web|title=Gloob faz parceria estratégica com ZAG no Brasil e assina coprodução das próximas temporadas de "Miraculous Ladybug"|url=https://www.ouniversodatv.com/2019/08/gloob-faz-parceria-estrategica-com-zag.html|access-date=9 April 2021|website=O Universo da TV|date=16 August 2019 |language=pt-br}}

When Toei Animation and its European division joined as co-producers in the summer of June 2012, it was also announced that the show would be drawn in a colorful manga-like style. Later in September, Zagtoon, Method, & Toei released a traditionally-animated promotional video for Miraculous Ladybug.{{cite web |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=4 September 2012 |title=Toei helps creating a new French magical girl show |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/09/04/video-toei-animation-and-french-company-zagtoon-collaborate-on-lady-bug |work=Crunchyroll |quote=a new TV anime series called Lady Bug or Miraculous Ladybug}}{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=5 September 2012 |title=Zagtoon, Toei's Ladybug Animated Trailer Streamed |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-05/zagtoon-toei-ladybug-animated-trailer-streamed |work=Anime News Network}} The video featured Marinette (in different clothes similar to the clothes in the current series) as Ladybug, and a (now-scrapped, later Adrien's cousin) different character named Félix as Cat Noir, Marinette and Félix's Kwamis, Tikki and Plagg, Hawk Moth / Gabriel (without the mask and with a different outfit, look, and lair compared to the current series), and also two akumatized villains from season 1 in the current show – The Mime and Mr. Pigeon. Their Miraculouses and their transformation sequences had different designs compared to the Miraculouses and the transformations in the current series.{{Cite tweet |title=@derekopupu I think it was Kohei Chioka. |user=Thomas_Astruc |last=Astruc |first=Thomas |date=20 September 2015 |number=645610315883933696 |url=https://twitter.com/thomas_astruc/status/645610315883933696?lang=en |access-date=11 January 2023 }} The demo song from the promotional music video was performed & composed by Noam, who would later compose, produce music and perform songs for the current series.{{cite tweet|number=654642875704209409|title=@ManamiTheBest there is no lyrics. It was a test song, with english-like gibberish.|access-date=15 October 2018|user=Thomas_Astruc|first=Thomas |last=Astruc}}{{cite web|url=http://onascaleof1tomarkwebber.tumblr.com/post/126013472695/at-last-the-lyrics-to-the-miraculous-ladybug-pv|title=At last! The lyrics to the Miraculous Ladybug PV?|website=Melissa J|date=August 2015|access-date=15 October 2018}}

The whole anime concept was a complete success; but there were concerns about the marketability of traditional 2D animation and the difficulty in animating Ladybug's costume of red with black spots, as it caused some strobing effects. Executive producer Jared Wolfson said that Zag wanted the animation to be cinematic and epic, unique and different, and said that they are continuing to partner with Toei as it brings in the Asian inspiration and that a 2D version of the show might be a potential product for future purposes.{{cite web | url=https://thekitsunetwork.net/2015/12/24/miraculous-ladybug-interview/ | author=Krystal Kitsune | date=24 December 2015 | work=The Kitsune Network | title=Interview with: Miraculous Ladybug executive producer, Jared Wolfson }}{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-10/zag-ceo-miraculous-ladybug-has-2d-original-animation-video-in-development/.97430|title=Zag CEO: Miraculous Ladybug Has 2D Original Animation Video in Development|work=Anime News Network|access-date=10 March 2018|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/_lfIvPyQ3A/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jeremyzag/1145458620164017600 |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Jeremy Zag on Instagram: "Miraculous Ladybug working session at Toei Animation Japan"|website=Instagram |access-date=26 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}{{cite tweet|number=679310947933102080|title=@m_alesg It won't be the same as PV. Adrien is the one and only Chat Noir.|work=Twitter|access-date=26 April 2018|language=en|user=Thomas_Astruc|last=Astruc |first=Thomas}}{{cite web|url=https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/miraculous-ladybug-2d-ova-is-confirmed/E3tP_uxpVNq6rN0dMg1z23V35P5mRx|title=Miraculous Ladybug 2D OVA is Confirmed! {{!}} Anime Amino|website=Anime {{!}} aminoapps.com|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718174719/https://aminoapps.com/c/anime/page/blog/miraculous-ladybug-2d-ova-is-confirmed/E3tP_uxpVNq6rN0dMg1z23V35P5mRx|archive-date=18 July 2018}}{{cite tweet|number=745484929258004482|title=Yes. It's written at the same time. And no, not exactly: It's also written one by one. and I'm not joking here|last=Winny|user=Winny_IRL|language=en|access-date=22 February 2019}}

The aforementioned problem with 2D animation was resolved by moving to CGI animation; the switch also allowed for easier implementation of mobile camera angles. SAMG Animation (later SAMG Entertainment), a CGI animation studio located in South Korea which officially joined in the production in the fall of November 2012, produced modeling and animation.{{cite web|url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/702901.html |title=S. Korea, France and Japan cooperate on new animation program |last=Ji-eun |first=Nam |date=3 August 2015 |website=The Hankyoreh |access-date=26 January 2016}} Zag later recalled that SAMG was chosen for quality reasons in a video message he sent to a South Korean press conference held in 2015 by the Seoul-based company.{{cite video |title=Ladybug World Premiere #1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPsYuRlBZrY |website=YouTube |access-date=24 September 2018 |date=22 July 2015}} Astruc and assistant director, Wilfried Pain, instructed the animators not to improvise scenes so that they could keep things consistent and understandable. Pain estimated about 350–400 shots are used in a typical 20-minute episode; with 10 panels per shot, that makes up to 4000 panels an episode. Wolfson said that the show's animation brings dynamic camera angles and texturing. A trailer with the new current CGI-animated style was released in October 2013, a year later.{{cite web|title= Trailer de Ladybug, finalement en 3D |language=fr |date=21 October 2013 |access-date=20 November 2015|url=https://www.wakanim.tv/fr/v2/news/detail/2117/trailer-de-ladybug-finalement-en-3d}}

On 22 January 2018, Zag posted on Instagram that the crew was working on season 4 and season 5.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BeQDUNfnS7L/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BeQDUNfnS7L |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Jeremy Zag on Instagram|work=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}{{better source needed|date=July 2020}}

On 18 April 2021, It was confirmed that in addition to season 4 and 5 the show will have two more seasons (season 6 and 7).{{cite tweet |title=Twitter, Twitter, Twitter... Annonce d'une saison 6 et 7, et déjà, tu te plains alors que tu n'as pas la moindre idée de ce qui est prévu en terme d'histoire. |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/Thomas_Astruc/status/1383880260970713088 |number=1383880260970713088 |user=Thomas_Astruc |last=Astruc |first=Thomas |date=18 April 2021 |access-date=10 August 2023 |language=fr}}{{cite web|title=Miraculous Seasons 6 and 7 Officially Confirmed|url=https://miraculousladybugnews.com/2021/04/18/miraculous-seasons-6-and-7-officially-confirmed/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419100031/https://miraculousladybugnews.com/2021/04/18/miraculous-seasons-6-and-7-officially-confirmed/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 April 2021|website=Miraculousladybugnews.com|date=18 April 2021 |access-date=10 August 2023}} Season 6 was initially expected to launch sometime between fall or winter 2024.{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=2024-01-11 |title=New ‘Miraculous’ Seasons and Specials Set at Disney for Fall Global Rollout (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/miraculous-new-seasons-specials-disney-1235868700/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

While the show is marketed as a Western superhero narrative, its thematic base is the Japanese mahō shōjo (magical girl) genre, with its focus on transformation sequences, a school cast, the gathering of a team of heroes, animal friends, and end-of-episode collages. In particular, Ladybug is strongly influenced by the genre's landmark entry Sailor Moon: Not only does the name of Marinette ("little sailor girl") recall Sailor Moon's title, but the main characters' magical companions reflect Sailor Moon's Luna and Artemis, the main villain's power resembles that of Queen Beryl, and the show's entire plot parallels the story of Sailor Saturn. Ladybug features numerous other direct and indirect references to its inspiration.

The concept for the show originally dealt with political themes, geared towards teens and young adults. However, after failing to gain traction with networks, it was retooled for a younger target audience.{{cite web|url=https://tf1pro.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/miraculous.pdf|title=Miraculous press kit |language=fr |date=22 September 2015 |publisher=tf1pro.com | last=Binoist | first=Aurélie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011123721/http://www.tf1pro.com/sites/default/files/atoms/files/miraculous.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2015 |url-status=live}}{{rp|40}} Astruc said that he is delighted that the show is able to reach younger and older people.

Each episode takes around 3 months to write, from scratch to final validation of broadcasters.{{cite web|url=http://miraculoushawkdaddy.tumblr.com/post/139190744381/how-long-does-is-take-on-average-to-write-an|title=How long does it take on average to write an episode?|author=Thomas Astruc|date=12 February 2016|work=Tumblr|access-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320043942/http://miraculoushawkdaddy.tumblr.com/post/139190744381/how-long-does-is-take-on-average-to-write-an|archive-date=20 March 2016}} Assistant director, Wilfried Pain, said that each episode is composed of two parts: a sitcom aspect where the characters have to speak for themselves, and an action element where the camera is always moving.

Noam Kaniel (Noam) writes, composes and performs the music and songs. Kaniel has also worked on action superhero shows such as She-Ra, M.A.S.K, X-Men, Code Lyoko, W.I.T.C.H., Fantastic Four, Power Rangers, Digimon Fusion and Glitter Force.{{cite web|url=https://www.frogtoon.com/Track/Noam+Kaniel/Miraculous+Ladybug|title=Noam Kaniel|work=Frogtoon Music|access-date=25 March 2016}} Kaniel and Zag wrote the theme song. Alain Garcia wrote the English lyrics, which are sung by Wendy Child and Cash Callaway.{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/wendychildmusic/posts/10153817454797240 | title=A super fun theme song that I got to sing on with Cash Calloway. Check it out! Channel your inner Ladybug power. | date=12 October 2015 | first=Wendy | last=Child | via=Facebook }}{{better source needed|date=June 2018}} The French version was performed by Marily and Noam Kaniel.{{cite episode | series=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | number=13 | title=The Mime | time=Closing credits, Opening Title Music Theme}} Starting from season 4 & 5, Lou performed the theme song in both French and English.

Astruc representatives have said that the show has reached over 120 countries.

In France, TV channels or streaming services owners are required to participate in the financing of French productions. Since The Walt Disney Company owns TV channels and a streaming service in France, they finance the series through their French division which gives Disney the broadcasting rights in the United States, and in select European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African regions, where the series airs on Disney-owned channels or Disney+. It also gives them the reruns rights on the French versions of Disney Channel and Disney+.{{Cite web|url=https://www.csa.fr/Mes-services/Foire-aux-questions/Informer/Les-chaines-TV/Pourquoi-les-chaines-de-television-doivent-elles-investir-dans-la-production-d-aeuvres-cinematographiques-et-audiovisuelles-francaises-et-europeennes#:~:text=Les%20chaînes%20de%20télévision%20ont,le%20secteur%20de%20la%20production.|title=Pourquoi les chaînes de télévision doivent-elles investir dans la production d'œuvres cinématographiques et audiovisuelles françaises et européennes ?|website=Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel|language=fr|access-date=21 May 2023}} and all the Series 1, 2, 3 , 4 - and 5 also it was broadcast on CBBC and BBC IPLAYER

In countries where the series is not broadcast on Disney-owned channels or services, it airs on local networks or cable TV channels.

• In France, the series is broadcast on TF1 during the TFOU programming block. Since 2024, TFOU is split in two parts from Monday to Friday, with the first part airing on TF1, and the second on TFX. On Saturday and Sunday, the full block airs only on TF1. Episodes premiere either on TF1 or on TFX depending on the day of broadcast. Reruns airs on Disney Channel, while Netflix, Disney+ and MyTF1max/TF1+ share the streaming rights.{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zags-miraculous-ladybug-takes-flight-this-christmas-on-netflix-300382072.html|title=ZAG's Miraculous™ Ladybug Takes Flight This Christmas On Netflix|publisher=ZAG Entertainment|location=Glendale, California|date=20 December 2016|via=PR Newswire}} It premiered on 19 October 2015 on TF1. Season 2 premiered with a Christmas special in December 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/miraculous/news/dimanche-11-decembre-tfou-miraculous-pire-noel-7257741.html|title=Dimanche 11 décembre sur TFOU, Miraculous "Pire Noël" !|date=22 November 2016|work=tf1.fr|access-date=15 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206154040/http://www.tf1.fr/tf1/miraculous/news/dimanche-11-decembre-tfou-miraculous-pire-noel-7257741.html|archive-date=6 December 2016}} with further new episodes on TFOU on 26 October 2017{{cite web|url=https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/thomas-astruc-avec-miraculous-nous-savons-ou-nous-voulons-aller-_351d4a80-b341-11e7-8aca-c6cafecb3960/|title=Thomas Astruc: "Avec Miraculous, nous savons où nous voulons aller"|last=lefigaro.fr|date=27 October 2017|website=lefigaro.fr|access-date=31 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BU6Uvr_A5pM/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BU6Uvr_A5pM |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Instagram post by Jeremy Zag • Jun 4, 2017 at 8:41 am UTC|website=Instagram|access-date=19 June 2017}}{{cbignore}} and other channels throughout Europe.{{cite web|url=https://www.fernsehserien.de/miraculous/folgen/2x01-der-collector-1142808|title=Miraculous – Geschichten von Ladybug und Cat Noir S02E01: Der Collector (The Collector)|website=fernsehserien.de|access-date=31 October 2017|language=de}} Netflix began streaming the series, starting with the Christmas special, on 20 December 2016. Season 3 premiered on 14 April 2019.{{cite tweet |number=1110569053742133252 |user=TF1Pro |title=#Evénement #TFou @TF1– #MiraculousLadybugseason3 – Après deux premières saisons au succès international, découvrez la 3è saison inédite et exceptionnelle à partir du dimanche 14 avril à 9h35 #TF1 – #Ladybug et #ChatNoir – Nouveaux pouvoirs, nouveaux vilains, nouvelles émotions...pic.twitter.com/zn4koPnMiq |author=TF1 Pro |author-link=TF1 |date=26 March 2019 |access-date=27 March 2019 |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=TFOU |url=https://www.facebook.com/TFOU/videos/366825063910824/ |access-date=26 March 2019 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}
• In the United Kingdom, the show premiered on 30 January 2016 on Disney Channel{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.co.uk/m-detail/2284782/114947855/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir |title=Stormy Weather|work=TV Guide UK |access-date=5 February 2016}}{{cite web |date=20 June 2016 |title=Miraculous Gets Green Light for Two More Seasons – TVKIDS |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/miraculous-gets-green-light-for-two-more-seasons/ |access-date=10 August 2016 |publisher=worldscreen.com}} (and aired until 30 September 2020); and premiered in February 2017 on Pop.{{cite web |date=20 June 2016 |title=Miraculous Gets Green Light for Two More Seasons - TVKIDS |url=https://worldscreen.com/tvkids/miraculous-gets-green-light-for-two-more-seasons/ |access-date=10 August 2016 |work=worldscreen.com}} A Welsh language version is also broadcast on S4C.
• The world premiere of season 3 was in Spain on Disney Channel on 1 December 2018.{{cite web |title=Las Aventuras De Ladybug. Temporada 3. Episodio 1 |url=http://www.movistarplus.es/ficha/las-aventuras-de-ladybug-t3/episodio-1?tipo=E&id=1600753 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123201014/http://www.movistarplus.es/ficha/las-aventuras-de-ladybug-t3/episodio-1?tipo=E&id=1600753 |archive-date=23 November 2018 |access-date=23 November 2018 |work=Movistar+ |language=es-ES}}{{cite tweet|number=1066290808888979456|user=ladybugspain|title=¡¡¡CONFIRMAMOS!!! Aquí está el anuncio del primer episodio de la tercera temporada de #MiraculousLadybug. El episodio se estrenará el sábado 1 de diciembre a las 10:40.|author=MLadybug Spain|date=24 November 2018|access-date=24 November 2018|language=es}}
• Among the free-to-air terrestrial television broadcasters in the Republic of Ireland, RTÉ premiered the show in 2021 on RTÉ2's teenage programming block in English;{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} the series' Irish language-dub would later premiere on TG4 in late September 2022.

• In the United States, the series originally debuted on Nickelodeon on 6 December 2015.{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Ed |date=10 September 2015 |title=Nickelodeon Debuts "Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir" on December 6, 2015 |url=https://animesuperhero.com/nickelodeon-debuts-miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-on-december-6-2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925134241/http://www.toonzone.net/2015/09/nickelodeon-debuts-miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-on-december-6-2015/ |archive-date=25 September 2015 |website=Toon Zone News}}{{cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=Jeremy |date=10 September 2015 |title=Nick US to debut Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir |url=https://kidscreen.com/2015/09/10/nick-us-to-debut-miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir/ |magazine=Kidscreen |location=Toronto |publisher=Brunico Communications |access-date=12 March 2016}}{{cite web |last=Zag |first=Jeremy |date=24 June 2015 |title=Ladybug will finally air on Nickelodeon this Fall! |url=https://instagram.com/p/4VdCM7SQ-P/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627054925/https://instagram.com/p/4VdCM7SQ-P/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015 |website=Instagram}} The show aired on the children's television programming block KidsClick from 3 July 2017 to 29 March 2019. This would make the show available on terrestrial television stations, but the block was ended on 31 March 2019 due to low ratings.{{cite web |date=12 July 2017 |title='Miraculous Ladybug' Hops onto Newly-Launched KidsClick |url=https://www.awn.com/news/miraculous-ladybug-hops-newly-launched-kidsclick |work=Animation World Network}}{{cite web |title=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir |url=https://kidsclick.com/shows/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir |access-date=18 August 2018 |website=kidsclick.com |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331090537/https://kidsclick.com/shows/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir }} On 8 April 2019, Disney Channel acquired the rights to broadcast the first two seasons with the third season being aired starting 1 June 2020 and ending 5 December with the episode "Christmaster". Disney Branded Television later acquired the exclusive rights to stream the series & TV specials on their sister service, Disney+ worldwide (excluding Brazil & China, Canada later got the series on the service). Disney Channel would premiere all of these seasons and specials first.{{cite press release |url=https://www.apnews.com/Business%20Wire/cd2277ae0f4340eeaea33359c918d3a6 |title='Miraculous™: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir' from The ZAG Company to Air on Disney Channel |publisher=ZAG Entertainment |location=Santa Monica, California |date=8 April 2019 |access-date=16 April 2019 |via=The Associated Press}} The first three seasons were only available on Netflix until 1 February 2023, when they (and the Miraculous Webi-sodes) were added to Disney+.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/newsmiraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-netflix/|title=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir Is Leaving Netflix|website=ComicBook.com|last=Peters|first=Megan|date=3 January 2023|access-date=3 January 2023}}
• In Canada, the show premiered in French on 9 January 2016 on Télé-Québec, a provincial public service television network in Quebec.{{cite web |title=Miraculous: Les Aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir |url=https://www.telequebec.tv/les-aventures-de-ladybug-et-chat-noir/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043745/http://www.telequebec.tv/les-aventures-de-ladybug-et-chat-noir/ |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=5 March 2016 |work=Télé-Québec |language=fr}} The series was broadcast in English on Family Channel starting on 1 November 2016.{{cite web |date=1 November 2016 |title=Superstars and superheroes land on Family Channel beginning today |url=https://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/superstars-superheroes-land-family-channel-beginning-today/ |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=WildBrain}}
• In Hispanic America, the show premiered on 16 May 2016 on Disney Channel.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
• In Brazil, the show premiered on 7 March 2016 on Gloob. It also streams on Globoplay, a streaming service that is owned by Gloob’s parent company, Grupo Globo.{{cite news |last1=Mesquita |first1=Lígia |title=Canal Gloob terá Aladin, Peter Pan e Robin Hood |url=http://outrocanal.blogfolha.uol.com.br/2013/07/19/canal-gloob-tera-aladin-peter-pan-e-robin-hood/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=Folha de S.Paulo |date=19 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201191355/http://outrocanal.blogfolha.uol.com.br/2013/07/19/canal-gloob-tera-aladin-peter-pan-e-robin-hood/ |archive-date=1 February 2015 |language=pt-BR}}{{cite news |last1=Sousa |first1=Matheus |title=Miraculous: As Aventuras de Ladybug em março no Gloob |url=http://anmtv.xpg.uol.com.br/miraculous-as-aventuras-de-ladybug-em-marco-no-gloob/ |access-date=28 May 2022 |work=ANMTV |date=4 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104192853/http://anmtv.xpg.uol.com.br/miraculous-as-aventuras-de-ladybug-em-marco-no-gloob/ |archive-date=4 January 2016 |language=pt-BR}}

• South Korea was the first country to premiere the series; the Korean version was originally titled Ladybug, with girl group Fiestar singing its translated theme song. It premiered on 1 September 2015 on EBS1{{cite press release |date=22 July 2015 |script-title=ko:글로벌 공동제작 애니메이션 '레이디버그' EBS 세계 최초 방송 (9월1일 오후 7시) |trans-title=EBS to be the First in the World to Broadcast Ladybug, a Multinational Animated Co-Production (from 1 September at 7 am) |url=https://about.ebs.co.kr/board/bbs?boardTypeId=1&boardId=31&cmd=view&postId=10002048953&uri=&tabVal= |language=ko |publisher=Educational Broadcasting System |access-date=12 March 2016 |title=}} and ran for 13 episodes until November 2015, with repeats through February 2016, and the second half of the season began airing on 1 March 2016. SK Broadband, having participated in the production, provided the episodes on video on demand exclusively to subscribers of their IPTV platform B TV, about a half-hour following the South Korean broadcast of each one on EBS1.{{cite press release|date=31 August 2015|script-title=ko:SK브로드밴드, B TV 미라큘러스 레이디버그 국내 최초 VOD 독점 방영|trans-title=SK Broadband to be the First in the Country to Release Miraculous Ladybug on VOD, Exclusively on B TV|url=https://blog.skbroadband.com/1813|language=ko|publisher= SK Broadband|access-date=12 March 2016}} Disney Channel has also aired the series as of 7 December 2015.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
• In New Zealand, the show premiered on 27 April 2016 on TVNZ's TV2.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-and-cat-noir/6457520|title=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir|work=TVNZ|access-date=24 April 2016}}
• In Australia, the show premiered on 22 March 2016 on ABC 3, now known as ABC ME.[https://tvtonight.com.au/wp-content/uploads/1613-ABC3-Program-Guide.doc ABC 3 Program Guide, 20 March 2016]
• In Japan, Disney Channel streamed the episode "Stormy Weather" through its mobile application on 1 July 2018 before the official premiere on 23 July of the same year.{{cite news |last1=Dennison |first1=Kara |title=Miraculous Ladybug Swoops into Japan |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/06/15/miraculous-ladybug-swoops-into-japan |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=Crunchyroll |date=16 June 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |author1=室園あ子 |script-title=ja:世界120か国を席巻！「ミラキュラス レディバグ＆シャノワール」ついに日本上陸 |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2018/06/15/38184.html |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=Anime! Anime! |date=15 June 2018 |language=ja}}{{cite news |script-title=ja:仏・韓・日共同制作アニメ『ミラキュラス』日本初放送 |trans-title= Miraculous, a French-(South) Korean-Japanese Animated Co-production, to Have a Japanese Premiere|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2113638/full/ |access-date=9 July 2018 |work=Oricon News |date=15 June 2018 |language=ja}}{{cite tweet|author= Disney Channel (Japan)|author-link= Disney Channel (Japan)|user= disneychanneljp|number= 1007422024686288898|date= 14 June 2018|script-title=ja:「ミラキュラス レディバグ＆シャノワール」放送日発表！ |trans-title=Miraculous: Ladybug & Chat Noir broadcast date announcement |language= ja |access-date=9 July 2018}}{{cite press release|script-title=ja:「ミラキュラス レディバグ&シャノワール」ディズニー・チャンネルにて７月２３日（月）１２：３０より日本初放送！ |trans-title=Japanese Premiere of Miraculous: Ladybug & Chat Noir on Monday, 23 July at 12:30 on Disney Channel |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000282.000011446.html |access-date=9 July 2018 |date=15 June 2018 |publisher=The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. |agency=PR Times |language=ja}}
• It premiered in Southeast Asia on Disney Channel on 6 November 2018, it aired until 30 September 2021, when the channel closed on 1 October 2021 in favor for Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
• In Pakistan, the show was telecasted by Kids Zone Pakistan with the Urdu dub in April 2019; the second season first aired on 22 October 2021, the third on 3 May 2022, and the fourth on 31 December 2022. {{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
• In India, the first five seasons aired on 29 April 2019, 14 December 2020, 12 April 2021, 9 May 2022 and 12 June 2023 respectively on Disney Channel. The Miraculous World TV specials also aired on the same channel, with the New York special airing on 9 May 2021 and the Shanghai special airing on 14 November 2021.{{Cite web|date=10 September 2021|title=Miraculous Ladybug's Troubled Airing History in India|url=https://www.cbr.com/miraculous-ladybug-release-disney-india/|access-date=12 September 2021|website=CBR|language=en-US}}
• In Indonesia, the first season was aired by Trans7 from 2019 until 11 July 2021{{cite web|url=https://semarangku.pikiran-rakyat.com/entertainment/pr-312200146/jadwal-acara-tv-trans-7-minggu-11-juli-2021-tayangan-komedi-keluarga-opera-van-java-dan-lapor-pak|title=Jadwal Acara TV Trans 7, Minggu 11 Juli 2021: Tayangan Komedi Keluarga Opera Van Java dan Lapor Pak|website=semarangku.pikiran-rakyat.com|access-date=19 November 2022}} on a graveyard slot.{{cite web|url=https://m.tribunnews.com/lifestyle/2019/12/31/jadwal-acara-hari-ini-31-desember-2019-trans7-transtv-rcti-gtv-indosiar-sctv-antv-tvri|title=Jadwal Acara Hari Ini 31 Desember 2019: Trans7, TransTV, RCTI, GTV, Indosiar, SCTV, ANTV, TVRI|website=Tribunnews.com|date=31 December 2019|access-date=3 September 2022}}

Kimberly Cooper, a blog writer who has contributed to news media such as The Huffington Post,{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/author/kimberly-cooper|title=Kimberly Cooper|work=HuffPost|access-date=6 March 2016}} wrote that the show has inspired teens and adults to create and propagate Miraculous remixes and liked that the show featured multiracial characters as with the film Big Hero 6, which had won an Oscar. She "quickly realized there was a far cooler and broader Miraculous movement underway".{{cite web|url=https://literatigurl.com/2016/02/27/biracial-diversity-in-animation-thomas-astruc-scores-big-with-miraculous-ladybug/|first=Kimberly|last=Cooper|title=Biracial Diversity in Animation: Thomas Astruc Scores Big with Miraculous Ladybug|work=Literatigurl|date=27 February 2016|access-date=5 March 2016}} Caitlin Donovan of the entertainment website, Epicstream, listed it as one of her top 10 animated series of 2015. She wrote that "the characters are so charming that the tropey aspects of the show are merely a lot of fun, rather than irritating" and commended the fight sequences and CGI animation. She wrote that "Marinette is an adorable lead who is genuinely awkward as a civilian, but confident as a superhero, which makes for an interesting contrast."{{cite web|url=https://epicstream.com/features/Top-10-Animated-Series-of-2015|title=Top 10 Animated Series of 2015|first=Caitlin |last=Donovan|date=30 December 2015|publisher=epicstream.com|access-date=6 March 2016}} Ella Anders of BSCKids wrote that the show stands out because of "how it meshes both the magical girl and superhero genre together".{{cite web|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2015/07/part-magical-girl-part-superhero-ladybug-arrives-state-side-fall/|title=Part Magical Girl, Part Superhero; Ladybug Arrives State-Side in Fall|first=Ella |last=Anders|date=2 July 2015|work=BSCkids|access-date=6 March 2016}} Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times described the show as "clever, romantic, fun, the way some of us prefer our superhero stories." He found the characters to "have the look of extruded plastic common to CGI cartoons", but "within these limits the design is lovely and the animation elegant, and a lot of work has gone into the staging and execution of the action scenes."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-ladybug-and-cat-noir-comes-to-dvd-20160826-snap-story.html|title='Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,' a French turn on teenage superheroes|first=Robert|last=Lloyd|date=27 August 2016|access-date=18 March 2017|work=Los Angeles Times}}

The North American Precis Syndicate called the show "authentic and aspirational – a story of today's modern everygirl superhero who comes to life. The series, about a young girl who taps into her superhero powers and innocent optimism to save Paris from the evil Hawk Moth, will no doubt inspire today's youth to try to save the day, each and every day in their own way."{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/north_american_precis_syndicate/2016/02/superheroes_to_rule_the_playroom_and_beyond.html|title=SuperHERoes To Rule The Playroom And Beyond|author=North American Precis Syndicate |date=10 February 2016|agency=NAPSI|work=The Star-Ledger |access-date=6 March 2016}} Andrea Reiher of Zap2It wrote that the "storylines are rich with family, friends, adventure, intrigue, villains, creativity and more, delivering themes that are relatable and relevant to kids and preteens" and anticipated it would be a huge hit on Nickelodeon.{{cite web|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/2015/12/miraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-protect-paris/|title=Ladybug and Cat Noir will be kids' favorite new superheroes|first=Amanda|last=Reiher|date=4 December 2015|work=Zap2It|access-date=6 March 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The show has also received negative criticism from both critics and fans of the show. Ryan Lewis of CBR.com portrays a negative view of the show's primary conflict between the two main protagonists: {{cquote|They know each other outside of crime-fighting but somehow never recognize each other's superhero identities. To the annoyance of many fans, this conflict is yet to be resolved, causing some to lose interest in the show for its overly drawn-out romantic tension.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ryan |date=2022-08-03 |title=10 Cartoons That Don't Deserve Their Popularity (& Why) |url=https://www.cbr.com/cartoons-dont-deserve-popularity-why/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}}}

Several media reviewers anticipated Miraculous-brand toys to be among the hot superheroine properties for 2016.Kidscreen articles:

• {{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2016/02/16/on-a-roll-whats-driving-a-global-toy-industry-boom/|title=On a roll: What's driving a global toy industry boom?|first=Patrick|last=Callan|date=16 February 2016|publisher=kidscreen.com|access-date=6 March 2016}}
• {{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2015/10/13/a-crop-of-new-girls-superhero-ips-line-up-to-kick-some-retail-butt/|title=Leading Ladies, Kicking Ass|first=Patrick|last=Callan|date=13 October 2015|publisher=kidscreen.com|access-date=6 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.therecord.com/life/2016/02/18/toy-trends-for-2016.html|title=Toy trends for 2016|first1=Armin|last1=Brott|first2=Samantha|last2=Feuss|work=Waterloo Region Record | date=18 February 2016 |access-date=6 March 2016}}{{Cite web |date=1 March 2016 |title=The biggest toy trends for the coming year |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1918585/biggest-toy-trends-coming-year |access-date=17 September 2022 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} Zag has partnered with Bandai to release Miraculous-based toys as well as deals to make Miraculous-brand clothing and other merchandise.

A spin-off series, Miraculous Chibi, premiered on 31 August 2018 on YouTube and on major broadcast channels,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTeSubtljLd15kWqOfLATw|title=MIRACULOUS CHIBI|website=YouTube}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/news-bytes-miraculous-at-comic-con-imagen-awards-ipi-soft-v-4-and-more/|title=News Bytes: 'Miraculous' at Comic-Con, Imagen Awards, iPi Soft V.4, and More|first=Ramin|last=Zahed|work=Animation Magazine|date=9 July 2018}} and since late 2019 on Disney Channel Latin America.

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In September 2018, Jeremy Zag announced an animated film adaptation of Miraculous.{{cite tweet |author=Miraculous World Network |user=MiraculousINTL |number=1046016689589018624 |date=September 29, 2018 |title=🐞🇹🇷 During ComikonInstanbul in Turkey, Jeremy Zag has reminded us what they're working on! - Season 4 and 5 of Miraculous (NOTE: S3 is currently in production) - Live Action Movie - Live Action Series - ANIMATED Feature Film! Exciting! https://t.co/V8WFiPWQYS |language=en |access-date=January 14, 2021}} Production started after the production of the fourth and fifth seasons of the television series.{{Cite web|url=https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/cinema-e-series/2018/12/marvelous-as-aventuras-de-ladybug-tera-heroina-brasileira-e-um-episodio-ambientado-no-rio.shtml|title='Miraculous: As Aventuras de Ladybug' terá heroína brasileira e um episódio ambientado no Rio|date=December 5, 2018|website=F5|language=pt-BR|access-date=January 11, 2020}} With a budget of €80 million, it is one of the most expensive French films ever made, with the first being Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Miraculous-a-conquis-la-planete-animee-1733329|title="Miraculous" a conquis la planète animée|website=Paris Match|date=14 April 2021 |language=fr|access-date=April 14, 2021}}

Titled Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie, the film explores the origins of the franchise. It was released on July 5, 2023 by SND.{{cite tweet |author=AlloCiné |author-link=AlloCiné |user=allocine |number=1491349360994820096 |date=February 9, 2022 |title=Lady Bug et Chat noir sur grand écran ! @SNDfilms vient d'annoncer que le film d'animation #Miraculous de Jérémy Zag sortira dans nos salles obscures le 3 août 2022. Le long-métrage reviendra sur les origines des super-héros français. https://t.co/YLIZpKe7hv |trans-title=Lady Bug and Cat Noir on the big screen! @SNDfilms has just announced that the animated film #Miraculous by Jérémy Zag will be released in our dark rooms on August 3, 2022. The feature film will return to the origins of French superheroes. |language=fr |access-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119035755/https://twitter.com/allocine/status/1491349360994820096 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |url-status=live}}

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie 2 is an animated sequel to the 2023 film that is expected to be released in 2026. Zag is set to return as director, and the original voice cast is expected to return.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-29 |title=Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie 2: See release window, director and more |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/miraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-the-movie-2-see-release-window-director-and-more/articleshow/102215182.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-11-20 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}

In 2021, a stage musical adaptation titled Miraculous Ladybug : Le spectacle musical ({{translation}} Miraculous Ladybug: The Musical Show) was announced. The musical was originally set to premiere on 21 December 2021, at the Dôme de Paris.{{cite web|url=https://www.ledomedeparis.com/fr/spectacle/76/miraculous|title=Miraculous|website=Dôme de Paris|access-date=1 March 2022}} However, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered on 20 December 2022, at the Dôme de Paris, where it was played until 1 January 2023. After that, the show went on tour in France, and in French-speaking areas of Belgium and Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://www.fnacspectacles.com/place-spectacle/spectacle-enfant/miraculous-musical-tournee-4915106910564779719-lt.htm|title=Miraculous|website=fnac|access-date=1 March 2022}}

On 6 December 2020, Zag announced that a manga adaptation will begin serialization in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine beginning in the March issue in January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-01/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-and-cat-noir-animated-series-gets-manga/.168057|title=Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Animated Series Gets Manga|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=1 January 2021|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2 January 2021}} On 20 November 2022, during their panel at Anime NYC 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they have licensed the manga in English.{{cite web|title=Fall 2023 New Print Licensing Announcement|url=https://kodansha.us/2022/11/23/fall-2023-new-print-licensing-announcement/|website=kodansha.us|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=24 November 2022|date=23 November 2022}}

An endless runner video game was developed by TabTale and released in April 2018 as a mobile app.{{cite web|url=https://www.licensing.biz/video-games/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-and-cat-noir-is-getting-its-first-mobile-game-next-month|title=Miraculous - Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir is getting its first mobile game next month|website=licensing.biz|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-date=26 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026095152/https://www.licensing.biz/video-games/miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-and-cat-noir-is-getting-its-first-mobile-game-next-month}}{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/games/2018/04/miraculous-ladybug-cat-noir-mobile-game-tips/|title=5 Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir Tips & Tricks You Need to Know|first=Elton|last=Jones|date=29 April 2018|website=heavy.com|access-date=6 August 2018}} In April 2019 Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir was announced as new mobile game{{cite tweet|number=1114134684634632194|title=A new #MiraculousLadybug mobile game is in the works! Coming soon!|user=MiraculousINTL|author=Miraculous World Network|language=en|access-date=28 May 2019}} and in May 2019 the game was presented by Jeremy Zag.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MiraculousINTL/status/1128501889287503872|title=New #Miraculous mobile game in development! (no release date announced yet) Look at the cute Kwamis! (Posted by Jeremy Zag on Instagram)pic.twitter.com/x0nin1OmlD|last=Network|first=Miraculous World|date=14 May 2019|website=@MiraculousINTL|language=en|access-date=28 May 2019}}

It was revealed by Venturebeat and Mars Rose that a Roblox game was being produced.{{cite web|title=A New Miraculous Game is Coming to Roblox – Miraculous Ladybug News|date=21 January 2021 |url=https://miraculousladybugnews.com/2021/01/21/a-new-miraculous-game-is-coming-to-roblox/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207211748/https://miraculousladybugnews.com/2021/01/21/a-new-miraculous-game-is-coming-to-roblox/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 February 2021|access-date=3 February 2021|language=en-US}} Titled Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug and Cat Noir, created by Toya Games, it was released in beta on 4 May 2021, and fully released on 2 June the same year. This roleplay game is the first official Roblox game for a TV series franchise{{cite Instagram |user=toyaplay |author=Toya |postid=COdF9T-lGIZ |date=30 May 2021 |title=Our Official Miraculous RP game has launched into BETA! The game will be improved and worked on, and we'd love your feedback. Please remember to like and favorite the game! |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/COdF9T-lGIZ |archive-date=23 December 2021}} and has reached 200 million plays as of September 2021.{{Cite news|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|date=8 September 2021|title=Toya raises $4M after Miraculous Ladybug crosses 200M plays on Roblox|work=VentureBeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/08/toya-raises-4m-after-miraculous-ladybug-crosses-200m-plays-on-roblox/|access-date=14 September 2021|quote=Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir debuted in May, and it has had more than 200 million plays on Roblox.}}

{{Anchor|Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx}}On 1 September 2022, a game based on the show was announced, titled Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx, developed by Magic Pockets and published by GameMill Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch, and was released on 25 October 2022. The announcement stated that the game would feature both single-player and co-op game modes.{{Cite web |last=nintendojam |date=1 September 2022 |title=Miraculous Ladybug action-adventure game 'Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx' announced for Switch |url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/8713-miraculous-ladybug-action-adventure-game-miraculous-rise-of-the-sphinx-announced-for |access-date=2 September 2022 |website=GoNintendo |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Miraculous: Rise Of The Sphinx' Announced For Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC, Gets Dated - Screens & Trailer |url=http://worthplaying.com/article/2022/9/1/news/133489-miraculous-rise-of-the-sphinx-announced-for-nintendo-switch-playstation-xbox-and-pc-gets-dated-screens-trailer/ |access-date=2 September 2022 |website=WorthPlaying |language=en}} A sequel, Miraculous: Paris Under Siege, was released on 25 October 2024.

The theme song was released to Just Dance 2023 Edition via the Just Dance+ subscription service on August 10, 2023.{{Citation |title=Miraculous Official Theme Song by Lou and Lenni-Kim {{!}} Just Dance 2023 Edition | date=10 August 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQsObb0STMY |access-date=2023-08-11 |language=en}}

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• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Matthieu Choquet, Nicole D'Andria,a depressed cat, Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2016. {{ISBN|1-63229-166-5}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Spots on. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Denis Bardiau, Guillaume Mautalent, Sebastien Oursel, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2016. {{ISBN|1-63229-214-9}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Lucky Charm. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Leonie de Rudder, Cedric Perrin, Jean-Christophe Herve, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2017. {{ISBN|1-63229-276-9}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Claws Out. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Cedric Bacconnier, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Pascal Boutboul, Michael Delachenal, Nicole D'Andria, and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2017. {{ISBN|1-63229-257-2}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Akumatized. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Regis Jaulin, Nicole D'Andria, and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2017. {{ISBN|1-63229-267-X}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Cataclysm. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Fred Lenoir, Guillaume Mautalent, Sebastien Oursel, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2017. {{ISBN|1-63229-277-7}}
• Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Volume 1 The Trash Krakken. Authored by Thomas Astruc, Bryan Seaton, Nicole D'Andria, and Brian Hess. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2018. {{ISBN|1-63229-290-4}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: De-Evilize. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Guillaume Mautalent, Sebastien Oursel, Sophie Lodwitz, Eve Pisler, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2018. {{ISBN|1-63229-312-9}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Bye Bye, Little Butterfly!. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nolwenn Pierre, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2018. {{ISBN|1-63229-439-7}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Santa Claws Christmas Special. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Noam Kaniel, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2018. {{ISBN|1-63229-455-9}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - The Chosen One. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2018. {{ISBN|1-63229-422-2}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Bug Out. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Matthieu Choquet, Nicole D'Andria, Leonie de Rudder and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2018. {{ISBN|1-63229-366-8}}
• Miraculous Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir Coloring Book: Wonderful Coloring Book With Premium Exclusive images. Authored by Evan Owens. Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. {{ISBN|1-72345-782-5}}
• Miraculous Coloring Book: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, This Amazing Coloring Book Will Make Your Kids Happier and Give Them Joy(ages 3-12). Authored by Mrs Qwerty. Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. {{ISBN|1-72326-318-4}}
• Miraculous Coloring Book: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir Coloring Book for Kids, Hand-Drawn scenes, Volume 1 (42Pages). Authored by Leya Karsten. Published by Independently Published, 2019. {{ISBN|1-07670-938-9}}
• Miraculous Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Volume 2. Authored by Thomas Astruc, Melanie Duval, Fred Lenoir, Bryan Seaton, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Brian Hess, Darne Lang and Nicole D'Andria. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2019. {{ISBN|1-63229-358-7}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - No More Evil-Doing. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Melanie Duval, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2019. {{ISBN|1-63229-440-0}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - A New Hero Emerges. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2019. {{ISBN|1-63229-446-X}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Double Trouble. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nolwenn Pierre, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2019. {{ISBN|1-63229-492-3}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Love Compass. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Melanie Duval, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Fred Lenoir, Jean-Remi Perrin, Cheryl Black, Nicole D'Andria and Bryan Seaton. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2019. {{ISBN|1-63229-459-1}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Tear of Joy. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Wilfried Pain, Melanie Duval, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Fred Lenoir, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2019. {{ISBN|1-63229-480-X}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Heroes' Day. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Matthieu Choquet, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria, Bryan Seaton, Cheryl Black and Brian Hess. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2020. {{ISBN|1-63229-521-0}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Queen's Battle. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Melanie Duval, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2020. {{ISBN|1-63229-520-2}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Bugheads. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Fred Lenoir, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2020. {{ISBN|1-63229-516-4}}
• Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Season Two - Skating on Thin Ice. Authored by Jeremy Zag, Thomas Astruc, Fred Lenoir, Melanie Duval, Sebastien Thibaudeau, Nicole D'Andria and Cheryl Black. Published by Action Lab Entertainment, Inc., 2020. {{ISBN|1-63229-517-2}}
• Miraculous Ladybug Coloring Book: Exciting Coloring Pages of the Most Extraordinary Miraculous Ladybug Characters. Authored by Joshua Poche. Published by Independently Published, 2020. {{ISBN|979-8-66875-223-2}}
• Miraculous Coloring Book: Tales of ladybug & cat noir, Amazing Book For Coloring, Knowledge Development, Relaxation And More With Favorite Miraculous Characters. Authored by Odim Publisher. Published by Independently Published, 2021. {{ISBN|979-8-59295-380-4}}

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• {{Official website|url=https://www.miraculousladybug.com/en/}}
• [https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/miraculous Miraculous] at TF1 {{in lang|fr}}
• {{IMDb title|2580046|Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir}}
• [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/miraculous/ Official Japanese website]

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