Paris  – Mediawan companies See-Saw Films, the Academy Award®, BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning television and film production house behind Slow Horses and Heartstopper, and Miraculous Corp are partnering to co-develop and co-produce the first live-action television adaptation of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, based on the successful animated series created by Thomas Astruc, Jeremy Zag and Nathanaël Bronn.

Adapting the live-action series is Emme Hoy, who serves as a writer and co-EP on season two of See-Saw Films’ critically acclaimed thriller Sweetpea, returning to Sky in November and Starz in early 2027, and has written multiple episodes of BBC’s upcoming espionage series Honey.

The live-action series is built to reach a broad and older audience while delighting the franchise’s vast fan community.

Marinette is hardworking, kind, and endearingly flawed, but convinced she must be perfect to be loved. Adrien is charming, effortless, and has never once been allowed to choose his own life. By day they are classmates, circling each other with an electric chemistry neither can quite name. By night, as Ladybug and Cat Noir, they fight side by side — fearless, free, completely indispensable to each other. They are, of course, the same two people. They just don’t know it yet.

Set in a Paris that is as dark as it is romantic, rooted in an ancient mythology of creation and destruction, this is a show with the emotional intimacy of a great romance and the ambition of a genuinely epic superhero story — built across multiple seasons, deeply emotional, and unmistakably Miraculous.

Distributed by Mediawan Kids & Family in more than 150 countries, the TV series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is available on leading platforms and broadcasters including Disney Channel, Disney+, Netflix, Globo and TF1. Currently in its sixth season, the series recently ranked #1 among more than 850 school-age titles tracked worldwide by Parrot Analytics, with season seven set for a late 2026 launch.

The franchise is a global digital powerhouse, with 54 million YouTube subscribers, more than 55 billion lifetime views and an average of 900 million monthly views. Its reach also extends across consumer products, gaming, promotions and live experiences.

Miraculous has built a particularly engaged cross-generational fanbase, including a significant Gen Z following: 82% of adult viewers and 60% of social followers are aged 16–24. This active community creates a powerful foundation to evolve the franchise, serving the millions of fans who have grown up with Marinette and Adrien while welcoming new audiences into their world.

Co-produced by See-Saw Films and Miraculous Corp, the live action series is Executive Produced by Maria Nicholson, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Simon Gillis and Ben Irving for See-Saw Films, and Emme Hoy, with See-Saw’s Nicky Earnshaw serving as a Co-Producer.

Worldwide sales are handled by Mediawan Rights.

“This project illustrates the strength of Mediawan’s international studio model: its ability to bring together renowned creative talent, leading production expertise and a shared ambition behind one of the world’s most popular animated franchises. The partnership between See-Saw Films and Miraculous Corp combines the complementary expertise of two Mediawan companies to open a new chapter for Miraculous and further expand this iconic franchise internationally”, said Elisabeth d’Arvieu, Mediawan’s Group Chief Content Officer and CEO of Mediawan Pictures.

“Miraculous has always been, at its heart, a story about the distance between who we are and who we let people see. Live action gives us the space to really feel that — to let it breathe, to let it hurt. At See-Saw, we’re aiming to build something with the emotional intimacy of a great romance and the scale of a genuinely epic superhero story. I think audiences are going to fall in love with these characters all over again,” said

Maria Nicholson, Executive Producer, See-Saw Films.

“For more than a decade, Miraculous has connected with audiences around the world through characters and stories that inspire, entertain and resonate emotionally across generations. This is a defining next step for the franchise: for the first time, we are bringing Marinette and Adrien’s story into live action, in a bold new format designed both for the millions of fans who have grown up with them and for audiences discovering this extraordinary world for the first time. See-Saw Films and Emme Hoy bring an exceptional ability to create ambitious, emotionally sophisticated stories with genuine global appeal, making them the ideal creative partners for this exciting new chapter,” said Heath Kenny, Chief Content Officer, Miraculous Corp.

Emme Hoy is an accomplished playwright and screenwriter. She serves as a writer and co-EP on season two of See-Saw Films’ thriller Sweetpea starring Ella Purnell for Sky and Starz and has written multiple episodes of BBC’s upcoming espionage series Honey, created by BAFTA-nominated Emma Moran.  Additional writing credits include Disney +’s historical fantasy Renegade Nell and Stan Original’s mystery drama series He Had It Coming. Her stage work includes the 2022 opening of her adaptation of Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall at the Rosyln Packer Theatre, Hoy was named the 2022 Patrick White Fellow by the Sydney Theatre Company.

See-Saw Films’ current slate of productions includes the award-winning Slow Horses starring Gary Oldman, with season 6 now streaming on Apple TV and seasons 7 and 8 recommissioned; Alice Oseman’s Emmy-winning Heartstopper starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke including the feature-length series finale Heartstopper Forever for Netflix; and Tenzing, the powerful new feature film starring Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe, releasing in October from Apple Original Films. See-Saw is developing The Neverending Story, the live action film series adapted from Michael Ende’s iconic and best-selling novel, in partnership with Michael Ende Productions. In 2026, See-Saw was named the top indie production company in the UK in Broadcast’s annual Indie Survey, reinforcing the company’s position as one of the world’s leading producers of premium scripted television.

The deal was negotiated by Simon Gillis, Joint Managing Director, and Emilia Prior, Senior Business & Legal Affairs Executive for See-Saw Films; and by Andy Yeatman and Anastasia Sepulchre for Miraculous Corp.

Hoy is repped by Patrick Child at Independent Talent Group and Natalie Stewart at HLA.

ABOUT MEDIAWAN
Founded in France at the end of 2015 by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse, Mediawan is an award-winning leading European studio. In just ten years, the Group has established itself as one of the world’s leading independent production companies, covering every genre (film, scripted, unscripted, documentary and animation).

Operating across five continents, the Group now brings together nearly 100 production companies in 15 countries, including France, Germany (LEONINE Studios), the United Kingdom (See-Saw Films, Drama Republic, LuckyChap International, Misfits Entertainment…), Italy (Palomar, Our Films), and the United States (The North Road Company, Plan B Entertainment, Blue Morning Pictures…), collectively producing more than 450 titles each year. Through internationally acclaimed productions such as F1 The Movie, Adolescence, Slow Horses, The Count of Monte Cristo, Miraculous, and Call My Agent!, Mediawan creates distinctive, ambitious, premium stories that resonate with broad audiences while addressing the defining issues of our time.

As an integrated studio spanning the entire value chain, from production and distribution to broadcasting, channel publishing and business diversification, Mediawan empowers leading creative talent around the world through a unique creative platform. The Group also relies on Mediawan Rights, whose catalogue features more than 30,000 hours of programming. In addition, Mediawan has developed a diversified omnichannel strategy across streaming, broadcasting, advertising and audio, supported by a portfolio of 27 digital channels and services (SVOD, AVOD and FAST), reinforcing its position as one of the world’s leading integrated independent studios.

ABOUT SEE-SAW FILMS:
See-Saw Films is an Academy Award®, BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning television and film production house, founded in 2008 by Joint CEOs Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, with offices in London and Sydney. In 2026, See-Saw was named the top indie production company in the UK in Broadcast’s annual Indie Survey. Part of the Paris-based Mediawan Group, See-Saw also has a joint venture production company, Picking Scabs, with writer/showrunner Samantha Strauss (Apple Cider Vinegar, Grown Ups). The innovative, industry-leading company includes Joint Managing Director Simon Gillis and Head of TV and Film, Australia, Liz Watts.

See-Saw’s shows include: Slow Horses for Apple TV; Heartstopper for Netflix; Sweetpea for Sky Atlantic and Starz; Apple Cider Vinegar for Netflix, alongside feature films: The Power Of The Dog; Lion; and The King’s Speech. Upcoming projects include Grown Ups for Netflix and Tenzing for Apple Original Films. See-Saw is also developing live action films adapted from Michael Ende’s novel The Neverending Story in partnership with Michael Ende Productions. Across film and television, See-Saw’s productions have received over 300 major award nominations, including 30 Academy Awards® nominations and 5 wins, 30 Golden Globe nominations and 5 wins, 70 BAFTA nominations and 19 wins, 59 Emmy nominations and 16 wins and 123 AACTA nominations and 30 wins.

www.see-saw-films.com

ABOUT MIRACULOUS CORP
Miraculous Corp is the groundbreaking joint venture between Mediawan and ZAG established in 2024 to unite all facets of the globally acclaimed Miraculous® franchise. Headquartered in the United States, and with a creative studio based in Paris, Miraculous Corp oversees the franchise’s creative vision and commercial strategy to expand the Miraculous universe and its global footprint, ushering in a new era of iconic characters and captivating narratives.

Driven by a mission to inspire future heroes to change the world, Miraculous Corp creates stories that empower and engage kids and family audiences everywhere. The company’s dynamic portfolio includes the flagship property Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, available in over 150 territories. Season 7 is in production for a late 2026 release, and a theatrical feature is in development, produced by John Cohen (Despicable Me). The portfolio also includes Miraculous Chibi (52 x 3’), as well as Miraculous Stellar Force (26 x 22’), the first original spin-off series in the Miraculous universe.

Mediawan is Europe’s premier independent production powerhouse led by Pierre-Antoine Capton, known for acclaimed titles such as Miraculous, Adolescence, Call My Agent, 3 Body Problem, HIP, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Rhythm and Flow. ZAG, the innovative independent animation studio led by Jeremy Zag, has gained global recognition for creating the ZAG HEROEZ label including Miraculous and Ghostforce.

ABOUT MIRACULOUS – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
Miraculous Corp’s Miraculous® follows the adventures of two seemingly typical teens with secret identities, Marinette and Adrien, who magically transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir to save their city of Paris from unexpected supervillains! As the global sensation enters its second decade, the Miraculous® universe continues to captivate audiences through its CG-animated television series, TV Event specials, feature film, and digital content, as well as consumer products, gaming, live events, and more. With broad appeal across all ages, the shows six seasons are available in over 150 countries across the globe and season seven commences its rollout in 2026. The franchise is a major global digital phenomenon, with 55B lifetime views and 53M subscribers on YouTube, 1.5 billion views on TikTok with 7.5M followers and 202M+ likes, and almost 1 billion gameplays on Roblox.