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The beloved 2000s cartoon seriesTotally Spies!is being adapted into a live-action show, and there are already a ton of exciting updates about the new project. Created for French television by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel,Totally Spies!concerns three agents of WOOHP, a spy organization that is tasked with protecting citizens from various threats, as they also try to balance their lives as ordinary teens. The show quickly took off and became an international sensation, running for an impressive six seasons during its initial stint on the air.
Burgeoning into a bona fide media franchise throughout the 2000s,Totally Spies!was spun off into a prequel film and even a short-lived sequel series as well. Most notably, the original series returned to the air in 2024 with its seventh season, and proved thatTotally Spies!could still be popular even after a long hiatus. Now, the franchise is embarking into all-new territory asthe anime-inspired cartoonwill soon become a live-action series. Few details are known at this time, but the two-decades-old franchise is returning even stronger than before.
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The Totally Spies! Live-Action Series Is Confirmed
The Project Was Announced In June 2024
The updated version is said to be a young adult take on the material which will use the basic framework of the classic cartoon while aging the characters slightly to accommodate a new audience demographic.
2024 is shaping up to be the biggest year in the cartoon franchise’s history with the announcement ofa live-actionTotally Spies!series. In June 2024, Amazon MGM Studios revealed the development of the series, though they didn’t come to the table with too many concrete details. The news came during the airing ofTotally Spies!season 7 in its native France, the show’s first new season since the series went off the air in 2015.
Totally Spies!season 7 is slated to air in the US on Cartoon Network later in 2024.
Comedy icon Will Ferrell will serve as executive producer on the project, and the cartoon’s original distributor, Banijay Kids & Family is involved as well. The updated version is said to be a young adult take on the material which will use the basic framework of the classic cartoon while aging the characters slightly to accommodate a new audience demographic.Nothing is known about the casting yet, and no writers or directors have been announcedto helm the project. Banijay Kids & Family CEO Benoît Di Sabatino released a statement expressing excitement about the new series.
Read Di Sabatino’s full comments below:
’Totally Spies!’ is a huge success for Banijay Kids & Family, having been translated in 60 languages and sold to more than 220 territories. With a social media base of 3 million, the series continues to thrive in its animation form with the recently launched 7th season. Rola Bauer approached me for a live-action adaptation, and we were thrilled to partner with Amazon MGM Studios. With her, Ludovic Attal, and Punit Matoo’s support, we are honoured to join such a stronghold of female-focused producers in Gloria Sanchez Productions to produce for Prime Video.
Who Is Making The Totally Spies! Live-Action Series?
Will Ferrell Is Serving As Producer
Very little is currently known about Amazon MGM Studios' adaptation ofTotally Spies!, but there are a few interesting names attached behind the scenes. Perhaps the most recognizable is that ofcomedy icon Will Ferrell who will serve as an executive produceron the project. ThoughWill Ferrell’s best moviesare what he is most known for, the celebratedSNLalum is no stranger to producing, and he even helped create the websiteFunny or Diewith Adam McKay. Ferrell also recently served as a producer on the hit series,Dead to Me.
Along with Ferrell’s name to support the project,the live-actionTotally Spies!series is being brought to life by Amazon MGM Studios, the massive conglomerate behind most Prime Video shows, and Banijay Kids & Family. The latter found great success as the international distributor for the series, but it’s unclear how involved the company will be in the development of the show.
The Totally Spies! Franchise Show Or Movie
2009
Currently not available to stream or purchase
2009-2012
Though viewers are still awaiting more concrete details, it is known that the live-actionTotally Spies!will follow the same basic framework as the cartoon.Clover, Alex, and Sam will once again be back as international spies for WOOHP, but this time they will be first-year college studentsinstead of high schoolers. Inevitably, there will be more wrinkles added to the plot to make the live-action adaptation even bigger and bolder, but those will likely be announced in the near future.
Totally Spies!
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The series follows three high school girls, Sam, Clover, and Alex, who lead double lives as secret agents. Recruited by the World Organization of Human Protection (WOOHP), they juggle teenage life and undercover missions, using high-tech gadgets and teamwork to combat criminals and tackle global crises as they pop up.
