W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)

W.I.T.C.H.
W.I.T.C.H. title card
Clockwise from center: Will, Hay Lin, Irma, Cornelia, and Taranee.
Genre
Based on
W.I.T.C.H.
by
Developed by
Directed by
  • Marc Gordon (season 1)
  • Norman J. LeBlanc (season 2)
  • Ginny McSwain (voice director: USA)
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme
  • International:
  • "W.I.T.C.H. Theme Song"[a] by Sabrina
  • United States:
  • "We Are W.I.T.C.H." by Marion Raven[b]
Composers
Country of origin
  • France
  • United States
Original languageEnglish[c]
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52[8] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Olivier Dumont
  • Stéphanie Kirchmeyer (season 2)
  • Jacqueline Tordjman
Producers
  • Bruno Bianchi
  • Dana Booton (season 1)
  • Nancy Neufeld Callaway (season 1)
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseDecember 18, 2004 (2004-12-18) –
December 23, 2006 (2006-12-23)
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W.I.T.C.H. is an animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name published by Disney Publishing Worldwide.[11] It was produced by SIP Animation and The Walt Disney Company, with the participation of France Télévisions and Jetix Europe.[12][9] The show follows five girls – Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin – who have respective magical powers over the classical elements quintessence, water, fire, earth and air, which they use to fulfill their duties as Guardians of the Veil.[13] It takes place in the fictional city of Heatherfield and various mythical worlds, primarily Meridian.

W.I.T.C.H. premiered in the U.S. on December 18, 2004, and concluded on December 23, 2006, where it aired on ABC's ABC Kids block, with reruns on ABC Family and Toon Disney's Jetix blocks, and Disney Channel.[14] The series premiered in France on February 3, 2005, on France 3's Toowam block,[d] with reruns on Jetix, Disney Channel, and Disney XD. Internationally, it was mainly broadcast on Disney-owned channels, especially on Jetix.

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  11. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (February 19, 2020). "Classic girl-power cartoons deserve their shot at the big screen". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Disney Animated Co-production W.I.T.C.H. To Launch At MIPCOM". Jetix Europe. August 18, 2004. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
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