| Winx Club | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
  Italian DVD cover (left) and artwork for the 2011 specials (right) | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Rai Due Nickelodeon (2011 specials) |
| Original release | 28 January – 26 March 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the animated series Winx Club aired from 28 January to 26 March 2004, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by Iginio Straffi, who also acted as its executive producer and director of the season.
The season revolves around Bloom, a 16-year-old girl from Earth who discovers she has magical abilities, as she enrolls in the Alfea College for Fairies. Along with her newfound best friend Stella, a 17-year-old, Bloom meets her new apartment roommates Flora, Musa and Tecna, and together, they form the Winx Club. During their adventures, they become good friends and get to know some of the boys from another school called Red Fountain, but also encounter some adversaries, including a trio of young witches called the Trix.
In February 2011, Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio.[1] Rainbow and Nickelodeon Animation Studio produced a Winx Club revival series, which began with four television specials that retell the first two seasons of the original show.[2] The first three specials summarized the plot of the first season with new animation, and they aired on June 27, August 1, and September 18, 2011.[3]
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2011). "Viacom takes stake in Rainbow". Variety.
- ^ "Global Hit Animated Series 'Winx Club' Comes To Nickelodeon, Starting June 27". Screener. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Shows A-Z – Winx Club on Nick Jr". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2016.