| Winx Club | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
  Italian DVD cover (left) and artwork from the 2011 re-release (right) | |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Rai Due, 4Kids TV, Nickelodeon |
| Original release | 29 January – 28 March 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the animated series Winx Club, which aired from 29 January to 28 March 2007, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by Iginio Straffi, founder of the Rainbow animation studio.
The season focuses on the Winx Club's third and final year at the Alfea College for Fairies, where they strive to earn an enhancement to their powers called Enchantix. The Trix escape from their prison in the Omega Dimension and bring back a new villain named Valtor, who has a special connection with Bloom.[1]
In 2011, the American company Viacom became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio,[2] and Viacom's Nickelodeon began producing a Winx Club revival series. Before airing the Nick-produced episodes, Nickelodeon U.S. broadcast the third season[3] under the title, Winx Club: Enchantix, from 14 November to 26 December 2011.[4] The Nickelodeon version was re-recorded with the new voice cast from Hollywood.[5]
- ^ Provenzi, Ilenia (2007). "Winx Club - Family Cinema TV". Family Cinema TV (in Italian).
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2011). "Viacom takes stake in Rainbow". Variety.
- ^ "Nickelodeon and Rainbow S.p.A. Announce Global Partnership for "Winx Club" Animated Series" (Press release). New York. PR Newswire. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - Winx Club on Nickelodeon". The Futon Critic.
- ^ Reynoso, Alejandra (23 October 2011). "Stars of Nickelodeon Cast of Winx Club Exclusive Interview" (Interview).