Mirette Investigates (French:Les enquêtes de Mirette) (Catalan:Les investigacións de la Mirette) is an animated series based on a series ofpicture books by the author Fanny Joly and published by Éditions Sarbacane. Laurent Audouin illustrated the books, which debuted in 2008.[1][2] The show premiered onTF1'sTFOU on 6 November 2016,[3] and is billed as the "first travelling detective comedy".[4]
The show revolves on the international adventures of a young French detective named Mirette and her talking feline assistant Jean-Pat as they travel with Mirette's travel-agent father and solve mysteries.[5]
Mirette: An eleven-year-old girl who wants to be the world's greatest detective under the age of twelve. She prefers using traditional technology to solve mysteries.
Jean-Pat: A tech-savvy and lazycat who is Mirette's main partner in their adventures.
Detective Mollo: A detective who has an unreliable performance in his job.
Sophie Scoop: A thirteen-year-old girl who is Mirette's best friend and wants to be a news reporter. She is also the number one fan of Jean-Pat.
The Grand Villain International (GVI): The only member of the FPECTRE secret organization, he wants to turn the world into a giantminigolf course and attempts to harm Mirette. He has a dog named Gérard.[6]
Mirette Investigates was one of the projects pitched at the European animation event Cartoon Forum in 2013.[7] Production began in October 2014.[8] It was produced byCyber Group Studios and KD Productions.[5]
The show was sold toTF1 andCanal+ (France),TV3 (Catalonia),WDR (Germany),Teletoon+ (Poland),Sveriges Television (Sweden),RTS (Switzerland),Minimax (Central Europe), andVRT (Belgium).[9] In June 2016,Studio 100 announced it acquired the DVD and VoD rights toMirette Investigates in German-speaking territories.[10][11]
Cyber Group founder Pierre Sissman said the show would have webisodes and websites, and tablet games requiring clues from the television series for solving investigations.[5]
