Regal Academy is a brand-new funny and exciting animated series (26 episodes X 26') featuring a mixture of comedy, music and innovative animation techniques. The new show takes the familiar world of fairy tales and turns it upside down by adding a delicious and charming twist.
The action takes place through the eyes of Rose Cinderella, a normal girl who suddenly finds herself in the world of Fairy Tales when she enrols at the fabled Regal Academy. Here she discovers that Cinderella is her grandmother, and that her fellow students include Hawk SnowWhite, Travis Beast, Joy LeFrog, Astoria Rapunzel and LingLing Iron Fan, all of whom belong to the school's founding families!
Below is the official synopsis of the show:
STORY: Everyone knows the great fairy tale heroes, but you may not be familiar with their most-life changing adventure of all – they got old! To pass their stories onto future generations, they joined together and built a school... this is Regal Academy!
But who knows if the latest generation of fairy tale heroes is going to ride the coattails of their famous grandparents...? Enter Rose, a perfectly normal teenager on Earth who loves two things more than anything else: fairy tales and shoe sales. She gets the surprise of her life with the chance to attend Regal Academy as the granddaughter of Cinderella, vaulting into a life of wonder, magic and princesses who look at her funnily when she brings burgers and pizza to their fancy banquets.
Created and produced by Rainbow in collaboration with Rai Fiction, Regal Academy premiered in Italy last May on Rai YoYo and has been sold in more than 120 countries. Nickelodeon acquired the global broadcast rights To Regal Academy in October 2015.
Additionally, Rainbow's new IP also has more than 80 licensing agreements to its name.
Giochi Preziosi, is the pan-European master toy licensee for the brand; while Guangdong Alpha Animation & Culture Co., which specialises in both toys and animation, will cover the U.S., Canada and Asia; and Witty Toys, which has a strong reputation in toy production and distribution across more than 20 countries, will manage the rest of the world.
Giochi Preziosi is already developing a range that includes fashion dolls and accessories, play sets and role play toys. A range of dolls will be the first toy line on the market and will launch in Europe in the run-up to Christmas 2016, building on the strong expected response to the show's first series (season).
Other licensees already signed on include Justbridge Entertainment (DVD distribution) and Italian publisher Fabbri Editori (storybooks and activity and novelty formats). Procos has also signed a multi-territory agreement to cover the party-ware category.
Regal Academy is the latest property created and developed by Rainbow, the force behind Winx Club, whose consumer products sales generated more than US$2 billion at global retail last year.
Fans can follow the show on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, and find out more about the magical new series on the shows official website, RegalAcademy.com!
Original source: Kidscreen.
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