ZAG Entertainment

French entrepreneur Jeremy Zag founded the Paris-based animation production Zagtoon, a subsidiary of his company Univergroup, in partnership with Jacqueline Tordjman (known as co-founder of SIP Animation, on May 15, 2009.^[3][4][5]

Zagtoon initially produced 2D animated series such as Rosie (2011–2014),^[6] Kobushi (2012)^[7] and Sammy & Co (2014), a CGI animated series serves as a spin-off and follow-up for two feature films, A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures and A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise.^[8][9]

In 2012, Jeremy Zag expanded ZAG Entertainment to the United States, establishing a studio in Los Angeles.^[10][11] In addition to the United States, ZAG has established offices in other strategic countries such as Tokyo, Brussels, Seoul, and others.^[12]

In late-January 2012, ZAG Entertainment under its parent company Univergroup announced that they launched a feature film division dedicated to animated feature films named Zagtoon Pictures and partnered with South Korean animation studio SAMG Animation by merging ZAG Entertainment's division Zagtoon with SAMG Animation to create a joint venture production company named Sam Zag.^[13]

In 2015, ZAG produced the animated series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, created by Thomas Astruc, was first shown in South Korea on September, 1 on EBS1,^[14] until it premiered in France on October 19 on TF1 through the children's block TFOU,^[15] has become a global phenomenon being shown in more than 150 countries.^[16][17]

On May 16, 2017, ZAG expanded its global retail reach through licensing partnerships for Miraculous, with over 230 licensees worldwide, the company launched waves of products that included dolls, action figures, plush toys, literature, and fashion and lifestyle products.^[12] In August 2019, ZAG partnership with Brazilian children's channel Gloob (owned by Grupo Globo) to co-produce the fourth and fifth seasons of the animated series Miraculous, becomes the main exclusive broadcaster of the series in Brazil.^[18][19]

On July 30, 2020, European production company Planeta Junior acquired ZAG's stake, allowing the Spanish company to gradually increase its stake in ZAG over the next four years, potentially reaching 49% of the company.^[20]

In September 2021, the company established its first office in Latin America, located in Mexico City, for licensing and merchandising activities for ZAG's brands in Mexico and Central America.^[11] In February 2022, the company also opened an office in Buenos Aires, to expand its licensing and merchandising ZAG's brands in throughout South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay).^[21]

In 2023, founder Jeremy Zag revealed the new ZAG logo on Instagram, symbolizing a new phase for the company with a renewed visual identity.^[22]

In May 2024, ZAG joined forces with French production company Mediawan to launch Miraculous Corp., a joint venture focused exclusively on the management, production, and expansion of the Miraculous franchise including the TV series. The new company is 60% owned by Mediawan and 40% by ZAG, with Jeremy Zag remaining as the project's founder and creative leader.^[23][24]

Television series

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Title	Creator	Original run	Network	Co-production with	Note(s)
Rosie	Romain Gadiou	2011–2014	Gulli	Gulli 2 Minutes Zagtoon	[6]
Kobushi	Jeremy Zag Nathanaël Bronn	2012		Gulli AB Productions	[7]
Sammy & Co		2014	M6	nWave Pictures Nexus Factory StudioCanal	[9]
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir	Thomas Astruc	2015–present	TF1 TFX	Toei Animation (S1–5) Toei Animation Europe S.A.S. (S1–5) Method Animation (S1–5) SAMG Entertainment (S1–3) SK Broadband (S1–3) De Agostini Editore (S2–S5) Gravity Animation, Inc. (S5) Kidsme S.R.L (S6–present)	Produced under Miraculous Corp. from season 6[24]
Zak Storm	Zag Heroez Man of Action	2016–2018	Gulli Canal J	Method Animation SAMG Animation MNC Animation SK Broadband De Agostini Editore ON Kids & Family Man of Action Studios	[25]
Denver the Last Dinosaur	Peter Keefe	2018	M6	Method Animation Neuxs Factory Umedia
Power Players	Jeremy Zag	2019–2021	France 4 Cartoon Network	Method Animation Man of Action Studios Planeta Group WDR Mediagroup Kaibou ON Kids & Family	[26]
Ghostforce	Jeremy Zag	2021–present	TFOU EBS 1 Disney Channel	SAMG Animation Kidsme S.R.L	[27]

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Films

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Title	Release date	Co-production with	Distributed by	Note(s)
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie	2023	The Awakening Production SND	SND	[28]
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie 2	2027	Miraculous Corp. SND John Cohen Productions Magic Giraffe		[29][30]

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