2022 seems to be off to a good start in the animation department. Aside from a bunch of highly-anticipated anime releasing this year, it looks like an old animated series is also making a comeback: Totally Spies!.
Friends, this is not a drill: a new season of Totally Spies! is reportedly in development.
Thomas Astruc, creator of the popular French animated series Miraculous Ladybug, announced the news in a tweet on Sunday, January 9.
“I don’t know if it’s already [well-known], all over [the] internet or what but I’ve just learned that… THERE’S A NEW SEASON OF TOTALLY SPIES IN THE MAKING! Here we goo! Here we gooooooo!” Astruc wrote.
I don't know if it's already well know, all over internet or what but I've just learned that… THERE'S A NEW SEASON OF TOTALLY SPIES IN THE MAKING!
Here we gooo!
Here we gooooooo! pic.twitter.com/bNzPSbYOl5— Thomas Astruc ⏚ (@Thomas_Astruc) January 9, 2022
Totally Spies! follows the adventures of Sam, Alex and Clover, three high school girls in Beverly Hills, California, who live double lives as spies working for the World Organization of Human Protection (W.O.O.H.P. for short). The series first aired in 2001, stopping at the 6th season in 2013. Now, almost a whole decade since the last season ended, our three badass spies are making a comeback and we are here for it.
Fans of the series have expressed their excitement over the news that Totally Spies! is coming back with a new season. Some fans said they’re relieved that the series is getting a new season and not a live-action adaptation.
a whole new season of totally spies? we won pic.twitter.com/SSL8tpjgU3
— 🇵🇸 (@LUXEBRATZ) January 11, 2022
Totally Spies is one of my favorite animated shows of all time so Im so happy that they are finally bringing this show back & I wonder if this new season will air on Cartoon Network since the last season aired on Nickelodeon! Bring back the original voice cast for the new season! pic.twitter.com/wLWvVHZROY
— Josh❤️ Dune 2 & Godzilla X Kong #BlackLivesMatter (@supermangeek101) January 9, 2022
there’s going to be a new season of Totally Spies pic.twitter.com/wesnXa97ar
— TheMeg🦈#AuDHD (@MegDoty6) January 9, 2022
https://twitter.com/pIanetpink/status/1481823766200012802?s=20
wait what totally spies is renewed for a new season?? after so many years??? nature is healing pic.twitter.com/6zdF2vHMJF
— dima (@takeme22thelake) January 11, 2022
My childhood is making a comeback as they making a new season of Totally Spies! This is one of my favorite animated shows of all time & I’m so excited for the new season! I hope it will air on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon or Disney Channel! I hope the original voice cast returns! https://t.co/wAMgaija4x
— Josh❤️ Dune 2 & Godzilla X Kong #BlackLivesMatter (@supermangeek101) January 9, 2022
https://twitter.com/catradeariie/status/1480255377795174404?s=20
https://twitter.com/Hoe_DOdom/status/1481422011599622144?s=20
People on here really complaining about how the new Totally Spies season looks, when they should at least be grateful that it didn’t get the same fate as these three abominations. pic.twitter.com/KMjazqZSx9
— Cult of Alex | Totally Spies News and Updates (@Archive_Of_Alex) January 14, 2022
I'm happy they making new season of totally spies animated and not making a rebooted live action. i think it fits better that way
— Simi🌺 (@maggiesxrose) January 11, 2022
Some wondered if Astruc is taking part in the development of the new season, as he was the former storyboard coordinator for the animated series. One fan reached out to Astruc on Twitter and asked him about it, and he responded that he will not be involved in the project, but it “makes [him] very happy.” He also said that the upcoming season “should be even better” since animation technologies have improved over the years.
No, but it makes me very happy.
It was one of the first western action/comedy series with girls leading. They paved the way for many after them. So I'm happy to see them back. And as animation technologies improved, it should be even better!— Thomas Astruc ⏚ (@Thomas_Astruc) January 9, 2022
No official release date has been announced yet for the new season. In the meantime, if you want to catch up on the spies’ adventures or re-watch them in preparation for the new season, you can watch the previous seasons over on YouTube.
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