However, he had to change his plans after the show became internationally popular around 2007. He outlined the show's overarching story to conclude with the 78th episode. Viacom is also the owner of Nickelodeon, which co-developed the specials, and seasons 5, 6, and 7 of the show.įrom the beginning of the show's development, Straffi planned to only produce three seasons. The show's animation studio, Rainbow, is co-owned by Straffi and the American company Viacom. Winx Club was created by the Italian comic book artist Iginio Straffi. Straffi based the title on the English word 'wings'. All of the characters' fairy forms were different as well.Īfter the first season began production, the series' name was changed to Winx: Just Fairies in 2002, and then to Winx Club in 2003. Flora originally had lilac hair and glasses, while Musa had green hair and elf ears. Bloom, Stella, and Tecna's appearances were kept relatively unchanged, but Flora's and Musa's appearances were much different. In this first draft of Winx Club, the girls were to be younger. He asked for help from fashion designers to redesign the characters. When the pilot episode was screened for test audiences, Straffi found that they did not like its medieval-inspired look. The first sketches for the pilot were drawn by Iginio Straffi himself in 1999. The pilot episode for Winx Club was finished in 2001, originally called Magic Bloom. Netflix Development Stages Main article: Concepts/Winx Club Almost a decade after their collaboration started, Straffi commented in a 2019 interview: 'the know-how of Rainbow and the know-how of Nickelodeon are very complementary.' Straffi has continued to work with Nickelodeon on both Winx Club and new shows. Nickelodeon's parent company, Viacom, became a co-owner of Rainbow the following year. In 2010, Winx Club was revamped when Nickelodeon began co-developing new seasons of the series.

The series has also spawned three feature-length movies and multiple spin-offs, including a live-action adaptation aimed at young adults. It is co-produced by Rainbow (a studio co-owned by Straffi and Viacom), RAI, and Nickelodeon (also owned by Viacom). Winx Club is an animated fantasy series created by Iginio Straffi. For information about events in the series, see: Timeline (Winx Club).

This article is an overview of the series and its characters. You may be looking for another Winx Club. PopPixie Winx Avatar Story World of Winx Fate: The Winx Saga This article is about the series.

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