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See The Smurfs (1961 TV series) and Smurfs (1981 TV series) for the two animated Smurfs series that preceded this one.

The Smurfs is a Belgian CGI animated television series developed by IMPS and Dupuis Audiovisuel which began to air worldwide on April 18, 2021 on RTBF Auvio in Belgium and on May 9, 2021 on TF1 in France. It features full CGI animation similar to that of the animated film Smurfs: The Lost Village. Episodes of the new series run 13 minutes each, with the exceptions of half-hour specials such as The Pluffs!, which are split as 13 minute two-part episodes as well. The television series was developed as a continuation of the original comic book series^[1].

On June 18, 2020, it was revealed that the series will air on Nickelodeon in the United States through the fall of 2021, later specified to be in October. However, it was pushed, and it officially premiered on Nickelodeon on September 10, 2021 (Which is intended to match the release date of the 1981 TV series which premiered in the United States that same day 40 years earlier.)

The pitch bible for the series was made available for download in late 2019 on the official SmurfBusiness site via a QR code in their 2019-2020 Audiovisual Catalogue. According to the file name, this version of the bible dates back to September 2018.

The character section reveals that the Smurfettes introduced in The Lost Village movie, Baby Smurf, and Wild Smurf are included in the series.

Despite the spoiler alert the catalogue itself gives, it should be noted that some info in the bible such as characters, personalities, and relationships may be slightly altered in (or may not match) the final product.

The pilot reel was first uploaded to Vimeo in early 2018. Another teaser trailer (or animation test) for the series was shown at an event in October 2018. A recording of it was then leaked onto Facebook, which has since been removed. A teaser was posted on Vimeo by IMPS on June 25, 2020, showing animated footage of Jokey and Harmony Smurf. The teaser was later uploaded to the official Smurfs YouTube Channel on October 6, 2020.

On February 7, 2022, the show was renewed for a second season, along with multiple movies in the works at Nickelodeon.^[2]

On May 31, 2022, the return of Wild Smurf is confirmed and a new character is added, a fairy named Leaf that will be introduced in Season 2.^[3]

On June 12, 2022, a third season of the series is confirmed.^[4]

History

More than 30 years after the airing of the final episode of the 1981 television series, Véronique Culliford, the founder of Peyo Productions and IMPS envisioned an idea for a brand-new Smurfs television series for some time. When the final Sony Pictures movie, Smurfs: The Lost Village was released, she felt it was the right time to initiate the project. The series was to be produced by Peyo Productions and Dupuis Audiovisuel, and its producer was Véronique Culliford.

When the cartoon show was in development, Peyo Productions remained vigilant to any changes made to the setting and characters of the Smurfs; making sure that the cartoon show remains true to the vision of the source material as possible (e.g., humor, adventure, dialogue, action, suspense, etc.) while paraphrasing that the series must contain "100% Smurf DNA" from the original comics - but they remained very open to creative freedom (in contrast of Peyo vetoing any extreme changes such as "Americanization" of the 1981 series) and that the settings and characters are brought up to date, as long as it made sense. The writers introduced changes such as developing the characters more fully (A notable example they introduced was Smurfette becoming a Kill Bill-styled action girl being an expert on the master of Smurf-Fu, and Brainy Smurf being Papa Smurf's assistant from the 1981 series is reinstated); the "Modernization" of the setting: one aspect included modern everyday living customs such as skateboarding and Gargamel's crystal ball being an equivalent to a virtual assistant device, the regular use of vehicles such as smurfways (the Smurf equivalent to segways) and smurfmobiles (though limited to Smurfs with specific occupations), a modern employment system that involves hiring and/or firing Smurfs from jobs; and the series was aimed at an older audience.

Multiple times during production, Véronique Culliford, Peyo Productions and the television networks approved original story ideas created by the writers and having discussions with the writers by giving notes during the production of an episode as part of a team effort. The scenarios for the episodes in question were inspired by the original comics as they were written in close collaboration with Peyo Productions.

Episode Listings

This list will be filled as episodes appear on air.

Season 1

Who Nose?
Diaper Daddy
Smurf-Fu
Who's Heftier?
Where's Papa Smurf?
Mind The Cat
DRIIINNGGGGG!
The Scariest Smurf
Clumsy Not Clumsy
Unsmurfable Smile
Joke's On You
Smurf Your Seat Belts!
Smurfs In Disguise
Alien Smurf
My Smurf The Hero
Leaf It Alone
The Makeover
Bringing Up Smurfy
Kitchen Klutz
The Majestic 5
Chef Soup
The Round Up
Adventures In Smurfsitting
The Pluffs! (Part 1)
The Pluffs! (Part 2)
Waffle Wednesday
Lab Assistant
Smurfy Day Care
Funny Mommy
Smurfy Secrets (Part 1)
Smurfy Secrets (Part 2)
Fake News
Crashing Gargamel's Party
Storm Loses Her Mojo
Smurfboards
The Curse Of The Smurfs' Treasure
Pop Out!
Forget Me What?
Cover Story
Knight Smurfalot
Flying Ace
The Smurfs Show (Part 1)
The Smurfs Show (Part 2)
Monkey See, Monkey Do
Order Of Merit
Mirror, Mirror On The Armoire
Smurfing Places
Leaping Lizards
Smurfy Mother's Day!
Papa Times Two
You're Fired!
Poet Slam

Season 2

Say Smurf for the Camera!
Manners Matter
The Guest Who Wouldn't Leave
Where's My Smurfway?

Voices

English Voices

Davis Freeman as Papa Smurf, Farmer, Harmony, Bigmouth, and Drummer
Berangere McNeese as Smurfette and Baby
Tess Bryant as Clumsy and Scaredy
Ilse La Monaca as Greedy
Youssef El Kaoukibi as Brainy
Catherine Hershey as Smurfwillow
Lenny Mark Irons as Gargamel and Dimwitty
Daniel Sieteiglesias as Vanity
Joshua Rubin as Handy and Grouchy
Vincent Broes as Hefty and Chef
Kaycie Chase as Jokey and Wimpy
Sandra Asratian as Lazy
Lawrence Sheldon as Poet
Jackie Jones as Smurflily
Cherise Silvestri as Smurfblossom and Smurfstorm
Charlie Cattrall as Tailor and Painter
Luke Calzonetti as Wild Smurf
Jade Wheeler as Leaf

French Voices

Jean-Loup Horwitz as Papa Smurf
Anna Ramade as Smurfette
Antoine Schoumsky as Brainy and Dimwitty
Marc Arnaud as Hefty and Greedy
Kaycie Chase as Jokey
Jérémy Prévost as Vanity, Poet, and Farmer
Xavier Fangon as Handy
Fanny Bloc as Clumsy
Magali Rosenzweig as Smurfwillow, Lazy, and Scaredy
Emmanuel Curtil as Gargamel, Grouchy, and Chef
Olivia Luccioni as Smurfblossom
Kelly Marot as Smurfstorm
Cindy Lemineur as Smurflily

Production Team

Véronique Culliford - Producer
Nele De Wilde, Caroline Duvochel - Executive Producers
Maia Tubiana, Brigette Ickmans - Associated Producers
Sebastian Debertin, Tina Debertin, Yann Labasque, Telidja Kali, Paola Acosta - Collaborators
Fabien Coulon - Line Producer
Francois Deglain - Production Manager
Brad Breeck - Original Score
Justin Bates, Brad Breeck - Theme Song Adaptation
Luc Parthoens, Tom Cosijn - Creative Directors
Romain Coudray, Patrick Ducruet, Martin Jay, Alain Lavallé, Marcel Molle, Patrick Ducruet - Editors
Peter Saisselin, Amy Serafin, Reid Harrison, Robert Vargas, Barbara Weber-Boutani - Writers
- Saisselin and Serafin are also the writers for the literary bible.
William Renaud - Director
Dupuis Édition & Audiovisuel & Peyo Productions - Production companies

Theme Song

The Smurfs (2021) - Intro (English, 720p)

The intro starts off with three Smurfs putting up a P sign that says "Peyo Productions", with Smurfstorm and Smurfwillow watching. Suddenly, Brainy's Smurfway comes in with Brainy on it. All three Smurfs fall down. Papa Smurf is busy walking with potions and Brainy crashes into him. Clumsy and Dimwitty drive their Fire Brigade truck around the village as Papa Smurf and Brainy are on the smurfway. Smurfette is shown with her Smurf-Fu costume. The theme transitions to Gargamel's castle, where the Smurfs are snooping around and Gargamel and Azrael catch them. The Smurfettes are seen again and Storm shoots a bone arrow at Gargamel's head. Handy then transitions the scene with his jetpack and we see Papa Smurf, Storm, Brainy, Handy, Hefty, Clumsy, Dimwitty, Blossom, Jokey, Willow, and Smurfette.

Trivia

Kaycie Chase voices Jokey Smurf in both the original French version and the English dub of the series, with the exact same voice.
This series is almost entirely produced in Belgium, with 75% of the animation completed at Dupuis' DreamWall animation studio in the city of Charleroi.
After 18 months on pay-TV, this series will stream on Netflix in the United States and abroad.