Winx Club
Italian-American animated series
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| May 2025 | Announcement made that the Winx Club reboot would premiere on CBBC and iPlayer in the UK, and on Rai Kids in Italy in September 2025. |
| October 2024 | Rainbow debuted the first official image and teaser trailer for the Winx Club reboot series. |
| August 13 2024 | First graphic novel 'Dark Destiny' released in paperback format. |
| July 2024 | The first volume of Fate: The Winx Saga graphic novels was released by Mad Cave Studios, continuing the story. |
| July 30 2024 | First graphic novel 'Dark Destiny', written by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs and illustrated by Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau, released as an ebook. |
| May 2024 | Netflix was announced as the broadcaster for the new Winx Club animated series episodes. |
| April 2024 | Rainbow announced a brand new Winx Club animated series, set to premiere in 2025 and exclusively available on Netflix. |
| February 2023 | Rainbow partnered with Mad Cave Studios to publish graphic novels based on the Winx brand, with Mad Cave's Maverick imprint planning to continue the story of Fate: The Winx Saga after the TV series' unresolved cliffhanger. |
| January 2023 | Viacom (Paramount Global) sold its stake in Rainbow SpA back to Iginio Straffi, giving him full control of the studio's new projects. |
| 2022 | Iginio Straffi announced the production of a new CGI Winx animated series called 'Reimagined'. |
| November 2022 | Iginio Straffi announced the development of a new live-action Winx Club film, coinciding with the reboot of the animated series. |
| November 1 2022 | Brian Young officially announced that Netflix cancelled 'Fate: The Winx Saga', ending the series on an unresolved cliffhanger after two seasons. |
| September 16 2022 | The second season of 'Fate: The Winx Saga' was released on Netflix, ultimately consisting of seven episodes instead of the originally planned eight. |
| August 16 2022 | A second novel titled 'Lighting the Fire' was released, written by Sarah Rees Brennan under her real name. The book contains an original story set before the events of the first season of the TV show. |
| July 27 2022 | Miranda Richardson and Daniel Betts were announced as replacements for Lesley Sharp and Alex Macqueen, taking over the roles of Rosalind Hale and Professor Ben Harvey, respectively. Sharp could not return due to scheduling conflicts. |
| June 2022 | Paramount launched a 24-hour Winx Club channel on their Pluto TV on-demand service, currently available only on Spanish and French feeds. |
| November 2021 | Filming for the second season of Fate: The Winx Saga concluded in Ireland after several months of production. |
| July 2021 | Filming for the second season of Fate: The Winx Saga began in Ireland, with the Dublin Hellfire Club serving as one of the filming locations. |
| July 20 2021 | Paulina Chávez, Brandon Grace, and Éanna Hardwicke were announced as new cast members for season 2, with Chávez joining as Flora. Chávez highlighted the significance of her casting as a Mexican actress, calling it a 'big win for the Latino community'. |
| April 20 2021 | Netflix reported 57 million subscribers watched the first season of the series within the first 28 days of its release. |
| February 18 2021 | Netflix renewed 'Fate: The Winx Saga' for a second season, initially planned to consist of eight episodes. Showrunner Brian Young expressed excitement about expanding the story and exploring more about the characters. |
| February 2 2021 | A novelization of the first season titled 'The Fairies' Path' was released, written by Sarah Rees Brennan under the pen name Ava Corrigan. The novel features bonus scenes and character backstories not seen in the TV show. |
| January 25 2021 | Fate: The Winx Saga peaked at #2 on Nielsen's Streaming Charts with 918 million minutes in viewership. |
| January 22 2021 | The six-episode first season of Fate: The Winx Saga debuted on Netflix, watched by 57 million subscribers in the first 28 days. |
| December 10 2020 | Netflix released a teaser for the Winx Club live-action adaptation. |
| 2019 | An eighth season premiered, heavily retooled for a preschool target audience at Straffi's decision. |
| 2019 | The Winx Club animated series was revived for its 8th season, marking a return to the franchise after a previous hiatus. |
| 2019 | Ignio Straffi commented on the nearly decade-long collaboration with Nickelodeon, highlighting the complementary creative approaches of Rainbow and Nickelodeon |
| December 2019 | Filming for the first season concluded in December 2019, with some indoor scenes shot at Ashford Studios. |
| September 2019 | Principal photography for Fate: The Winx Saga began in Ireland. |
| September 2019 | Abigail Cowen was officially announced as the lead actress, cast in the role of Bloom, a fire fairy who grew up in the first world. |
| August 2019 | Casting calls were held for the television series Fate: The Winx Saga, seeking actors to portray the main characters. |
| 2018 | Portions of the unaired original pilot were presented at the Lucca Comics & Games convention. |
| October 2018 | An exhibition celebrating the series' fifteenth anniversary was held at the Lucca Comics & Games convention in Tuscany, Europe's largest comics festival. |
| March 2018 | Netflix ordered a young-adult version of Winx Club as a television series, with Straffi involved in early planning stages and declining Netflix's suggestion to expand male character roles. |
| February 2016 | Iginio Straffi mentioned a potential live-action movie concept in partnership with Hollywood Gang Productions, which ultimately did not proceed. |
| January 10 2016 | Seventh season of Winx Club broadcasts on the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States. |
| 2015 | Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi visited Rainbow's studio and praised the Winx as 'a beautiful story of Italian talent'. |
| 2015 | A four-day Winx Club fan gathering was held in Jesolo, Italy, where Nickelodeon installed a 'Fan Wall' to display messages from worldwide fans. |
| 2015 | The seventh season premiered on Nickelodeon's worldwide channels. |
| September 21 2015 | The seventh season premiered on Rai Gulp in Italy. |
| June 22 2015 | First episode of the seventh season airs on Nickelodeon in Asia. |
| May 24 2015 | The seventh season made its world premiere on Nickelodeon Greece. |
| 2014 | During the sixth season, episode premieres were moved from Rai 2 to Rai Gulp in Italy, and from Nickelodeon to the Nick Jr. Channel in the United States. |
| 2014 | The series underwent budget cuts during its seventh season, reducing 3D computer-generated segments and Hollywood voice actors. |
| 2014 | Iginio Straffi and Joanne Lee appeared on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival to promote the movie, accompanied by Winx mascots. |
| 2014 | In its second weekend, the film earned $469,301, dropping to seventh place at the box office. |
| 2014 | The film's title was chosen through a fan poll on the official Winx Club website, with fans voting between four potential titles. |
| 2014 | The film was completed, involving 400 people, 112 preparatory sketches, 34 three-dimensional sets, 167 character models, and 113,221 key frames. 70 minutes of music, including four original songs, were recorded for the film. |
| 2014 | In its third weekend, the film earned $240,575, finishing tenth at the box office. |
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