Popular animated series “Totally Spies!” is set to receive the live-action treatment at Amazon, with comedian Will Ferrell joining as an executive producer.
The planned show will be a young adult adaptation of the long-running Banijay Kids animated series, where best friends Sam, Clover, and Alex must juggle saving the world as international spies while navigating college life as freshmen.
The live-action series is a collaboration between Banijay Kids & Family and Amazon MGM Studios, although no writers or cast members have been announced yet.
Executive producers alongside Ferrell include Jessica Elbaum, Alix Taylor, and Banijay Kids & Family Chief Executive Officer Benoît Di Sabatino.
“As long-time fans of the animated show, we couldn’t think of a story more fitting to our ethos,” said Elbaum. “The themes of girl-power, never sacrificing friendship, fun, or your true self to be successful resonated with us then, and feel ripe to revisit now.”
“Totally Spies!” originally debuted in 2001 and has since produced nearly 200 episodes, books, video games, a spin-off show, and a prequel film. The series had five seasons until 2007, followed by the release of “Totally Spies! The Movie” in 2009. The sixth season aired in 2013, with a seventh season premiering over a decade later.
The most recent season was well-received in France, the show’s country of origin, and ahead of its international distribution, it was renewed for an eighth season.
