Huntik: Secrets & Seekers

Name: Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure
Cast: Alessio Nissolino, Perla Liberatori, Patrizio Prata, Jolanda Granato, Daniele Demma

TV series
2009–2011
2 seasons
Rai Gulp
Animation
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Mystery

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8.1 TMDB worldwide · 42 ratings

Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian/American animated television series, begun in 2009, created and directed by Iginio Straffi. It was a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A. It acts like one of the spin-offs to the Winx Club series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States. It aired on The CW4Kids at 11:30am Eastern Standard Time on Saturdays. In Europe, the series used to air on Disney XD, and on CITV. In India, the series' first season aired on Disney XD in 2010. The series premiered on January 3, 2009, with one episode in the US and the first four episodes in Europe, making Jetix the home for premieres beyond the first episode. It was revealed in a magazine with the new season of the Winx Club, that the second season of Huntik would air in fall 2012 in the US. However, the second season began airing in the spring of 2012 in UK on CITV & Australia on channel eleven. The first season was released on DVD by Anime Works in 2010.

About the show

Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian animated television series created by Iginio Straffi, the creator of Winx Club. It was produced by Rainbow S.p.A. and Rai Fiction with the co-production of Big Bocca Productions for the first season. The series is about four adventurers who are part of a group called the Huntik Foundation, led by their top operative Dante Vale. Each episode takes place in a different historical city and features magical elements inspired by European mythology. The characters are designed in a style that combines Japanese anime with Western animation.

Iginio Straffi conceived Huntik in 2006. Its visual elements, artwork, and music were produced in Italy, while animation and some scriptwriting were done abroad. The first season premiered on Rai Due in Italy on 12 January 2009, and set a record number of viewers when it was rerun on Rai Gulp. Production on a second season began shortly after the premiere of the first.

The second season debuted in Italy in 2011. That same year, Viacom gained 30% ownership of the Rainbow studio, and Huntik's second season premiered on Viacom's Nickelodeon networks internationally. Season two premiered on Nicktoons on April 21, 2013, in the United States.

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