Droners

2020 children's animated series

Droners

Genre|

* Adventure[1]
* Comedy
* Science fiction

Created by|

* Pierre de Cabissole
* Sylvain Dos Santos

Directed by| Grégory Leterrier
Composer| Fabien Nataf
Country of origin| France
Original language| French
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 52
Production
Running time| 22 minutes
Production companies|

* Cyber Group Studios
* La Chouette Compagni
* Supamonks Studios

Original release
Network| TF1
Release| 19 October 2020 (2020-10-19) –
30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)

Droners is a science-fiction action-adventure children's animated series created by Pierre de Cabissole and Sylvain Dos Santos, and directed by Grégory Leterrier. It was produced in France by Cyber Group Studios, La Chouette Compagni, and Supamonks Studios, and distributed by TF1. The series has 2 seasons, with a total of 52 episodes, with a runtime of twenty-two minutes, airing from 19 October 2020 to 30 June 2024.

## Premise

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Droners takes place on an ocean planet called Terraqua, which is in 95% covered by water, with the rest being archipelagos and atolls. It follows Corto, Enki, Mouse and Oro, a drone racing team known as the Tikis, from the island of Nuï, on a mission to save the future of their archipelago home, Terraqua, which is being threatened by marine submersion. To save it, they must win the toughest drone racing competition in the world, the Whale Cup, where the machines are powered by eel-like entities called G.E.N.I.E.s.[2][3]

## Cast

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### French-language version

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* Anaïs Delva as Corto
* Gabriel Bismuth-Bienaimé as Enki
* Kelly Marot as Mouse
* Thomas Sagols as Oro
* Stéphane Roux as Stéphane Roux
* Olivia Luccioni-Dassin as Neptune
* Hervé Grull as Adam and Dee Jay
* Leslie Lipkins as Mina
* Julien Meunier as Pavel
* Bruno Méyère as Manta and Sun
* Marie Nonnenmacher as Max
* Thierry Kazazian as Shark
* Flora Brunier as Flora, Laymanja and Saatchi
* Maik Darah as Queen Rust
* Mathilde Carmes as Ifa
* Caroline Combes as the commentator of the Tortuga Coliseum

### English-language version

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* Jet Walker as Corto
* Soso Bianchi as Mouse
* Ogie Banks as Enki
* Micheal Christopher as Oro
* Cedric L. Williams as Adam, Deejay and Shino
* Ryan Colt Levy as Manta and Fuzz
* Tiana Camacho as Debbie, Hannah, Laurel and Max
* Karen Strassman as Flora and Gavinda Teach
* Jenny Yokobori as Mina and Mawu
* Sonny Onorati as Sun
* Bill Butts as Big Moe and Pavel
* Michael Sorich as Kass Krane

## Production

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The series was created by Pierre de Cabissole and Sylvain Dos Santos, and directed by Grégory Leterrier.[4][5] It was produced in France by Cyber Group Studios, La Chouette Compagni, and Supamonks Studios.[2][3] The music was composed by Fabien Nataf.[4] The series originally aired on TF1 in France, where its first season reached the top 3 of viewership.[6][7]

## Adaptations

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The story has been expanded with a three-volume series of manga books titled Droners: Tales of Nuï, written by Sylvain Dos Santos and David Nicolas.[8]

## Episodes

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Season| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released| Network
1| 26| 19 October 2020 (2020-10-19)| 10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)| TF1
2| 26| 9 April 2023 (2023-04-09)| 30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)| TF1

### Season 1 (2020–2021)

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Storyboarded by| Original airdate| Prod.
code

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1| "The Païpaï Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Pierre de Cabissole
Sylvain Dos Santos| Florian Ponty| 19 October 2020| 102

The Tikis face the Cold Kings on the Marais Circuit and learn that it's filled with terrifying creatures! Enki is bothered by his ignorance and goes into the jungle by himself to learn more.

2| "Spirale Looping"| Grégory Leterrier| Nils Mathieu| Pierre Lesca| 20 October 2020| 105

Corto is distracted by her crush on Sun from the Tao Twins and thinks she needs a technical solution to improve her drone racing speed. She ends up with an Aqua relic that may be more than she bargained for!

3| "Spider Circuit"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Jonathan Valette| 21 October 2020| 104

Team Tiki is sabotaged and the Pirates are accused of cheating, so they're suspended from the competition. They and Mouse believe they're being stereotyped because they're a team of Shore Scrubbers. But who is really behind the sabotage?

4| "Welcome to Paroa"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Antoine Maurel| Charles-Andre Lefebvre| 22 October 2020| 103

Maroro needs to be repaired, but the only place to find the right part is in Paroa – the land of the Shore Scrubbers. Mouse, who is a Shore Scrubber, guides the way, but Corto still manages to mess things up.

5| "Big Moe's Big Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Marine Lachenaud
Cédric Lachenaud| Florian Ponty| 23 October 2020| 111

When Big Moe discovers his daughter, Mouse, is secretly drone-racing, he heads to Whale Island to bring her home. Mouse must stand up for herself and prove to her dad that her true calling is in the competition.

6| "The Piranicus Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Marine Lachenaud
Sylvain Dos Santos| Zheping Xu| 23 October 2020| 101

When Enki is the only teen excluded from a party, he tries to act more 'normal'. But, he's so distracted by his social blunders that he forgets about Team Tiki's race against Team Siren!

7| "The Art of Illusion"| Grégory Leterrier| Marine Lachenaud
Sylvain Dos Santos| Sebastien Vovau| 27 October 2020| 107

Gavinda Teach of Teach Tech comes to visit her team, the Mirages. After a particularly bad training session, she tries to convince Corto to switch over to Teach Tech.

8| "The Great Egg Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Joanna Celse
Zheping Xu| 28 October 2020| 108

The Tikis, the Sirens, and the Tao Twins all race against each other to grab an egg and make it to the finish line first. Mina realizes she's at a disadvantage and tries to pit Sun and Corto against each other by playing with their crushes on each other.

9| "Ghost"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Marine Lachenaud
Antoine Maurel| Joanna Celse| 29 October 2020| 106

The Tikis and the Mirages are trapped in a haunted manor overnight during a storm. Enki believes the ghosts they're seeing are simply a technological prank, but no one seems to know what's really going on.

10| "Oro's Secret"| Grégory Leterrier| Camille Couasse
Claire Kanny| Fafah Togora| 20 October 2020| 112

The power goes out on Whale Island and the competition is suspended – maybe forever! But Corto is desperate to save her island, so she and the rest of the Tikis go out in search of an Aqua crystal that can help bring the power back.

11| "Bubblegum"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Marine Lachenaud| Sebastien Vovau| 27 October 2020| 111

The Tikis race against the Starfish on the Candy Shop Circuit. There's a technical incident which causes Oro and Shiny to switch places, unable to switch back! So they have to race on the other G.E.N.I.E.'s team.

12| "Spinning Tales"| Grégory Leterrier| Morgann Martin
Adrien Louiset| Cedric Fremeaux
Isabelle Piedfert| 3 January 2021| 110

Corto gets jealous of how much Mouse admires Max from Team Pirates, so Corto publicly accuses Max of lying about defeating Kumo, the Titan Spider. Max is unable to prove her story and everyone thinks she's a liar, even her own team.

13| "Eole Crash"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Pierre Lesca
Charles-Andre Leferbvre| 10 January 2021| 119

Manta challenges Corto to an underground race in the Hive, but Mouse fears that it'll destroy their drone.

14| "Out of Sync"| Grégory Leterrier| Segolene Basso-Brusa| Florian Ponty| 17 January 2021| 114

The Tikis have to team up with the Mirages – flying completely in sync! Corto and Hannah struggle to get along while Adam sneaks around and tries to learn more about G.E.N.I.E. technology.

15| "The Comeback Kid"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Jonathan Valette| 24 January 2021| 113

Enki finds old records of Wyatt Whale participating in drone races. The pictures go viral around the island and everyone wants to race Wyatt, though he hasn't raced in a long time.

16| "Race for the Khepri"| Grégory Leterrier| Morgann Martin
Adrien Louiset| Pierre Lesca| 11 April 2021| 117

The Tikis race against the Bees and try to catch a Khepri, which is a small but fast robotic beetle.

17| "Into the Maelstrom"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Pierre Lesca| 18 April 2021| 115

Victoria's mother comes to visit and forces Mina to give up her role as pilot during a special race against the Tikis, which follows their elite Maelstrom rules.

18| "Droners Express"| Grégory Leterrier| Benoit Boucher
Christophe Courty
Marine Lachenaud| Florian Ponty| 5 September 2021| 120

Shark brags that he's the three-time winner of Paroa's Courier Trophy, so Corto challenges him to a race.

19| "Duelling Drones"| Grégory Leterrier| Nils Mathieu| Zheping Xu| 12 September 2021| 116

Mouse wants to race in the Shore Scrubber's challenge, but it's at the exact same time as Team Tiki's next race!

20| "The Relay Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Alice Giordan
Anais Topla| Joanna Celse| 19 September 2021| 121

Corto and Sun are excited when their teams get to work together for a relay race, but Monk gets jealous of all the attention his brother is paying Corto.

21| "Kami's Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Antoine Maurel
Morgann Martin
Adrien Louiset| Fafah Togora| 26 September 2021| 122

After Team Mirage breaks into Wyatt Whale's office and steals a baby G.E.N.I.E., the baby escapes and hides among the Tikis.

22| "The Great Belugaga Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Morgann Martin
Adrien Louiset| Sebastien Vovau| 3 October 2021| 123

After Corto pays her a compliment, Debbie becomes obsessed with Corto and even quits the Starfish to support her.

23| "The Polaris Predicament"| Grégory Leterrier| Segolene Basso-Brusa
Christophe Courty| Joanna Celse| 10 October 2021| 118

Because he keeps losing, Polaris Academy sends a new racer named Pavel to replace Manta as pilot of the Cold Kings.

24| "Race for a Cure"| Grégory Leterrier| Pierre de Cabissole| Zheping Xu| 10 October 2021| 124

The G.E.N.I.E.s for Teams Tiki and Bee are hit by a pollen allergy, so Enki, Fuzz, and Buzz work together to find a cure.

25| "The Final Race: Part 1"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Pierre de Cabissole| Pierre Lesca| 10 October 2021| 125

The Tikis qualify for the grand finale race against the Tao Twins and the Mirages, but Gavinda Teach decides to come visit.

26| "The Final Race: Part 2"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Pierre de Cabissole| Isabelle Piedfert
Florian Ponty| 10 October 2021| 126

The Tikis win the final race of the Whale Cup but accidentally awaken the Titan Crab.

### Season 2 (2023–2024)

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overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Storyboarded by| Original airdate| Prod.
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27| 1| "Welcome to Tortuga: Part 1"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Pierre de Cabissole| Pierre Lesca
Caroline Rondeau| 9 April 2023| 201

Nuï is saved thanks to Wyatt Whale. However, when Corto finds him lamenting about the other islands' fate and learns there might be a way to save them all, she embarks him, the Tikis, the Pirates and the Bees, on a trip to Tortuga, the biggest Shorescrubber settlement to get help from its powerful ruler, the Rust Queen.

28| 2| "Welcome to Tortuga: Part 2"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Pierre de Cabissole| Yuaë Tiouka & Manon Serda| 9 April 2023| 202

The Tikis need to qualify for the Rotor Punch, a drone racing tournament, to obtain the Aquae crystals needed to power Whale's idea to stop the rising waters. In the race, they meet old acquaintances, some they would have liked to forget.

29| 3| "The Wotan Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Caroline Rondeau| 15 April 2023| 203

The Tikis have to race against the Blizzard Bosses in Tortuga's frozen area, but Corto and Oro can't stand the cold weather. Manta offers to help Corto as a way to get back at Pavel.

30| 4| "Trial by Track"| Grégory Leterrier| Cédric Lachenadu| Pierre Lesca
Caroline Rondeau| 16 April 2023| 204

Saddened by an injustice done to him, Oro steals a relic from the Rust Queen's museum. When he and Corto are caught by Ifa before they can deliver it back, they must follow a shorescrubber tradition and win a race to be pardoned.

31| 5| "The Nurato Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| David Cazeaux
Soizic Delon| 22 April 2023| 205

Corto messed up again and angered the Zaelots with a prank on Ifa. In order to fix her mistake, she and Oro have to brave the powerful maelstrom Nurato to get a new relic for the Zaelots.

32| 6| "The Pocamourus Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Camélia Acef
Julia Folio| Yuaë Tiouka
Manon Serda| 22 April 2023| 206

For a love-themed race, Corto and Manta are paired and even have to pilot a combined drone together to race against Hannah and Sun, much to Corto's chagrin.

33| 7| "The Royal Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| David Cazeaux
Soizic Delon| 23 April 2023| 207

The Rust Queen announces a royal race where all eight teams will participate, but the Tikis do not know the rules and do not get they have to ally themselves with someone if they want to win. When the alliance between Hannah and Manta dominate the race, Corto must find a way to overcome this hurdle.

34| 8| "The Aquae Knight Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Antoine Maurel
Grant Sauvé| David Cazeaux| 26 April 2023| 208

While punished for a mishap caused by Corto, the Tikis are introduced to an illegal racing track by the Pirates. Corto recognizes someone in the way of piloting the champion, the Aquae Knight, however, her discovery attracts the attention of an old foe, Kass Krane.

35| 9| "The Mechanix Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Marie Seurin
Mathilde Belin| Pierre Lesca| 29 April 2023| 209

The Tikis must race against the Falcons for a race where the skills of the mecanix are the keys to winning. Both teams' mecanixes, Mouse and Lila, end up striking a friendship which displeases Corto and Hannah, who are very competitive with each other.

36| 10| "The Restricted Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Chérifa Tsouri
Mathilde Cadrot| Yuaë Tiouka
Manon Serda| 30 April 2023| 210

After a race, the Rust Queen compliments Corto, which pleases the young girl but irritates Ifa. When Corto declares she is going to enter a restricted area to fix a problem for the Zealots, Ifa gets even more riled up. While Corto is eventually reasoned, Ifa decides to tackle the issue himself, even if it means risking his life.

37| 11| "The Boomer Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Soizic Delon| 26 August 2023| 211

During an official dinner, Corto's words trigger an argument between Lavinia, Wyatt Whale and the Rust Queen, which ends up with a race; the three older pilots against each other and one younger pilot: Corto. Corto feels pressured to win and prove the younger generation's worth as Hannah, Manta and Mina try to help her prepare.

38| 12| "The Race for the Monkeyglide"| Grégory Leterrier| Marine Lachenaud
Cédric Lachenaud
Sylvain Dos Santos| Caroline Rondeau
Yuaë Tiouka| 2 September 2023| 212

Enki's parents visit him on Tortuga, but he gets jealous of the attention they give to the Planktons, their next adversaries. However, the Rust Queen decides to change the rules and sends the teams into Tortuga's forest to prove the existence of the Monkeyglide, a creature thought to be a myth. Enki's desire to impress his parents and beat the Planktons might be a problem.

39| 13| "The Planktons' Secret"| Grégory Leterrier| Sylvain Dos Santos
Antoine Maurel| Pierre Lesca
Manon Sedra| 9 September 2023| 213

Oro accidentally angers the Planktons and they cause Maroro to crash in the frozen area of Tortuga. However, when they go back to get him back to the Tikis, they do not find him: he has been taken by the "ghost of Tortuga". Even if the Rust Queen forbade them from going there, the Tikis would not abandon Oro, and the Planktons would tag along.

40| 14| "The Treasure Hunt"| Grégory Leterrier| Adéle Heynemann
Thibaut Tupler| Caroline Rondeau| 16 September 2023| 214

Enki's curiosity is triggered by Mina's explanation about a lost relic of Maelstrom. However, he accidentally catches the interest of the Rust Queen in the relic so that she can add it to her treasure. The Tikis will have to find a way to fix this mess without creating too many waves.

41| 15| "The Predator Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Benoît Boucher| Caroline Rondeau| 23 March 2024| 215

For the next race, the Rust Queen announces it will be a game of hide-and-seek between two teams, the predators and the prey. Corto is not thrilled at being a prey, but she is even less happy to be teamed up with the Planktons. However, Lemanja's ideas might be what they need to win this game.

42| 16| "The Bee-Turtle Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Romain Gadiou
Chloé Sastre| Soizic Delon| 1 April 2024| 216

While a Bee-Turtle acts aggressively on the shores of Tortuga, Gungir, the Blizzard Bosses' drone, is reportedly stolen. Pavel accuses Corto, but the thief turns out to be an unexpected person with an incredible reason.

43| 17| "The Chefs' Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Marine Lachenaud
Cédric Lachenaud| Pierre Lesca| 2 April 2024| 217

Chef Otaqua participates in the Rotor Punch by having the Droners cook. While unconvinced by any of them, he chose the Blizzard Bosses and the Tikis for the race. Corto is happy, but she finds herself in a bind when Mouse and Enki cannot stop arguing about what they must cook while Pavel is revealed to be a talented cook.

44| 18| "Baba's Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Yuaë Tiouka| 3 April 2024| 218

Baba's behavior causes concern to Ifa as Mouse discovers a part of his past that explains why the next race seems to agitate him so much. Despite Baba and Mouse's warnings, Ifa and Corto take a shortcut that lands them straight into trouble.

45| 19| "The Third Eye Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| David Cazeaux| 4 April 2024| 219

After Sun's new attack temporarily blinds Corto, the Tikis have to find a way to race against the Blizzard Bosses. Sun and Lotus propose to train Corto and Oro to use the same technique that permits Sun to see through Lotus' eyes. The only problem is that it relies on the mastery of Zen... and Corto is anything but zen!

46| 20| "The Mystery Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| Soizic Delon| 5 April 2024| 220

Corto impresses everyone with her piloting skills, but the Tikis' next race is about enginerd skills. Enki's patience might run out.

47| 21| "The Labyrinth Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Romain Gadiou
Chloé Sastre| Pierre Lesca & Yuaë Tiouka| 24 March 2024| 221

The Rust Queen and Whale came up with a new surprise: they put a labyrinth in the race. Meanwhile, Hannah is stressed as her relationship with Kami becomes tense, not helped by Corto's tauntings.

48| 22| "The Tsunami Challenge"| Grégory Leterrier| Nicolas David
Antoine Maurel
Grant Sauvé| 26 March 2024| Manon Sedra
Caroline Rondeau| 222

The Rotor Punch is put on hold as the Buzzball competition begins. The Tikis are visited by Mouse's older brother, Vago, as they meet the Rust Queen's unexpected guest, Buzzball team Tsunami's champion: Loopi. Loopi is the person Corto admires, but she has to find it in herself to win against her idol.

49| 23| "The Race or the Key"| Grégory Leterrier| Christophe Courty| David Cazeaux| 2 June 2024| 223

Hannah discovers a shocking secret about Cold as the Tikis and the Blizzard Bosses are about to race. Pavel wants to steal the key to the vault, and Hannah and the Tikis must find a way to stop him without alerting the Rust Queen.

50| 24| "The Magnetis Race"| Grégory Leterrier| Pierre de Cabissole| Hugo Llames
Soizic Delon| 9 June 2024| 224

A dispute between Oro and Nemo leads to a dangerous bet as the Tikis and the Sirens have to race and fly by the dangerous Magnetis, a giant magnet which eventually pulls in anything that gets attracted into it. Meanwhile, Kami decides to take revenge on Nemo for his nasty temper by scaring him during the race. But, it does not go as planned.

51| 25| "The Rotor Punch Race: Part 1"| Grégory Leterrier| Pierre de Cabissole
Antoine Maurel
Sylvain Dos Santos| David Cazeaux
Caroline Rondeau| 30 June 2024| 225

The final race is here, but Antaboga has found new allies and they threaten to destroy Tortuga. Meanwhile, Oro is torn between two worlds.

52| 26| "The Rotor Punch Race: Part 2"| Grégory Leterrier| Pierre de Cabissole
Antoine Maurel
Sylvain Dos Santos| Pierre Lesca| 30 June 2024| 226

The Rust Queen prepares to confront Antaboga as Tortuga falls into chaos. The Tikis must fight and Oro has an important decision to take.

## References

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1. ^ "Droners". Cyber Group Studios.
2. ^ a b Jeremy Dickson (27 April 2017). "Droners takes flight for TF1, Cyber Group". kidscreen.com.
3. ^ a b "TF1, Cyber Group to Develop 'Droners'". licenseglobal.com. 6 April 2018.
4. ^ a b "Droners". en.unifrance.org.
5. ^ "Droners s'envole le 19 octobre sur TF1". littlebiganimation.eu (in French). 5 October 2020.
6. ^ "New technologies, ecology, and inclusivity are central to 'Droners,' a crazy adventure series". en.unifrance.org. 7 June 2022.
7. ^ Davide Abbatescianni. "Cyber Group Studios étend la portée mondiale de Gigantosaurus et Droners grâce à des diffuseurs et plateformes de premier plan". cineuropa.org (in French).
8. ^ Thomas Faidherbe (22 January 2021). "La série animée 'Droners' débarque chez Glénat". livreshebdo.fr (in French).

## External links

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* Droners on IMDb

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