Thomas Astruc

Creator and Director of Miraculous, Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. President of BayDay | France

Thomas Astruc began his artistic career as a storyboarder on successful feature films (Wasabi, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra) and international animation TV series (Totally Spies, W.I.T.C.H.). In 2007, he began directing animated TV series: Mikido and Wakfu.

Since 2014, he is the creator and director of the animated TV series Miraculous, tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir co-produced by ZAG and ON kids & family. A world-class animated series, Miraculous brings an active community of millions of fans around the world. Broadcast in more than 130 territories, the series fascinates young and old.

The heroine he created illustrates and prefigures the phenomenon of "girl power", and embodies his era to perfection. At the heart of a team of talented authors and co-directors, Thomas Astruc develops, writes and is currently directing seasons 3, 4 & 5 of the show and is also involved in the development of the animated feature film Miraculous scheduled for 2021 .