Mediawan and BYD, which recently partnered to develop and finance international premium content, have unveiled the primary project out of their pact: a special episode of the “Miraculous Chibi” series featuring BYD’s recent electric vehicle, the BYD Dolphin Surf.
The episode, titled “Watt a Dream Date!,” launches worldwide on YouTube on Tuesday. It marks the start of a broader collaboration between BYD, which has now surpassed Tesla because the world’s top electric automobile company, and Mediawan, the European powerhouse co-founded by Pierre-Antoine Capton, whose portfolio spans 100 firms, including Plan B, North Road, See-Saw Movies and a stake in LuckyChap International.
A part of the globally popular “Miraculous” franchise, “Miraculous Chibi” is a short-form, digital animated comedy spin-off built around slapstick humor and fast-paced, non-verbal storytelling, featuring Ladybug, Cat Noir and other characters from the franchise. The brand new 52-episode season bowed in December 2025 and has already generated greater than 350 million YouTube views globally, in line with Mediawan, alongside a 132% year-over-year increase in viewership.
Within the special episode, Marinette uses the BYD Dolphin Surf as she races across Paris to make it to a date with Adrien. Along the way in which, a series of mishaps turns the journey right into a chaotic adventure, with the electrical city automobile becoming a central element of the narrative.
“Miraculous” has already develop into a blockbuster franchises and considered one of France’s biggest global animation exports. Created by Thomas Astruc, Jérémy Zag and Nathanaël Bronn, the franchise spans six seasons — with a seventh currently in production — in addition to spin-offs and a feature film. The series, produced by Miraculous Corp, the three way partnership between Mediawan and ZAG, is broadcast in greater than 150 territories and has amassed over 60 million followers across social media platforms.
Although the financial terms of the deal between the 2 firms weren’t disclosed, it’s believed to be a money injection north of €15 million. As a part of their financial and inventive alliance, BYD vehicles will turn up in future Mediawan productions, including the upcoming “Miraculous” theatrical feature film, in addition to some original formats inspired by the BYD brand. Mediawan’s output includes greater than 400 titles produced every year across drama, unscripted, documentary, cinema and animated original content, including Plan B’s “F1″ and “Adolescence,” See-Saw Movies’ “Slow Horses,” the favored series “Call My Agent!” and North Road’s “Backrooms.”
At Cannes, Mediawan and BYD hosted the primary edition of their Construct Your Dream Award with a prestigious jury chaired by Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige and composed of Mélanie Laurent, Hafsia Herzi, Yann Demange. Ukrainian filmmaker Zhanna Ozirna’s marital drama “Honeymoon” won the inaugural award at a classy ceremony that took place at Albane’s terrace.