Production timeline

This timeline holds a list of events pertaining to Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, both in the real world and within the series itself. For now, it is a list of documented news and events that follows Miraculous's development with updated news. Italicized information is information that is still considered true, while striked information is information that is out of date or debunked, therefore no longer being true.

April

 * April 04: Ladybug is first mentioned as a 3D feature film with a TV show in progress. Comics and other variations may also come!

June

 * June 06: Zagtoon enrolls Japan's Toei Animation to co-produce "Miraculous".

June

 * June 07: The series is announced to be 26 episodes.

August

 * August 26: Ladybug PV is uploaded on YouTube as private titled "Lady Bug Japanese version".

September

 * September 04: Ladybug PV is accidentally made public after being privately uploaded on August 26.
 * Ladybug is now referred to as Lady Bug or Miraculous Ladybug.
 * Method Animation is revealed to be responsible for the series' CGI elements.
 * Ladybug has a 3D full-length movie in the works while Toei is involved in only the 2D TV series project.
 * September 12: A fan receives an e-mail back from Jeremy Zag claiming that an official LADYBUG website will be uploaded.

May

 * May 20: Ladybug is set to air on Brazil's Gloob, Canada's Télé-Québec, and Australia's ABC Me. Disney Channel has also picked up exclusive pay-TV rights in Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Spain, Germany, Russia, and Turkey.
 * SAMG Animation and SK Broadband in Korea now join as international partners.
 * The series is announced to be launched during the second quarter of 2015.

February

 * February 09: Work-in-progress clip is uploaded on Jeremy Zag's Instagram.
 * February 10: An extended version of the work-in-progress clip is uploaded on Zagtoon's Vimeo.
 * February 12: Marinette's best friend's name is revealed to be Alya.
 * February 13: Jeremy Zag uploaded a video on Instagram with the description "Stormy Weather" showcasing the mysterious villainess who controls the winds.

March

 * March 11: The French cast is revealed though not named, revealing a name for another unknown character, Aurore.
 * March 20: English dubbed version cast is revealed, along with a character name, Plagg.

June

 * June 08: More news about Ladybug 's licensing partners is announced. Also, the series is still confirmed to premiere worldwide in Fall 2015.
 * June 11: Jeremy Zag revealed that at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, 300 licensees from across the globe joined with Ladybug. Afterwards, Zag announced that 540 licensees from around 120 countries are involved.
 * June 15: An official trailer for the show is discovered, including a lot of new footage and an official series song.
 * June 24: Jeremy Zag confirms that Ladybug is still planned to air in Fall 2015 and reveals the networks around the world that the show will air on, including Nickelodeon for the USA.

July

 * July 02: Another video with the theme song, including old footage from the previous trailer and new footage, is released.
 * July 04: News on the show comes out, including that there will be an app with webisodes, printable activities, and blog posts from Marinette about her daily life and secret life. Also, another character is briefly mentioned, Marinette's rival Chloé.
 * July 6-12: At the Nickelodeon area at San Diego Comic Con 2015, as seen on Zagtoon's Facebook page, posters for the show and an official cosplayer of Ladybug were there. Also, the show in the US is now fully confirmed to be called Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, and Jeremy Zag commented on his Instagram that there will be an official announcement for the series in a few days.
 * July 22: In Korea, there is a press conference for the series held by SAMG Animation. YouTube user Acrofan recorded clips from the conference, including some with new clips of the show and the Korean version of the theme song, performed by Fiestar.
 * Also, according to the press, Miraculous will premiere on EBS in Korea on September 1, while the show will premiere on TF1 in France and Nickelodeon in the US in October.

August

 * August 26: For the premiere of Miraculous in Korea, two previews (the latter preview recorded by Tumblr user onyany-stuffz but without sound) are released.

September

 * September 01: Miraculous premieres in Korea, including the Korean version of the opening. Miraculous Ladybug - Fiestar Theme Song Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
 * September 09: Comicbook.com announces that in the US, Miraculous will premiere on December 6 on Nickelodeon.
 * September 21: On Wat TV, a French trailer and the French version of the opening are released.
 * September 23: An document from TF1 for Miraculous is released. It includes character names and descriptions, interviews with production members, and more news on 10 webisodes coming out. An English translation of the document was made by Tumblr user misctreil and can been viewed here.
 * September 29: Thomas Astruc reveals that Miraculous will premiere in TF1 in France on October 19.
 * Also, on TFou.fr, the web series is added. The episode that is voted for the most will be the first episode released.

October

 * October 19: Miraculous premieres in France.

November

 * November 20: On his Instagram, Jeremy Zag announces that a second season and third season of Miraculous are in progress.

December

 * December 4: Miraculous premieres in the Middle East.
 * December 6: Miraculous premieres in the US and Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece.
 * December 19: Miraculous premieres in Russia.
 * December 21: Jeremy Zag revealed on his Instagram that there is a 2D Miraculous Ladybug OVA in production.
 * December 24: YouTube user The Kitsune Network interviewed Miraculous producer Jared Wolfson at the ZAG Inc. studio in Glendale, California. Jared Wolfson revealed information for the show, including merchandise coming out in the summer of 2016.

January

 * January 4: Anmtv.com announces that in Brazil, Miraculous will premier on March 7 on Gloob.
 * The show is confirmed to be called Miraculous: As Aventuras de Ladybug (translated as: Miraculous: The Ladybug Adventures)
 * January 9: Miraculous premieres in Canada on Télé-Québec.
 * January 20: YouTube user Lindalee Rose interviewed members at the ZAG Inc. studio in the US about Miraculous in a video. Her interviewee, Andre Lake Mayer, revealed new things about the Miraculous franchise.
 * In August 2016, merchandise for the show will be released. This includes toys, comic books, costumes, accessories, and more.
 * A Miraculous movie, made with combined live action and animation, is in the works. Thomas confirmed that this will happen if the show is successful enough.

February

 * February 13: TV's Toy Box releases merchandise for the show that can be customized, including shirts and bags.
 * February 15: Miraculous premieres in Spain on Disney Channel.
 * February 23: Miraculous premieres in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.

March

 * March 7: Miraculous premieres in Brazil on Gloob.
 * March 18: Action Lab announces two comic book series based on the Miraculous television show are in the works to be released in July.

April

 * April 9: Miraculous novelization book announced.
 * April 13: Release date of first Miraculous novelization book in France.

May

 * May 3: Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir DVD vol. 1 release.
 * May 5: Thomas Astruc announced that Wilfried Pain, Christelle Abgrall  and Jun Violet will be joining him in directing Miraculous Ladybug TV show.
 * May 16: Prodigiosa: las Aventuras de Ladybug Latin America premiere.
 * May 16: Miraculous: Verhalen over Ladybug & Cat Noir Netherlands and Belgium premiere.
 * May 17: Miraculous – Geschichten von Ladybug und Cat Noir Germany premiere.
 * May 22: Miraculous premieres in Asian countries and Ukraine are known to be.
 * May 23: Jeremy Zag announces on his Instagram page (as a comment) that Miraculous Ladybug Season 2 and 3 will be out next year.
 * May 27: Jeremy Zag presents three concept arts of Ladybug season 2 and season 3 special 40-minutes episodes (Ladybug in Shanghai, Ladybug on Halloween and Ladybug on Christmas), which will be out in 2017.

June

 * June 7: Jeremy Zag posted a picture of Laura Marano in a recording studio with the caption: "Guess who is recording a new Music Video for Miraculous Ladybug today in LA! (we keep the theme !!!) #miraculousladybug #zagheroez".
 * June 30: Jeremy Zag posted a 6 second teaser video of Laura Marano recording the new music video for Miraculous with the caption: "So good to hear Miraculous theme song performed by Laura! She is really amazing 😊 Her energy is contagious 😎 @lauramarano #miraculousladybug #zagheroez".

July

 * Announced release dates for Miraculous Ladybug dolls and action figures.
 * July 21: announced release date for Miraculous comic books from Action Lab Ent.
 * July 21: announced release date for exclusive Miraculous comic book (TPB edition) by Action Lab Ent. for San Diego Comic-Con 2016.

August

 * August 9: Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir DVD vol. 2 release date.
 * August 30: In Korea, a musical adaptation of Ladybug is announced. It will be performed from November 4 to November 27 in Woori Art Hall, Olympic Park, Seoul. It is co-produced by SAMG Animation and S.M. Entertainment.

December

 * December 20: Miraculous: A Christmas Special releases on Netflix.

January

 * January 18: The first webisode of Miraculous: Tales from Paris airs on YouTube.
 * January 31: An announcement of a contest held at Stan Lee's Comic Con three months prior, stated that a fan would be turned into an akumatized villain in the second season of the series.

February

 * February 8: Astruc replied that Season 2 will not premiere on Nickelodeon, while instead being solely on Netflix for the US.
 * February 10: Season 1 releases early on Netflix.
 * February 13: First Miraculous Monday on the official ML Tumblr. This weekly event lasted until June 2017.
 * February 14: Expected release date of Season 1 on Netflix.
 * February 27: Miraculous Ladybug Tumblr blog noted that a trailer for Season 2 will come out soon.

March

 * March 5: Miraculous chibi show has been announced.
 * March 17: Season 2 is pushed back to Summer 2017.
 * March 27: Season 2 involves chronologically-ordered episodes, shipping moments for characters beyond Marinette and Adrien, and Alya's third unnamed sibling's debut.

April

 * April 15: The bee kwami's name is revealed.

May

 * May 2017: The first expected release date of Season 2.
 * May 6: Netflix, Disney Channel, Gloob, and TF1 committed to airing the second season in the US, EMEA, Brazil, and France, respectively.
 * May 17: There are two Miraculous meetups at the Zag Animation office in LA. The first meetup is a tour of the LA office and a Q&A panel hosted by Thomas Astruc, Jeremy Zag, Sébastien Thibaudeau, Jun Violet, Fred Lenoir, Mélanie Duval, Matthieu Choquet, Wilfried Pain, and Ezra Weisz. The second meetup later that day is a signing and tour of the LA office.
 * A new relative to Nino, was also revealed, as well as the news that LGBTQ+ characters have been added to the series. Le Paon was confirmed to appear at the end of the second season. Swimming pool and rollerblading episodes were planned as well.

June

 * June 3: Weisz confirmed in a YouTube comment that English dubbing has yet to start.
 * June 4: Zag announced that Season 2 assume to be premiere in Fall 2017 in order to "synchronize a global launching and launch major countries at the same time."
 * Astruc and Pain revealing that some friendships/relationships might be broken and Hawk Moth might get a new helper.
 * June 19: Zag posted images and a short video of the crew working on Season 2.
 * June 24: The Brazilian musical adaptation of Miraculous premieres in Rio de Janeiro.
 * June 29: Preparation for recording the English cast for Season 2 was starting, and he released an episode title, "The Collector". He noted that the episode had "shocking twists."

July

 * July 19: Zag stated in a tweet that there would be a sneak peek of Season 2 at the San Diego Comic-Con 2017 panel of Miraculous Ladybug.
 * Preparation for recording the French cast for Season 2 was started.
 * It was also announced that the English, French and Castilian Spanish casts are planning to start dubbing in August.
 * July 20: There is a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 for Miraculous Ladybug. The panel reveals that the date for Season 2 has been pushed back to December 2017, and more merchandise is in the works with Guess and Hot Topic.
 * Cast members of the English version also read a script for a Season 2 episode named "Troublemaker".
 * On the same day, as announced at the panel, a deal is closed for Lionsgate to make the live-action Miraculous film.
 * July 20: The voice of Adrien in the Castilian Spanish dub announces that the studio began work on voice-over of the second season in Spanish. Localization is ready for the first three episodes and work on the rest will continue in September.
 * July 24: Pain uploaded a clip of the shot with Marinette and Cat Noir in the animation stage before rendering.
 * July 27: The French broadcast for Miraculous, TFOU, revealed that they will announce the exact air date of Season 2 at the TFOU Back-to-School press conference at the end of August.

August

 * August 4: Previews of "The Collector" were shown at Seoul Comic-Con 2017.
 * During the panel, it was revealed that the second season will be released in March 2018 in South Korea on EBS1.
 * Jesús Barreda, the voice actor of Cat Noir in the Castilian Spanish dub, revealed that there will be an episode in which Chloé asks Adrien to help her so that other people like her better. He also revealed that Ladybug and Cat Noir will have an interesting interview on TV.
 * August 8: Confirming that the English recording for Season 2 was underway, Weisz posted an Instagram video of Cristina Vee recording lines for "The Collector".
 * August 11: Weisz revealed that they finished working on the first two episodes of Season 2.
 * August 17: Astruc revealed an in-process image of the episode "Riposte" on Twitter, in which its episode name and production code were revealed. The picture featured Ladybug standing on a rooftop with Adrien in one arm, with the other hand holding onto her yo-yo string.
 * August 18: Zag revealed a sneak peek image of "The Collector" on Instagram. Zag commented on it in his post, saying "Get ready for Season 2!"
 * Weisz posted an Instagram video of Papenbrook recording lines for a Season 2 episode.
 * August 24: Another two images from "Despair Bear" were released by Zag on Instagram. The first screenshot features Marinette and Adrien slow dancing in a crowd of people at Le Grand Paris, and the second screenshot features Chloé overlooking a party at the hotel.
 * Astruc released a bit of an animatic from an unknown episode on Twitter. The scene featured Ladybug ice-skating through Paris, with an unknown akumatized villain behind her.
 * August 28: Weisz posted two screenshots from the Season 2 dubbing process on his Instagram.
 * August 31: TFou announced that Season 2 would be released in France in Autumn 2017. They also released a video with interviews and concept art that revealed new major information, including special superpowers for Ladybug and Cat Noir, a future Miraculous holder, new akumatized villains, and special events comprised of two or three episodes.

September

 * September 6: Selah Victor, Chloé's English voice actress, started recording lines for Season 2.
 * It was also announced that Portugal and Germany has started the dubbing for Season 2 in September, along with Brazil, and Italy planning to start dubbing soon in the same month.
 * September 14: Selah Victor released another voice clip of her trying to laugh for her character.
 * September 22: At a press release for Season 2 held by TF1, the first two episodes was released for the press and at the same time, Lou and Lenni Kim performed the Miraculous theme song at the press conference.
 * It was revealed that the premiere for the second season for France would be in late October or early November 2017.
 * It was later confirmed that the exact air date for Season 2 for France will be revealed next week or the following week after.
 * September 23: Disney Channel Italy released a Season 2 promo trailer indicating the Season will air in Fall 2017 for Italy.
 * September 26: Le Figaro released a new French synopsis, revealing an upcoming character named Luka and noting the roles of the new Miraculous holder allies.
 * Zag released an image on Instagram showing many akumatized characters' silhouettes with Ladybug and Cat Noir.
 * September 28: Adala News released another French synopsis of Season 2, and they announced that the series will premiere on October 27, 2017, on TFOU in France.
 * September 29: Disney Channel Germany released the Season 2 trailer for their fall season airings.

October

 * October 3: The official Miraculous Ladybug YouTube channels uploaded the official Season 2 trailer onto the channels.
 * Disney Channel Germany revealed that the second season will be premiered on November 17, 2017.
 * Meanwhile, in France, it was revealed that TFOU will premiere the second season on October 26, 2017.
 * At the same day, Disney Channel Portugal and Spain released a Season 2 promo trailer indicating the season will premiere this Fall for both countries.
 * October 4: Lou and Lenni Kim, the performer of the Miraculous Season 2 theme song sang the theme song live on TF1.
 * At the same day, the album was released on iTunes.
 * October 5: O Universo da TV released a new Brazilian synopsis, revealing an upcoming character named Markov, the name of Chloé's mother, an official appearance of Marinette's paternal grandmother and Luka's relations with Juleka.
 * The French version of the opening theme for Season 2 was released on Spotify for France only.
 * October 6: Gloob revealed that they will premiere the second season on November 3, 2017.
 * October 8: Cristina Vee announced that they finished recording four episodes of Season 2 and she stated there is a new "cool" character in the show.
 * Tfou released a promotional artwork of "The Collector", stating that the season will premiere soon on October 26.
 * October 10: Damien Mercereau‏ posted an image on Twitter revealing the first six episodes of Season 2 in order of release in France.
 * Gloob released a Season 2 promo stating that the season will premiere soon on November 3.
 * Disney Channel Spain also announced that they will premiere the season on October 21, 2017.
 * October 12: Disney Channel Portugal announced that they will premiere the season on October 23, 2017, and they also uploaded a clip of the first episode, "The Collector" onto their channel.
 * October 13: TFOU released a promo clip of Season 2 episodes on their Facebook page stating new episodes coming soon on TFOU.
 * October 14: Disney Channel UK released a clip of "The Collector" on the Disney Channel app teasing that the Season will arrive soon in the UK. The clip was re-uploaded onto their YouTube channel on the next day.
 * October 15: it is announced that Family Channel will premiere Season 2 this winter.
 * October 16: Disney Channel Spain released another promo for the season stating that it will premiere this Saturday.
 * Portugal also released a TV promo teasing that Season 2 will come out soon.
 * A new promotional poster from TFOU was also released revealing the unknown many akumatized characters' silhouettes that were revealed during last month.
 * October 17: Disney Channel Spain released another promo for the season stating that it will premiere this Saturday.
 * October 20: Disney Channel UK released a new promo teasing that Season 2 will air this November.
 * October 21: Season 2 officially premiered in Spain.
 * Disney Channel released the full episode of The Collector on to their YouTube Channel.
 * October 23: Season 2 officially premiered in Portugal (Disney Channel).
 * October 26: Season 2 officially premiered in France (TFOU).
 * October 27: Disney Channel Russia announced that the season will premiere this December.
 * October 30: Damien Mercereau tweeted new airdates for the upcoming November airings for TFOU.
 * Disney Channel Italy released a preview clip of "The Collector" stating that the season will premiere on November 13, 2017.

November

 * November 3: Season 2 officially premiered in Brazil.
 * November 4: Season 2 officially premiered in the UK (Disney Channel).
 * November 9: Thomas tweeted that new episodes were recorded for the French Dub and revealed that Clara Soares is the voice of Lila Rossi and Kagami Tsurugi.
 * November 10: Adrien's European Portuguese voice actor, André Raimundo, announced that new episodes of Season 2 are currently being recorded.
 * November 12: Ladybug Cartoon on Twitter announced that new episodes of season 2 would air every Sunday in France starting from November 26.
 * November 13: Season 2 officially premiered in Italy (Disney Channel).
 * November 15: Jesus Barreda announced that new episodes of Season 2 will start to be recorded.
 * November 17: Season 2 officially premiered in Germany.
 * November 23: Jesus Barreda also announced that new episodes of Season 2 have started to be recorded.
 * November 26: It was confirmed that Season 2 will premiere in Latin America in early 2018.
 * November 30: The official Miraculous twitter revealed that the season's American release date had been pushed back once more, with other sources confirming a Spring 2018 date.

December

 * Expected release month of Season 2 for the US.
 * December 6: Cristina Vee announced that new episodes for the English dub of Season 2 will be recorded soon.
 * December 12: Adrien's European Portuguese voice actor, André Raimundo, once again, announced that new episodes of Season 2 are currently being recorded and he also shared a preview image for an upcoming episode.
 * December 14: Ezra Weisz announced that three more episodes for the English dub had been completed.
 * Christopher Smith began recording his lines and shared a preview image for an upcoming episode of Season 2.
 * December 16: Season 2 officially premiered in Canada (Télé-Québec).

January

 * January 22: Jeremy Zag confirms both seasons 4 and 5 of Miraculous Ladybug in production.
 * January 25: The first three episodes of Season 2 that were produced and animated by SAMG, "The Collector", "Despair Bear", and "Riposte", aired in theaters for South Korea.
 * January 29: Season 2 officially premiered in Russia.

February

 * February 4: Season 2 officially premiered in Israel.
 * February 10: Season 2 officially premiered in Turkey.
 * February 16: Season 2 officially premiered in Canada (Family Channel).

March

 * March 3: Season 2 officially premiered in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden).
 * March 5: Season 2 officially premiered in Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia.
 * Season 2 officially premiered in Greece (Disney Channel)
 * Season 2 officially premiered in the Middle East and Africa (Disney Channel).
 * March 12: Season 2 officially premiered in Poland.
 * Season 2 officially premiered in Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia.
 * Season 2 officially premiered in Bulgaria and Romania.
 * March 30: Season 2 officially premiered in the US (Netflix).

April

 * April 2: Season 2 officially premiered in Korea (Tooniverse).
 * April 3: Season 2 officially premiered in Switzerland (RTS Deux).
 * April 4 : Ladybug & Cat Noir’s statues debuted in the Grevin Museum in Paris.
 * April 25: Miraculous Ladybug & Cat Noir mobile game was officially launched worldwide (IOS and Android).

May

 * May 6: Expected release date of Season 2 for Catalonia.
 * May 27: Expected release date of Season 2 for Latin America.