Maya the Bee (TV series)

Maya the Bee is a computer-animated comedy television series produced by Studio 100 Animation in association with ZDF and TF1.^[1] It is based on the character Maya the Bee introduced in 1912. This is the second animated adaptation focused on the character, after the anime Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken that aired in the 1970s.

Voice cast

• Andrea Libman as Maya, a cute and tomboyish young bee girl who loves freedom and lives in the meadow.
• Rebecca Shoichet as Willy, Maya's best friend.
• Philip Hayes as Flip, a grasshopper, Maya and Willy's good friend.
• Kira Tozer as Miss Cassandra, teacher at the Bee-School and Maya's mother figure.
• Uncredited as Miss Bosby, chief of the worker bees.
• Ellen Kennedy as The Queen. She gave Maya permission to live in the meadow, Maya's adoptive mother.
• Uncredited as Judge Beeswax, a bossy drone who likes to make rules, Maya and Willy's mentor
• Uncredited as Princess Natalie, a Princess Bee who comes to visit the Beehive.
• Samuel Vincent as Zaa, the children at the Bee-School.
• Rebecca Shoichet as Zoot, the children at the Bee-School, Zaa's best friend.
• Uncredited as Zoe (but former named as Aiedo), the children at the Bee-School.
• Uncredited as Lisby (but former named as Melody), the children at the Bee-School, Zoe's best friend.
• Uncredited as Zig, the children at the Bee-School.
• Brian Drummond as Kurt, a Dung beetle
• Tabitha St. Germain as Ben, a young Dung beetle, Kurt's nephew and Maya and Willy's friend.
• Uncredited as Paul, an Ant colonel, the leader of Ants, Maya's mentor.
• Uncredited as Bart, an Ant soldier, He is a Paul's right-hand.
• Kira Tozer as Barry, a Fly
• Kira Tozer as Max, a Earthworm, Who dislikes of predators (especially Birds).
• Diana Kaarina as Lara, a Ladybug, Who thinks very highly of herself. She is Maya's close friend but sometimes gets jealous of her.
• Diana Kaarina as Beatrice, a Butterfly, Who is an excellent dancer.
• Samuel Vincent as Shelby, a Snail, Always complaining, He dreams of flying.
• Uncredited as L.E.D., a Firefly. Who flies around at night or day time.
• Uncredited as Slink, a Slug. Who likes eating fruits.
• Uncredited as Rosso, a Fugax Ant colonel, the leader of fugal ants, He is a Paul's arch-enemies (but reforms in Willy Lose His Memory)
• Ellen Kennedy as Thekla, a Spider, Most villainous who trying to catch insects in her web. Maya's arch-nenemies (but sometimes an anti-hero).
• Samuel Vincent as Stinger, a Wasp, Maya's arch-enemies and the leader of the wasps.
• Brian Drummond as Deez, a Wasp. One of Stinger's lackeys.
• Uncredited as Doz, a Wasp, also Stinger's lackey and Deez's partner.
• Brian Drummond as Croaker, a Frog, the insects' predator and Maya's enemy.
• Samuel Vincent as Pick, a Brown Bird, who always find some seeds to eat (but also insects).
• Ellen Kennedy as Beaky, a Blue Bird, who capturing insects and put into the nest.
• Uncredited as Cheap, a Maroon Bird, who hunt for insects to catch and eat.

Episodes

Full episodes

There are at least eleven:

• Episode 1: Spy/Crush debuted 2 March 2016^[2]
• Episode 2: Weather/Shadow debuted 2 March 2016^[3]
• Episode 3: Bottle/Rolling debuted 9 September 2015^[4]
• Episode 4: Besswax/Crack! debuted 9 September 2015^[5]
• Episode 5: Powder/Rescue debuted 9 September 2015^[6]
• episodes 6-9 titles needed
• Episode 10: Moves Out/Wild debuted 3 November 2015^[7]
• Episode 11: Bee Clean/Flying debuted 3 November 2015^[8]

Shorts

• Board Game^[9]

Games

• Fly With Maya aka Maya the Bee Flying Challenge^[10]
• Paint With Maya aka Maya Nature Paint^[11]

Broadcasts around the world

• Germany: ZDF (first four episodes), KiKA
• Australia: ABC Kids
• Austria: ORF1
• France: TF1
• Belgium: VtmKzoom
• UK: Tiny Pop
• Poland: TVP1, TVP, ABC, Minimini+ (DVD releases)
• Portugal: Nickelodeon, Canal Panda, RTP2 (except the episode "Zig Zag")
• Brazil: Disney Junior
• Norway: NRK Super
• United States: Sprout (2015-2017), Universal Kids^[12] (2017–present)

References

External links

• Official website