![]() It should also be noted that the writers took the time on following the canonicity of the comic books - the source material for the franchise, in order to retain Peyo's original vision for the comic series' quirky edge and irreverence, social commentaries, and humor, of which the television series would follow suit. ![]() The series was to be aimed at an older audience. When the cartoon show was in development, Peyo Productions remained vigilant to any changes made to the setting and characters of the Smurfs making sure that the cartoon show remained faithful as possible to the comics, and that the animation must match closely to the style for Smurfs: The Lost Village, while making sure that the animation style matches the spirit to the original Smurf comic books (with a contemporary touch) - but they remained very open to creative freedom and allowed the settings and characters be brought up to date with the present times, as long as it made sense - such as Smurfette being portrayed as a Kill Bill-styled action girl, and smurfways becoming an equivalent to segways. Writers Peter Saisselin and Amy Sefrain, commented that is was the time to "revisit, renew and start anew" the brand for the entirety of the Smurfs franchise. The series was to be produced by Peyo Productions and Dupuis Audiovisuel, and its producer was Véronique Culliford. When the final Sony Pictures movie ( Smurfs: The Lost Village) was released, she felt it was the right time to initiate the project due to the film's international success. ![]() More than 30 years after the airing of the final episode of the 1981 television series, Véronique Culliford, the founder of Peyo Productions and IMPS envisioned an idea for a brand-new Smurfs television series for some time.
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