Rayman (TV Series)

Rayman (known as Rayman et ses ami: en suite! in French, which translate to Rayman & Friends: On the Run!) is a CGI-animated television series, produced by Ubisoft and Technicolor Animation Productions. It is based on the Rayman series and follows Rayman and his friends, who are circus attractions in Razorbeard’s own circus, escaping, going on the run in order to save their world, the Glade of Dreams. It is the second Rayman television series after Rayman: The Animated Series, and is heavily based on that series, serving as a reboot to both it and the franchise, introducing more Rayman elements to the series.

The series’ first 13 episodes were released in September 1st, 2022 for the 27th anniversary of the original Rayman game on Netflix, with the other 13 episodes of Season 1 set to air in Early 2023. The show received generally favourable reviews from critics and fans, praising it’s animation, voice-acting, action sequences and humor.

Additionally, Rayman & Les Moldies, a series of stop motion shorts aimed at 6-10 year-olds revolving around Rayman taking care of many Incrediballs, also airing at the end of each episode and are uploaded on Ubisoft’s YouTube channel.

Premise
Rayman, ever since he was a kid, was captured by Admiral Razorbeard and made as the star attraction of his "Creature Feature Collection" After one day, he was found as a baby in the ocean by a fisherman, who then sold him to Razorbeard. One day, Rayman is told in his dreams from the creator of the Glade of Dreams, Polokus (also known as The Bubble Dreamer), that he and a bunch of unlikely allies will have to escape and save the world. Meanwhile, a frog, Globox is captured by Razorbeard due to his long tongue and inflation powers, but before that, Ly the Fairy, one of the last remaining fairies, gives him a Silver Lum to give to Rayman.

After they meet, Rayman has grown new powers (such as hovering with his hair, fully detachable limbs and super strength) and escapes, along with Globox, proud father of 650 and counting children, Barbara, a brash viking princess, who abandoned her sheltered life for a more exciting adventure-filled one full of danger, The Grand Minimus, the supposed "ruler" of all the Teensies and is a wizard, and Murfy, a flying "grassbottle" (green frog/ogre-like hybrid). They are all quickly tasked with saving the Glade of Dreams by freeing all the captured Nymphs and Teensies while also being hunted by two of Razorbeard's Henchbots; Henchman 1000, a no-nonsense robot who will not stop any cost to eradicate Rayman and his friends, and also despises his boss though despite being so obsessed with Rayman, he never realises that he lives in his attic, and Spyglass Pirate, a meek, cowardly somewhat well-intentioned robot who prefers to use machinery and brains to complete his missions.

Rayman and his friends must go around the Glade of Dreams with mystical and imaginative worlds, to eradicate all the Nightmares while being hunted down to uncover a dark and dangerous conspiracy that will endanger the Glade of Dreams forever.