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 his heavily based on that series and serves as a reboot to both this series and the franchise introducing more Rayman elements to the Series.

The Series’ first 13 episodes were released in the 1st of September for the 27th anniversary of Rayman 1 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 air 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 Razorbeard and made as the star attraction of his “Creature Feature Collection” after one day he found as a Baby in the ocean by a fisherman who then sold to Razorbeard. One day Rayman is told in his dreams from the creator of the Glade of Dreams, Polokus, that he and a bunch of unlikely allies while have to escape and save the world, meanwhile a Frog, Globox is captured by Razorbward due to his long tongue and inflation powers but before that, Ly The Fairy, one of the last remaining faries, 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, The Grand Minimus, the supposed “ruler” of all the Teensies and is a wizard, and Murfy, a Flying Green Frog Orge 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 2 of Razorbeard’s Henchbots, Henchman 1000, a no-nonsense robot who will not stop any cost to eradicate Rayman and his friends and also despise Razorbeard 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 & 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.