Madame Butterfly (TV series)


 * For the musical, see Madame Butterfly (musical)

Madame Butterfly is an Italian CGI-animated sitcom that premiered in February 2014 and proved to be a hit on 7 Gold.

Premise
This adventure comedy series takes place in a fictional suburb of present-day Rome tells the day-to-day life of emerging detective María Kumashiro, along with her friends, family, and even her boyfriend Bruno Piccio. In order for María to solve mysteries, a butterfly helps by leaving clues, and María has to follow the butterfly.

Sources and inspiration
Inspiration for the content in the series came from several different sources. The characters represent those from Giacomo Puccini's opera of the same name.

Season 1 (2014)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from January 6th to February 7th, 2014
 * The English version of the season was recorded from July 7th to August 8th, 2014.

Season 2 (2015)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from November 3rd to December 5th, 2014.
 * The English version of the season was recorded from March 23rd to April 24th, 2015.

Season 3 (2016)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from November 16th to December 18th, 2015.
 * The English version of the season was recorded from July 11th to August 12th, 2016.

Season 4 (2017)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from November 7th to December 9th, 2016.
 * The English version of the season was recorded from April 3rd to May 5th, 2017.

Season 5 (2018)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from November 20th to December 22nd, 2017.
 * The English version of the season was recorded from July 9th to August 10th, 2018.

Season 6 (2019)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from November 19th to December 21st, 2018.
 * The English version of the season was recorded from July 8th to August 9th, 2019.

Season 7 (2020)

 * The original version of the season was recorded from November 18th to December 20th, 2019.
 * The English version of the season will be recorded from April to June 2020.

Season 8 (2021)

 * The original version of the season was recorded virtually in summer and fall 2020.

Season 9 (2022)

 * The original version of the season was recorded in summer and fall 2021.

Season 10 (2023)

 * Recording for the original version of this season commenced in August 2022.

Season 11 (2024)

 * Recording for the original version of this season commenced in June 2023.