Angelo Rules Greenlit for Season Five

TeamTO and CAKE are readying a fifth season of Angelo Rules with co-production partners France Télévisions, Canal+ and Super RTL.

The launch of Angelo Rules season five will kick off with the series’ first Christmas comedy special, which will be broadcast on Canal+ and Super RTL on Christmas Day 2021. This year, Angelo finds himself on Santa’s naughty list and gets stuck reliving the day before Christmas over and over again. In order to escape the nightmarish yuletide time loop, Angelo will need a team, a plan and a friend who speaks elf.

The complete fifth season of Angelo Rules will launch in France and Germany in 2022 and will introduce a brand-new rival in West Side Academy—a shiny, fancy, modern school. The ongoing battle between the two schools gives Angelo and friends the opportunity to ally with some of their old rivals, like Tracy, Mr. Foot and Manetti, with whom they now have a common enemy.

Angelo Rules is a TeamTO/CAKE co-production with TeleTOON+ in collaboration with France Télévisions and Super RTL. Based on the French book series Comment Faire Enrager, written by Sylvie de Mathuisieulx and illustrated by Sébastien Diologent, the series is produced in association with IRP (Amy Jackson and Andy Rheingold).

Pierre Siracusa, director of youth programming and animation, France Télévisions, commented: “France Télévisions, the leading partner in French animation production, is proud to continue its collaboration with TeamTO on this successful series, enjoyed by our young viewers on Okoo, our public broadcasting kids platform, as well as on France 4. The new themes of this latest season and the arrival of an event-driven long-format adventure usher in an even brighter future for our on-screen hero and his sidekicks, to the certain delight of Angelo’s many young fans.”

Nathalie Leffary, head of animation development, Canal+ Kids Department, added: “Canal+ has been supporting all of Angelo’s cunning plans since the beginning! Like his faithful friends Victor and Lola, we are delighted to follow him once again into his fifth series—starting with a totally loopy and surprising holiday special where the spirit of Christmas is challenged by a more mischievous and spirited Angelo than ever. And for the great enjoyment of our viewers, the special will be available exclusively on our channels and Mycanal at the end of this year.”

Thorsten Braun, chief content and revenue officer, Super RTL, stated: “We are very pleased that we can finally present this long-running show in film length. The festive Christmas setting is bound to inspire joy and giddy anticipation in our young audience, and Angelo’s tumultuous quest for his own Christmas miracle will keep kids on the edge of their seats.”

Corinne Kouper, senior VP of development and production at TeamTO, commented: “After more than ten successful, fun-filled years on air, it was about time Angelo starred in his own feature-length adventure. Angelo’s original take on the spirit of Christmas is sure to make sparks fly!”

Tom van Waveren, CEO and executive producer at CAKE, said: “It’s rare to have the privilege of producing five seasons of a series and it’s very rewarding to keep bringing more Angelo stories to millions of Angelo fans.”