''The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe'' is an

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miniseries and

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created by Eva Lee Wallberg and Christian Bøving-Andersen for Cartoon Network. It began airing on Cartoon Network in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden on November 20, 2017. The series is the second to be produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe (now Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe). It is a parody of the 1820 British novel '' Ivanhoe'' by

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. The show takes on a style very reminiscent of Studios Europe's earlier cartoon, ''

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'', featuring animation created with a variety of different sources. On June 15, 2020, it was announced that Cartoon Network has ordered a long-form series. It will consist of 40 11-minute episodes. The series made its premiere at the Annecy Festival on June 14, 2022. The series will air on Cartoon Network and

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in 2023. Although, various international feeds have already started to air the series, starting with

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which premiered it on December 5, 2022,

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and

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on February 4, 2023,

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on April 1, 2023, the UK, Turkey, MENA (Middle East and North Africa), CEE (Central and Eastern Europe), Southern Europe, Benelux, Germany and France on May 13, 2023, and Africa on May 15, 2023.

Plot

The series follows the adventures of Ivandoe (voiced by

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), the young prince of the forest whose father, The Mighty Stag, sends him on a quest for the magical Golden Feather of the fearsome Eagle King. Ivandoe and his dedicated squire, a small blue bird named Bert ( Freddie Fox in the series, voiced by Hardiker in the shorts), discover new and mysterious areas of the forest and an array of peculiar creatures along the way.

Cast and characters

as Prince Ivandoe, Bert (shorts), Princess Syllabob, Puffer Fish Maids, and various characters * Freddie Fox as Bert (series) and various characters * Hugo Harrold-Harrison as Frogman and various characters *

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as Cupcake the Poodle and various characters * Alex Jordan as Prince Svan, Rodent, Gnomes, and various characters *

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as Gnomes and various characters * Christian Bøving-Andersen as Gnomes and various characters *

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as Mountain and various characters *

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as Creature, Troll Woman, and various characters *

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as King Axalotyl, Princess Syllabob, and various characters *

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as Jezebel, Poe, and various characters

Shorts

Episodes

Broadcast

Broadcast of the series began in January 2018 throughout Central and Eastern Europe on the Cartoon Network, including Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, on

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, and in February 2018 in France and Sub-Saharan Africa. In the United Kingdom, episodes premiere exclusively on the feed's YouTube channel. It aired in Latin America and Brazil on July 5, 2018.

References

External links

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