Series synopsis
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian animation sci-fi & fantasy mystery action & adventure television series that premiered on Rai Gulp on January 3, 2009. It ended on December 11, 2011. It was created by Iginio Straffi. It stars Alessio Nissolino, Perla Liberatori, Patrizio Prata and Jolanda Granato.
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian/American animated television series, begun in 2009, created and directed by Iginio Straffi. It was a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A. It acts like one of the spin-offs to the Winx Club series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States. It aired ...
Premise
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian/American animated television series, begun in 2009, created and directed by Iginio Straffi. It was a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A. It acts like one of the spin-offs to the Winx Club series. All of the show's designs, animation and visual style were created in Italy, while the scriptwriting and original voice recording were done in the United States. It aired on The CW4Kids at 11:30am Eastern Standard Time on Saturdays. In Europe, the series used to air on Disney XD, and on CITV. In India, the series' first season aired on Disney XD in 2010. The series premiered on January 3, 2009, with one episode in the US and the first four episodes in Europe, making Jetix the home for premieres beyond the first episode. It was revealed in a magazine with the new season of the Winx Club, that the second season of Huntik would air in fall 2012 in the US. However, the second season began airing in the spring of 2012 in UK on CITV & Australia on channel eleven. The first season was released on DVD by Anime Works in 2010.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Alessio Nissolino as Lok Lambert (voice)
- Perla Liberatori as Sophie Casterwill (voice)
- Patrizio Prata as Dante Vale (voice)
- Jolanda Granato as Zhalia Moon (voice)
- Daniele Demma as Cherit (voice)
- Dario Penne as Rassimov (voice)
- Antonio Guidi as Professore (voice)
- Claudio Moneta as DeFoe (voice)
Supporting cast
- Marco Pagani as Grier (voice)
- Massimiliano Lotti as Wilder (voice)
- Riccardo Rovatti as Stack (voice)
- Fabrizio De Flaviis as Lucas Casterwill (voice)
- Augusto Di Bono as Tantras (voice)
- Leonardo Graziano as Den Fears (voice)
- Luigi Morville as Harrison Fears (voice)
- Dario Oppido as Mummia (voice)
- Francesco Orlando as Eathon (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | January 3, 2009 | February 19, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 17, 2011 | December 11, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Seeker is Born In the series opener, Lok and Sophie are chased by Organization Suits after they discover Lok's father's journal and an ancient amulet. |
January 3, 2009 |
| 2 |
The Casterwill Client Dante and Lok must escape The Organization and find a new place to hide while deciphering Lok's dad's journal. Sophie's place might be the perfect hideout, but whose side is she really on, and will her servants trust those she brings into her place? |
January 13, 2009 |
| 3 |
Words of Truth, Heart of Lies Lok's father's journal leads them to Prague, where the strongest of Titans supposedly resides. It is also the capital of The Organization, meaning the gang is going to need more help... but who will volunteer? |
January 14, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Doorway to Huntik The Huntik Team goes to The Organization's base and looks for information about Eathon Lambert. They then go to Peru and look for the waterfall mentioned by the Professor where Eathon Lambert disappeared. They are attacked by some evil seekers who want to restore The Organization, but they find a secret path on the back of the waterfall. Here they find an old Casterwill manufact, something like a portal to the Titans' world. They understand that Eathon has gone to the Titans' world and Sophie uses her Casterwill powers together with a titan of Zhalia's as well as Eathon's holotome, and the hologram of Eathon appears and talks to his son. He went to the world of Titans to prevent the consequences of a threaten for the whole world: the Blood Spiral. Eathon orders his son to help the Casterwill family to fight against the Spiral and gives him a clue: he has to interpret the prophecies of Nostradamus. |
September 17, 2011 |
| 2 |
The Tower of Nostradamus A new Organization team led by the charismatic Wilder takes over the Tower of Nostradamus. Dante, Lok and the team manage to stop them with some help from Nostradamus' predictions. On the way a message from Lok's father and clues from the Ancient Seer point the way to Avalon and the Magic Willblade. |
September 18, 2011 |
| 3 |
Cave of the Casterwills Lok and the Foundation team are on the trail of Avalon. Sophie is drawn to a crystal cave where she must prove herself to the Casterwill Elder Nimue. Sophie learns she is a direct descendant of Lord Casterwill and bonds with the titan she thought was lost, empowering her and turning her into Powerbonded Sabriel. Nimue promises to help her find Avalon and the Willblade. |
September 24, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Rai Gulp |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 3, 2009 |
| Last aired | December 11, 2011 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |