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{{Infobox television

| image = Droners Posters.jpg

| genre = [[Animated series]]<br>[[Comedy]]<br>[[Action fiction|Action]]<br>[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br>[[Fantasy]]

| creator = Pierre de Cabissole<br>Sylvain Dos Santos

| director = Gregory Leterrier<br>Sylvain Dos Santos

| executive_producer = Caroline Audebert<br>Guillaume Johera<br>Helene Maret

| producer = Pierre Sissmann<br>Julien Bagnol-Roy<br>Sylvain Dos Santos

| developer =

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 26

| list_episodes =

| runtime = 22 minutes

| company = [[Cyber Group Studios]]<br>La Chouette Compagnie<br>Supamonks Studio

| voices = {{Plainlist|

*[[Anaïs Delva]]

*Gabriel Bismuth-Bienaimé

*Leslie Lipkins

*Olivia Luccioni-Dassin

}}

| country = France

| language = French

| composer = [[:fr:Fabien Nataf|Fabien Nataf]]

| network = '''France'''<br>[[TF1]]<br>[[Disney Channel (France)|Disney Channel]]<br>'''Germany'''<br>[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''<br>[[Pop (British and Irish TV channel)|Pop]]

| first_aired = {{start date|2020|10|19}}

| last_aired = present

}}

'''''Droners''''' is a French animated series that premiered on October 19, 2020. The series is produced by [[Cyber Group Studios]], La Chouette Compagnie and Supamonks Studio, with the participation of [[TF1]], [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]] [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] and [[The Walt Disney Company France]], in association with Sofitvcine 6, Sofitvcine 7 and Pictanovo.

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==Plot==

Droners takes place in the world of TerrAqua – which is 95% covered by [[water]]. Team Tiki – Corto, Mouse, Enki, and Oro – need to win the Whale Cup, the most intense [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]] [[Drone racing|racing]] competition of all time. They'll compete against other teams of teenagers from all over TerrAqua, flying their G.E.N.I.E.-powered drones through dangerous territory and avoiding even more dangerous creatures. But failure isn't an option for Team Tiki: the fate of their home, Nuï, relies on their victory!

==Characters==

===Main===

* '''Corto Heilani''' is the main character and the pilot for the Tikis. She's hardheaded and confident and a talented pilot who would do anything to save their home of Nuï. She has a crush on Sun. She is 13.

* '''Mouse Anemone Jacintha Ruto''' is the mechanic for the Tikis. She's also a Shore Scrubber and a part of the Ruto Clan. She is 10.

* '''Enki''' is the 13-year-old enginerd for the Tikis. He was at least partially raised in the jungle. He has a crush on Flora.

* '''Oro''' is the G.E.N.I.E. for the Tikis. He powers the drone Maroro. He is one of the only G.E.N.I.Es. who is immune to water, unlike the others who can be dissolved by it.

===Recurring===

====WhaleCorp====

* Wyatt Whale is the owner and founder of WhaleCorp, a tech manufacturing company that creates drones and uses/creates G.E.N.I.E.s to power them. He's also financing the drone racing competition and promises an internship to the winning team.

* Neptune is the G.E.N.I.E. for Wyatt Whale.

====Team Pirate====

* Shark is the pilot (and occasional enginerd) for the Pirates. All three members of the Pirates are Shore Scrubbers.

* Max is the enginerd (and occasional pilot) for the Pirates.

* Ed is the mechanic for the Pirates.

* Patch is the G.E.N.I.E. for the Pirates. He powers the drone Claw.

====Team Starfish====

* Deejay is the pilot for the Starfish. His age is 17.

* Debbie is the mechanic/enginerd for the Starfish. Her age is 14.

* Shiny is the G.E.N.I.E. for the Starfish. She powers the drone Aquablaster.

====Team Mirage====

* Hannah is the pilot for the Mirages. Their drone, called Fatamorgana, is provided by Teach Tech.

* Adam is the mechanic/enginerd for the Mirages. They're working directly for Gavinda Teach, who has asked them to help her uncover to secrets of G.E.N.I.E.s so she can destroy WhaleCorp.

The Tao Twins

* '''Sun''' is the pilot for the Tao Twins. He's blind and has a crush on Corto.

* '''Monk''' is the mechanic/enginerd for the Tao Twins.

* '''Lotus''' is the G.E.N.I.E. for the Tao Twins. They power the drone Wushu.

====Team Bee====

* Flora is the pilot for the Bees. She has a crush on Enki.

* Fuzz is the enginerd for the Bees.

* Buzz is the mechanic for the Bees.

* Jelly is the G.E.N.I.E. for the Bees. They power the drone Bumblebee.

====Team Siren====

* Mina is the pilot for the Sirens. Her age is 13.

* Victoria is the engineer for the Sirens. Her age is 14.

* Laurel is the mechanic for the Sirens. Her age is 12.

* Nemo is the G.E.N.I.E. for the Sirens. They power the drone Nautilus.

====The Cold Kings====

* Manta is the pilot for the Cold Kings. Their drone, named Sub-Zero, is provided by Teach Tech. His age is 15.

* Shino is the enginerd/mechanic for the Cold Kings. They're representing Polaris Academy in the drone racing competition. His age is 14.

*Pavel is Manta's previous superior at Polaris Academy. He would temporarily replace Manta as pilot, but would be sent back after losing to the Tikis.

====Teach Tech====

* Gavinda Teach is the owner and founder of Teach Tech, a tech manufacturing company that creates drones which are powered by nucleum, an element that is toxic to the environment.

====Other====

* Big Moe is Mouse's father and the leader of the Ruto Clan.

== Voice artists ==

===English===

*Jet Walker as Corto

*Soso Bianchi as Mouse

*[[Ogie Banks]] as Enki

*Cedric L. Williams as Adam, Deejay and Shino

*Ryan Colt Levy as Manta

*Tiana Camacho as Debbie, Hannah, Laurel and Max

*Bill Butts as Big Moe

=== French ===

* Gabriel Bismuth-Bienaimé as Enki

* Caroline Combes

* [[Anaïs Delva]] as Corto

* Hervé Grull

* Leslie Lipkins

* Olivia Luccioni-Dassin

* Kelly Marot

* Julien Meunier

* Bruno Méyère

* Marie Nonnenmacher

* Stéphane Roux

* Thomas Sagols

=== German ===

* Luisa Wietzorek as Corto

* Nicolas Rathod as Enki

* Sarah Tkotsch as Mouse

* Gerald Schaale as Wyatt Whale

* Fabian Krüger as Oro

* Sophie Lechtenbrink as Hannah

* Carlos Fanselow as Shark

* Andrea Cleven as Flora

* Marie Isabel Walke as Mina

* Fabian Heinrich as Deejay

==Episodes==

===Season 1===

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = The Païpaï Race

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| WrittenBy = Pierre de Cabissole & Sylvain Dos Santos

| Aux2 = Florian Ponty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|19}}

| AltDate = 6 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.02

| ShortSummary = The Tikis face the Cold Kings on the Marais Circuit and learn that it's filled with terrifying creatures! Enki is bothered by his ignorance and goes into the jungle by himself to learn more.

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Spirale Looping

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Nils Mathieu

| Aux2 = Pierre Lesca

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|20}}

| AltDate = 7 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.05

| ShortSummary = Corto is distracted by her crush on Sun from the Tao Twins and thinks she needs a technical solution to improve her drone racing speed. She ends up with an Aqua relic that may be more than she bargained for!

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Spider Circuit

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Christophe Courty

| Aux2 = Jonathan Valette

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|21}}

| AltDate = 8 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.04

| ShortSummary = Team Tiki is sabotaged and the Pirates are accused of cheating, so they're suspended from the competition. They and Mouse believe they're being stereotyped because they're a team of Shore Scrubbers. But who is really behind the sabotage?

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Welcome to Paroa

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| WrittenBy = Sylvain Dos Santos & Antoine Maurel

| Aux2 = Charles-Andre Lefebvre

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|22}}

| AltDate = 9 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.03

| ShortSummary = Maroro needs to be repaired, but the only place to find the right part is in Paroa – the land of the Shore Scrubbers. Mouse, who is a Shore Scrubber, guides the way, but Corto still manages to mess things up.

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = The Piranicus Race

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Adrien Louiset & Morgann Martin

| Aux2 = Zheping Xu

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|23}}

| AltDate = 10 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.01

| ShortSummary = When Enki is the only teen excluded from a party, he tries to act more 'normal'. But, he's so distracted by his social blunders that he forgets about Team Tiki's race against Team Siren!

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = The Art of Illusion

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Marine Lachenaud & Sylvain Dos Santos

| Aux2 = Sebastien Vovau

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|26}}

| AltDate = 13 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.07

| ShortSummary = Gavinda Teach of Teach Tech comes to visit her team, the Mirages. After a particularly bad training session, she tries to convince Corto to switch over to Teach Tech.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Big Moe's Big Race

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Marine Lachenaud & Cedric Lachenaud

| Aux2 = Florian Ponty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|27}}

| AltDate = 14 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.08

| ShortSummary = Mouse's father, Big Moe, discovers that his daughter is racing drones and travels to Whale Island to bring her home. Mouse has to prove to him that she has a place in the Whale Cup competition.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = The Great Egg Race

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Christophe Courty

| Aux2 = Joanna Celse & Zheping Xu

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|28}}

| AltDate = 15 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.09

| ShortSummary = The Tikis, the Sirens, and the Tao Twins all race against each other to grab an egg and make it to the finish line first. Mina realizes she's at a disadvantage and tries to pit Sun and Corto against each other by playing with their crushes on each other.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = Ghost

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Sylvain Dos Santos, Marine Lachenaud, & Antoine Maurel

| Aux2 = Joanna Celse

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|29}}

| AltDate = 16 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.06

| ShortSummary = The Tikis and the Mirages are trapped in a haunted manor overnight during a storm. Enki believes the ghosts they're seeing are simply a technological prank, but no one seems to know what's really going on.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = Oro's Secret

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Camille Couasse & Claire Kanny

| Aux2 = Fafah Togora

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|20}}

| AltDate = 17 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.12

| ShortSummary = The power goes out on Whale Island and the competition is suspended – maybe forever! But Corto is desperate to save her island, so she and the rest of the Tikis go out in search of an Aqua crystal that can help bring the power back.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = Bubblegum

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Sylvain Dos Santos & Marine Lachenaud

| Aux2 = Sebastien Vovau

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|27}}

| AltDate = 20 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.11

| ShortSummary = The Tikis race against the Starfish on the Candy Shop Circuit. There's a technical incident which causes Oro and Shiny to switch places, unable to switch back! So they have to race on the other G.E.N.I.E.'s team.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = Spinning Tales

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Morgann Martin & Adrien Louiset

| Aux2 = Cedric Fremeaux & Isabelle Piedfert

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|3}}

| AltDate = 21 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.10

| ShortSummary = Corto gets jealous of how much Mouse admires Max from Team Pirates, so Corto publicly accuses Max of lying about defeating Kumo, the Titan Spider. Max is unable to prove her story and everyone thinks she's a liar, even her own team.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| Title = Eole Crash

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Christophe Courty

| Aux2 = Pierre Lesca & Charles-Andre Leferbvre

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|10}}

| AltDate = 22 March 2023

| ProdCode = 1.19

| ShortSummary = Manta challenges Corto to an underground race in the Hive, but Mouse fears that it'll destroy their drone.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 14

| Title = Out of Sync

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Segolene Basso-Brusa

| Aux2 = Florian Ponty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|17}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.14

| ShortSummary = The Tikis have to team up with the Mirages – flying completely in sync! Corto and Hannah struggle to get along while Adam sneaks around and tries to learn more about G.E.N.I.E. technology.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| Title = The Comeback Kid

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Christophe Courty

| Aux2 = Jonathan Valette

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|1|24}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.13

| ShortSummary = Enki finds old records of Wyatt Whale participating in drone races. The pictures go viral around the island and everyone wants to race Wyatt, though he hasn't raced in a long time.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| Title = Race for the Khepri

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Morgann Martin & Adrien Louiset

| Aux2 = Pierre Lesca

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|11}}

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| ProdCode = 1.17

| ShortSummary = The Tikis race against the Bees and try to catch a Khepri, which is a small but fast robotic beetle.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 17

| Title = Into the Maelstrom

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Christophe Courty

| Aux2 = Pierre Lesca

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|18}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.15

| ShortSummary = Victoria's mother comes to visit and forces Mina to give up her role as pilot during a special race against the Tikis, which follows their elite Maelstrom rules.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| Title = Droners Express

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Benoit Boucher, Christophe Courty, & Marine Lachenaud

| Aux2 = Florian Ponty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|5}}

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| ProdCode = 1.20

| ShortSummary = Shark brags that he's the three-time winner of Paroa's Courier Trophy, so Corto challenges him to a race.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 19

| Title = Duelling Drones

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Nils Mathieu

| Aux2 = Zheping Xu

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|12}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.16

| ShortSummary = Mouse wants to race in the Shore Scrubber's challenge, but it's at the exact same time as Team Tiki's next race!

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 20

| Title = The Relay Race

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Alice Giordan & Anais Topla

| Aux2 = Joanna Celse

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|19}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.21

| ShortSummary = Corto and Sun are excited when their teams get to work together for a relay race, but Monk gets jealous of all the attention his brother is paying Corto.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 21

| Title = Kami's Race

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Antoine Maurel, Morgann Martin, & Adrien Louiset

| Aux2 = Fafah Togora

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|26}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.22

| ShortSummary = After Team Mirage breaks into Wyatt Whale's office and steals a baby G.E.N.I.E., the baby escapes and hides among the Tikis.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| Title = The Great Belugaga Race

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Morgann Martin & Adrien Louiset

| Aux2 = Sebastien Vovau

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|3}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.23

| ShortSummary = After Corto pays her a compliment, Debbie becomes obsessed with Corto and even quits the Starfish to support her.

| LineColor = 005F6C

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 23

| Title = The Polaris Predicament

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Segolene Basso-Brusa & Christophe Courty

| Aux2 = Joanna Celse

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|10}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.18

| ShortSummary = Because he keeps losing, Polaris Academy sends a new racer named Pavel to replace Manta as pilot of the Cold Kings.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 24

| Title = Race for a Cure

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Pierre de Cabissole

| Aux2 = Zheping Xu

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|10}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.24

| ShortSummary = The G.E.N.I.E.s for Teams Tiki and Bee are hit by a pollen allergy, so Enki, Fuzz, and Buzz work together to find a cure.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 25

| Title = The Final Race Part 1

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Sylvain Dos Santos & Pierre de Cabissole

| Aux2 = Pierre Lesca

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|10}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.25

| ShortSummary = The Tikis qualify for the grand finale race against the Tao Twins and the Mirages, but Gavinda Teach decides to come visit.

| LineColor = 005F6C

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 26

| Title = The Final Race Part 2

| RTitle =

| WrittenBy = Sylvain Dos Santos & Pierre de Cabissole

| Aux2 = Isabelle Piedfert & Florian Ponty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|10}}

| AltDate =

| ProdCode = 1.26

| ShortSummary = The Tikis win the final race of the Whale Cup but accidentally awaken the Titan Crab.

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===Season 2===

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==Broadcast==

The series is broadcast on Disney Channel in various markets. The show is broadcast on Primo TV in the United States with minimal reruns. This network is only available to [[Xfinity]] customers, no streaming service or other broadcaster with wider reach has picked up the show in the United States. The show is also broadcast in the UK on [[Pop (British and Irish TV channel)|Pop]].

==External links==

* {{IMDb title|tt14452674|Droners}}

* [https://www.tfoumax.fr/hero/droners Official Website]

{{Disney co-productions}}

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[[Category:French children's animated drama television series]]

[[Category:French children's animated fantasy television series]]

[[Category:Anime-influenced Western animated television series]]

[[Category:Disney animated television series]]