''Maya the Bee'' is a French-German computer-animated comedy television series produced by

Studio 100 Animation Studio 100 Animation is an animation studio based in Paris and it is a subsidiary of the Belgian Studio 100 ''group'', the studio specialises in producing TV series and films for children and families. History In 2008, Studio 100 acquired the Ge ...

in association with

ZDF ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...

for

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, TF1 for

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

and

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

for

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. It is based on the character

Maya the Bee ''Maya the Bee'' () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ame ...

introduced in 1912. This is the second animated adaptation focused on the character, after the anime ''

Maya the Honey Bee is an anime television series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka. After the first 6 episodes, Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation, which retained the rights of th ...

'' that aired in the 1970s. The show also aired on Sprout when the channel got revamped for its 10th anniversary year in 2015.

Voice cast

Note: season one only *

Andrea Libman Andrea Eva Libman (born July 19, 1984) is a Canadian actress whose most popular on-screen appearances are in ''Little Women'', '' Andre'', and a guest role on ''The X-Files''. She is also known for providing voice acting in various animated show ...

as Maya *

Rebecca Shoichet Rebecca Shoichet ( ; born February 16, 1975) is a Canadian voice actress and singer who has voiced in English dubs of Japanese anime and other shows for Ocean Productions in Vancouver. She took over Saffron Henderson's role of Sota Higurashi in ...

as Willy, Princess Natalie and Zoot * Philip Hayes as Flip *

Kira Tozer Kira Tozer (born December 6, 1984) is a Canadian voice actress for cartoons, anime and video games. Her major roles include Minka Mark on ''Littlest Pet Shop'' and Kagome Higurashi in the 2012 anime, '' Inuyasha: The Final Act''. She married i ...

as Miss Cassandra, Barry and Max * Ellen Kennedy as Miss Bosby, The Queen, Thekla and Hannah *

Brian Drummond Brian Drummond (born August 10, 1969) is a Canadian voice actor. He formerly served on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. Usually working in Vancouver, h ...

as Judge Beeswax, Kurt, Deez, Zip "Zig" and Edgar * Samuel Vincent as Zap, Shelby, Paul, Stinger and Doz *

Diana Kaarina Diana Kaarina (born March 17, 1975) is a Canadian voice and stage actress based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Kaarina was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Richmond, British Columbia. She got her start with Theatre Under ...

as Lara, Beatrice *

Tabitha St. Germain Tabitha St. Germain, formerly known as Paulina Gillis Germain and also known as Tabitha or Kitanou St. Germain, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for a variety of roles across many different shows. She has been actively doing voi ...

as Ben, Zoe and Lisby

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2017)

Controversy

In September 2017, parents spotted a drawing of a penis in the series' 35th episode. After the clip went viral on

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

temporarily removed the episode from the website. The episode subsequently returned with the offensive drawing edited out. The production company apologized to many fans and stated it was, "A very bad joke".

Games

*Fly With Maya aka Maya the Bee Flying Challenge *Paint With Maya aka Maya Nature Painthttp://www.sproutonline.com/games/paint-maya

References

External links

*
Spanish websiteMaya the Bee Movie
on ''Studio 100''
Maya the Bee
at

IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...

{{Maya the Bee Maya the Bee 2010s French animated television series 2012 German television series debuts Animation controversies in television Censored television series French children's animated adventure television series French children's animated comedy television series French children's animated fantasy television series French computer-animated television series German children's animated adventure television series German children's animated comedy television series German children's animated fantasy television series German-language television shows English-language television shows French television shows based on children's books Animated television series about insects Obscenity controversies in animation Obscenity controversies in television 2012 French television series debuts 2017 German television series endings 2017 French television series endings