The second season of the animated series ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...

'' aired from 19 April to 14 July 2005, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by

Iginio Straffi Iginio Straffi is an Italian animator and former comic book author. He is the founder and president of Rainbow SpA, which he co-owns alongside the American media company Paramount Global. Straffi is the creator of the studio's animated series '' ...

, who also acted as executive producer and director of the season. The season follows the Winx Club's second year at the Alfea College for Fairies, where they strive to earn an enhancement to their powers called Charmix. A new member of the Winx Club (Aisha, the Fairy of Waves) is introduced in the season's first episode. Meanwhile, the Trix are freed from their prison by Darkar, who becomes their leader. In February 2011,

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(owner of

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) became a co-owner of the Rainbow studio. Rainbow and

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produced a ''Winx Club'' revival series, which began with four television specials that retell the first two seasons of the original show. The fourth special, "The Shadow Phoenix," retold the plot of the second season and premiered on October 16, 2011.

Production

On 21 April 2004, ''Winx Club'' production company

Rainbow S.r.l. Rainbow S.p.A. is an Italian studio founded by Iginio Straffi. Viacom (now known as Paramount Global) became a co-owner of the studio in 2011. Rainbow has collaborated with Viacom/Paramount's other company, Nickelodeon, on multiple shows, includi ...

announced that a second season of the series was in progress. The season's debut on 19 April 2005 coincided with new merchandise lines. A spin-off series based on the chibi-inspired Pixie characters from the second season was launched in 2010, following a licensing program in 2006.

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