When Iginio Straffi began developing Winx Club at the Rainbow studio, he outlined the plot to last three seasons (78 episodes). In a 2019 interview, Iginio Straffi explained why he had chosen to gradually lower the show's intended audience over the years: “In the last ten years, the animation audience has skewed younger. No more new transformations. The eighth season of Winx Club premiered on April 15, 2019, on Rai YoYo in Italy. Straffi himself also stepped away from focusing on the Winx Club series for this season, as he wished to focus on Club 57 and other live-action projects. Every day, from 18:00, on #RaiYoyo. Secondly, Nickelodeon's American staff members moved to a consultant role for season 8, rather than writing the episodes directly as they had before. , How difficult it is to be on time for the lesson after a galactic mission... ✨. Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, https://winx.fandom.com/wiki/Season_8?oldid=496967. [49] The plot takes place after the events of the first three seasons. [48] Its television premiere was on 11 March 2012 on Nickelodeon in the United States. It's time for Cosmix! Opening [1] A feature-length film followed the third season, intended to wrap up the series' plot as the fairies graduate from Alfea College. During the 2019 Nuremberg International Toy Fair, another trailer from the season was showcased. Season 7 The Winx and Specialists fly to the fortress and eventually defeat the Shadow Phoenix. On Syderia, Obscurum sets a trap for the Winx by putting them against the Lumen that live on the star. [6] Nickelodeon's American writers aimed to make the series multicultural and appealing toward viewers from different countries. Next → Bloom and Stella offer to help her, leaving Flora, Musa, and Tecna to take care of a young pixie named Piff. While counting down to the eighth season's premiere, the Winx Club Instagram released teasers of #15reasonstowatchwinx8 on their account throughout March and April. No details were officially announced until 2018, when it was revealed at the Russia Licensing World Exhibition on February 27 that the eighth season's premiere would not be until 2019. [17] In 2019, Straffi commented on his near-decade of collaboration with Nickelodeon, saying that "the know-how of Rainbow and the know-how of Nickelodeon are very complementary; the sensibilities of the Americans, with our European touch. In 2015, Iginio Straffi, the creator of Winx Club, said that an eighth season would be written but was not in production yet. The Winx were going to the bar, but they didn't know that the Specialists were coming. New graphics and styleguides will be featured. Afterward, a clip from the season was shown at the Brand Licensing Europe, in London, UK on October 9, 2018. Iginio Straffi had planned a feature-length st… And it will not last forever. New, magical adventure today, at 18.10, on Rai Yoyo ✨‍♀️.