‘Miraculous Ladybug‘ is one of the best shows that adults and kids alike can enjoy because of how inclusive and great the story of the animated series is. That said, if you haven’t seen the series and are looking to binge through the different episodes, you might wonder whether you should just watch the episodes according to release order. To some extent, you can, but you should look at our Miraculous Ladybug watch in order for you to understand more about how you should watch it.
Editor’s Note: Updated on February 12, 2024, to include the continuity (chronological) watch order of the entire franchise.
How Many Seasons Does Miraculous Ladybug Have?
One of the most popular animated shows today is ‘Miraculous Ladybug’, which follows the story of the aforementioned Ladybug character and Cat Noir, who are masked superheroes living double lives. This series has been running for a long time already, considering it has been quite popular since the first episode was released. So, how many seasons does Miraculous have?
As of now, there are currently five seasons of ‘Miraculous’. Season 5 concluded on September 13, 2023, which means you can binge through five seasons of the series. And the good news is that ‘Miraculous’ is going to have at least seven seasons, considering that the show’s creators, Thomas Astruc and Jeremy Zag, confirmed that seasons 6 and 7 would be coming.
How Many Episodes Does ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Have?
‘Miraculous’ has a total of 5 seasons that have already completed airing and each season has 26 episodes. That means that there is a grand total of 124 episodes of Miraculous Ladybug as of the moment, and each episode has a runtime of around 21 minutes. As such, it’s going to take a long time for you to binge through all four seasons of Miraculous Ladybug if you are willing to do so.
How Many Movies Does ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Have?
On top of the fact that Miraculous Ladybug has 124 episodes in total, as each season has 26 episodes, the series also has three TV movie specials that have already aired. The first is ‘Miraculous World: New York,’ which aired back on September 25, 2020. Meanwhile, the second Miraculous movie is ‘Miraculous World: Shanghai,’ which premiered back on May 28, 2021, and the third is ‘Miraculous World: Paris,’ which premiered on October 4, 2023. There is also one full movie, called ‘Ladybug and Cat Noir: The Movie‘ released in July 2023. That movie is actually not a part of the show and its movie specials but is an adaptation of the animated television series.
‘Miraculous Ladybug‘ Watch Order at a glance
The following is ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ in release date order, including the movies.
- ‘Miraculous Ladybug‘: Season 1 (2015-2016)
- ‘Miraculous Ladybug‘: Season 2 (2016-2018)
- ‘Miraculous Ladybug‘: Season 3 (2019-2019)
- ‘Miraculous World: New York‘ (2020)
- ‘Miraculous World: Shanghai‘ (2021)
- ‘Miraculous Ladybug‘: Season 4 (2021-2022)
- ‘Miraculous Ladybug‘: Season 5 (2022-ongoing)
- ‘Miraculous World: Paris‘ (2023)
- ‘Ladybug and Cat Noir: The Movie‘ (2023)
Miraculous Ladybug Watch Order
One of the things that fans of Miraculous Ladybug often talk about is the watch order of the series. That’s because there seems to be some sort of disconnect between the event timelines and where each episode falls.
In fact, a lot of fans have come up with their own episode watch orders based on what they have observed as far as which episode comes first. However, the important part here is that there is no need to go a lot into the details because you’ll still understand the series regardless of which episode in the season comes first. We decided to present you with the chronological watch order however as Thomas Astruc commented several times that this production order (the order in which the episodes were written and produced) represents the continuity the best. Enjoy!
1. Season 1 – Chronological order
Season 1 of Miraculous Ladybug first premiered in 2015 and concluded in 2016. It is the first season that tells the story of Miraculous. In some areas, season 1 of Miraculous premiered in 2017.
Note:The final episode, Volpina, was meant to be released as the finale of the season in terms of its story, and the original episodes were meant to be watched after. However, for the sake of continuity, it is best to watch the origins before the first episode.
- Stormy Weather
- The Evillustrator
- Lady Wifi
- Princess Fragrance
- Dark Cupid
- Mr. Pigeon
- Pixelator
- Copycat
- The Bubbler
- Simon Says
- Rogercop
- Gamer
- Animan
- Darkblade
- The Pharaoh
- Timebreaker
- Horrificator
- The Puppeteer
- The Mime
- Guitar Villain
- Reflekta
- Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins – Part 1)
- Stoneheart (Origins – Part 2)
- Antibug
- Kung Food
- Volpina
2. Season 2 – Chronological watch order
Season 2 of Miraculous premiered in October 2017 and concluded 11 months later in November 2018. Even though Santa Claws was released in 2016 and was supposedly a Christmas special for season 1, the production code counts it as part of season 2 and is entirely optional.
- The Collector
- Prime Queen
- Glaciator
- Despair Bear
- Troublemaker
- Gigantitan
- Riposte
- Befana
- Frightningale
- Gorizilla
- Robostus
- Sapotis
- The Dark Owl
- Syren
- Zambizou
- Captain Hardrock
- Frozer
- Style Queen (Queen’s Battle – Part 1)
- Queen Wasp (Queen’s Battle – Part 2)
- Reverser
- Anansi
- Malediktator
- Sandboy
- Catalyst/ Catalyst: A Hero’s Day: Pt 1
- Mayura/ Mayura: A Hero,S Day: Pt 2
- Optional: Santa Claws
- ‘Miraculous World: Shanghai’ – Second TV Movie Special. Even though it was released in the middle of season 4, it falls after season 2 and before season 3 in terms of the timeline. The only reason why it was released during season 4 is due to the delays caused by COVID-19.
3. Season 3 – Chronological watch order
Season 3 started premiering in December 2018, but it had a two-month delay that saw the next episode premiering in February 2019. Fans need to watch season 2 before season 3 because there are plenty of references to season 2 in this season. The season concluded in November 2019.
- Chameleon
- Animaestro
- Bakerix
- Backwarder
- Reflekdoll
- Weredad
- ‘Miraculous World: New York’ – TV movie special
- Silencer
- Oni-Chan
- Miraculer
- Oblivio
- Desperada
- Christmaster
- Startrain
- Kwamibuster
- Feast
- Gamer 2.0
- Stormy Weather 2
- Ikari Gozen
- Timetagger
- Party Crasher
- The Puppeteer 2
- Cat Blanc
- Felix
- Ladybug
- 25. Love Eater/ Heart Hunter
- 26. Miracle Queen
4. Season 4 – Chronological watch order
Season 4 premiered right around a year and a half after the conclusion of season 3, and that is the longest gap between each season of ‘Miraculous.’ The COVID-19 pandemic was a large part of the reason that caused the delay of season 4. This season began in May 2021 and concluded on March 12, 2022.
- Truth
- Lies
- Gang of Secrets
- Mr. Pigeon 72
- Psycomedian
- Furious Fu
- Sole Crusher
- Queen Banana
- Gabriel Agreste
- Mega Leech
- Guiltrip
- Crocoduel
- Optigami
- Sentibubbler
- Glaciator 2
- Hack San
- Rocketear
- Wishmaker
- Simpleman
- Quilin
- Dearest Family
- Ephemeral
- Kuro Neko
- Penal Team
- Risk (Shadow Moth’s Final Attack – Part 1)
- Strikeback (Shadow Moth’s Final Attack – Part 2)
5. Season 5 – Chronological watch order
Season 5 has now concluded, and we have clarity regarding its watch order. The episodes were released chronologically, making it straightforward to follow the sequence. An interesting observation is that all of the episodes in this season end with ‘ion’ in their titles. A new TV movie special titled ‘Miraculous World: Paris’ has also been released. This movie is set within the ‘Destruction’ episode and picks up immediately after Cat Noir’s Cataclysm wounds Gabriel’s arm.
- Evolution
- Multiplication
- Destruction
- Miraculous World: Paris (2023) – TV Movie Special
- Jubilation
- Illusion
- Determination
- Passion
- Reunion
- Elation
- Transmission
- 1Deflagration
- Perfection
- Migration
- Derision
- Intuition
- Protection
- Adoration
- Emotion
- Pretension
- Revelation
- Confrontation
- Collusion
- Revolution
- Representation
- Conformation (The Last Day – Part 1)
- Re-creation (The Last Day – Part 2)
- Action
6. ‘Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie’ (2023)
was released mid-season five, and it follows Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a socially anxious teenager who befriends Alya Césaire at school but must avoid Chloé Bourgeois. During her escape attempts, she meets Adrien Agreste, a model, and develops a crush on him. Little do they know that Adrien’s father, Gabriel, has become Hawk Moth and seeks the miraculous jewels to bring back his deceased wife, Emilie.
Wang Fu releases the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous, which find their way to Marinette and Adrien. With the help of their Kwamis, Tikki, and Plagg, they transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir to fight the akumatized villains created by Hawk Moth. After some hesitation, Marinette fully embraces her role as Ladybug and, alongside Cat Noir, successfully defeats the villains, wreaking havoc at a carnival.
Old mixed chronological / release date watch order
Prior to this updated chronological watch order, we had our own in-house chronological order that was pieced together by taking continuity info as well as release date order, but it wasn’t as accurate as our current watch order. If you’ve by any chance started watching the franchise based on that old order, we decided to save it for you so you can continue where you left off:
- Season 1
- Origins Part 1: Ladybug And Cat Noir
- Origins Part 2: Stoneheart
- Stormy Weather
- The Bubbler
- The Pharaoh
- Lady Wifi
- Timebreaker/Chronogirl
- Mr. Pigeon
- Evillustrator
- Rogercop
- Copycat
- Dark Cupid
- Horrificator
- Darkblade
- Mr. Mime
- Kung Food
- Gamer
- Animan
- Antibug
- The Puppeteer
- Reflekta
- Pixelator
- Guitar Villain
- Princess Fragrance
- Simon Says/Jackaday
- Volpina
- Season 2
- The Collector
- Despair Bear
- Prime Queen
- Befana
- Riposte
- Robostus
- Gigantitan
- The Dark Owl
- Glaciator
- Sapotis
- Gorizilla/The Gorilla
- Captain Hardrock
- Zombizou
- Syren
- Frightningale
- Troublemaker
- Reverser
- Anansi
- Sandboy
- The Queens Battle Pt 1: Style Queen/ Style Queen: The Queens Battle Pt 1
- The Queens Battle Pt 2: Queen Wasp/Queen Wasp: The Queens Battle Pt 2
- Malediktator
- Frozer
- Catalyst/ Catalyst: A Hero’s Day: Pt 1
- Mayura/ Mayura: A Hero,S Day: Pt 2
- Optional: Santa Claws
- ‘Miraculous World: Shanghai’
- Season 3
- Chameleon
- Animaestro
- Bakerix
- Backwarder
- Reflekdoll
- Weredad
- Silencer
- Oni-Chan
- Miraculer
- Oblivio
- Desperada
- Chris Master
- Startrain
- Kwami Buster
- Feast
- Gamer 2.0
- Stormy Weather 2
- Ikari Gozen
- Timetagger
- Party Crasher
- The Puppeteer 2
- Cat Blanc
- Felix
- Ladybug
- Love Eater/ Heart Hunter
- Miracle Queen
- ‘Miraculous World: New York’
- Season 4
- Season 4
- Truth
- Lies
- Gang of Secrets
- Mr. Pigeon 72
- Furious Fu
- Sole Crusher
- Queen Banana
- Guiltrip
- Crocoduel
- Optigami
- Sentibubbler
- Rocketear
- Mega Leech
- Wishmaker
- Hack-San
- Simpleman
- Glaciator 2
- Dearest Family
- Ephemeral
- Gabriel Agreste
- Psycomedian
- Kuro Neko
- Penalteam
- Qilin
- Risk (Shadow Moth’s Final Attack – Part 1)
- Strikeback (Shadow Moth’s Final Attack – Part 2)
- Season 5
- Evolution
- Multiplication
- Destruction
- Miraculous World: Paris (2023) – TV Movie Special
- Jubilation
- Illusion
- Determination
- Passion
- Reunion
- Elation
- Transmission
- Deflagration
- Perfection
- Migration
- Derision
- Intuition
- Protection
- Adoration
- Emotion
- Pretension
- Revelation
- Confrontation
- Collusion
- Revolution
- Representation
- Conformation (The Last Day – Part 1)
- Re-creation (The Last Day – Part 2)
- Action
- ‘Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie’ (2023)
Will there be more ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ seasons and movies?
The good news for the fans of ‘The Miraculous Ladybug’ is that the series has already been announced for seasons 6 and 7 before season 5 has concluded. As for the movies, we’re going to have to wait and see how the current release, ‘Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie’ performs!
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