Signed Cat’s Eyes, the cult anime of your childhood, is preparing its return, adapting it to our times. A new project totally different from the original series.
The cartoon cat eyesan adaptation of the work Tsukasa Hôjô, remains to this day one of the cult shows of the 80’s and is broadcast on France 3, now it is being taken over by another French TV channel that wants to completely revamp it.
The thieving sisters return to duty
cat eyes, like Dragon Ball, The Knights of the Zodiac or Grendizer, has shattered the childhoods of millions of people and, like its counterparts, is considered a cult series. A work originally signed by mangaka Tsukasa Hōjō, City Hunter’s father Nicky Larson
The manga and its adaptation tell the story of three sisters, Sylia, Tam and Alexia Chamade, who lead double lives. During the day, regular working women have cat’s eyes, but at night, it’s something else entirely. The siblings donned their thief clothes to steal works that once belonged to their father. A non-profit side job they believe will find their father, who has not been seen since World War II. The other distinctive feature of this trio of burglars is the style with which they steal the coveted items, always specifying the moment when they are going to hit a card.
All information about the new Cat’s Eyes series
The Cat’s Eyes sisters have therefore marked their return with a new one Live Action Series. A program produced by Big Band Story for TF1 and directed by Alexandre Laurent (The fighters, charity bazaar). An association that, like at the time of the film, makes the fans sweat Nicky Larson and the Perfume of Cupid
In its press release, TF1 announces a series “very rooted in today” more “will not, however, be deprived of many ’80s nods and will be an explosive mix of action, romance and comedy”.
Here is the plot of this Cat’s Eyes live action series:
The series goes back to the origin of the cat’s eyes and traces the adventures of the three Chamade sisters as they have to improvise burglars in the most beautiful and safest monuments in Paris.
In 2023, Alexia, Tam, and Sylia reunite in the City of Light after years apart. At the same time, a work by her father, who had disappeared in a mysterious fire at his art gallery ten years earlier, resurfaced during a prestigious exhibition in the Eiffel Tower. They then decide to take all the risks to steal her, hoping to finally understand what happened to her. Very quickly, the trio find themselves in the crosshairs of Quentin Chapuis, captain of the BRB, who is responsible for arresting these new thieves who keep escaping him. But little does he know that among them is his lifelong love, Tam…
No release date, but filming will start in fall 2023. To develop it, the TF1 group is currently negotiating co-funding with SVOD platforms.
