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List of The Smurfs (2021 TV series) episodes

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Source revisionAug 11, 2026
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The Smurfs is a Belgian-French-German computer-animated television series developed by Dupuis Edition & Audiovisuel, IMPS, and Peyo Productions, in association with KiKA, Ketnet, RTBF, and Dargaud Media, with the participation of TF1, and is based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name created by Pierre Culliford.

The series originally premiered in Belgium on 18 April 2021 on La Trois (a RTBF channel), during the OUFtivi programming block and on Ketnet (a VRT channel) on 29 October 2021; in France on 9 May 2021 on TF1, within the programming block TFOU; and in Germany on KiKa on 16 April 2022.

The series later premiered in Switzerland, on RTS Un on 25 April 2021, during the RTS Kids programming block; in Québec in Télé-Québec on 28 August 2021, under the title Les Schtroumpfs 3D; in the United States, on Nickelodeon on 10 September 2021; and in many other networks around the world.

Season 2 was premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on 18 July 2022; in Belgium on OUFtivi on 29 August 2022; and in France on TFOU on 5 October 2022.

A third season was announced in October 2023, set to premiere worldwide in summer 2024. The world premiere of season 3 was in Australia on Apple TV+ on 5 August 2024, with the showing of 4 episodes. In Belgium, the third season premiered on RTBF Auvio Kids TV on 25 August 2024. The premiere of season 3 in the United States aired on Nickelodeon on 2 September 2024.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2021–22)

Alexandre Viano supervised the storyboard of each episode.

Season 2 (2022–23)

Alexandre Viano supervised the storyboard of each episode.

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