It rocked our childhoods and is about to return to our small screens: but this time live! Indeed, according to Le Parisien, TF1 is developing, at full discretion, an adaptation of the Signé Cat’s Eyes series under director Alexandre Laurent, to whom we already owe Les Combattantes and Le Bazar de la Charité. Production company Big Band Story is also said to be involved.
To remind you, Signé Cat’s Eyes is the story of the three Shamad sisters, Tami, Alex and Celia. During the day, they manage the cat’s eye cafe. At night, they become terrible thieves, who recover the works of their father, who disappeared under strange circumstances. Thefts are always signed by leaving a card… They are confronted by Inspector Quentin Chappuis, who leads the investigation, the case is very difficult to solve… despite being in a relationship with the smallest of thieves!
A 73-episode Japanese animated series based on Tsukasa Hojo’s manga of the same name – also created by Niki Larson – aired on Japanese network NTV from 1983 to 1985 before landing in France on September 21, 1986. On FR3 (France 3) on Sundays, in the program “Amus 3” at the end of the day. Later we could see him in “Les Minikeums” as well as in other programs over the years.
If the castings haven’t started yet, TF1 is already considering a prime-time show on several nights to pay tribute to the iconic series. While it hasn’t been confirmed, the network seems willing to travel internationally to film the fiction, which should therefore not be hitting our screens for a while.
A true emblem of 80s Japanese animation, Signé Cat’s Eyes is in line with Dragon Ball, Olive and Tom, Grendizer and other Knights of the Zodiac that have accompanied – and continue to accompany – generations.
While you wait to see its live-action version, rediscover the animated series on DVD or streaming on the Salto platform, where you only have a few days left to watch it (again)…
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