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Zig & Sharko is an French animated series created by Olivier Jean-Marie, who is also known as the director of Oggy and the Cockroaches. The series itself started in 2010.

In November 2021, a spinoff is featured from the series titled"The Adventures of Bernie" where, as he focuses after another failed attempt to help his friend Zig eat Marina, Bernie ends up in the ocean, and he has to find his way back on his own. It was shown on YouTube.

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Official Synopsis

Xilam []

On the high seas, the beach or an ocean liner, Zig, a hungry hyena has one thing in mind: dining on Marina, the carefree mermaid. With help from Bernie, a genius hermit-crab, he comes up with the zaniest plans to capture her…but that’s forgetting Sharko, the shark with rippling muscles who will do anything to protect his mermaid honey!

Youtube []

On a desert island, a hungry hyena has only one idea in mind: to munch on the appetizing mermaid who lives offshore on a rock. But the mermaid's great mate, a barren shark, takes pleasure in foiling all his plans. In this new season, the mermaid decides to settle on the beach, with all his aquatic friends. The hyena must now regain its territory!

Gulli []

Season 1 and Season 2[]

On a desert island, lives a starving hyena. Offshore, there is a rock on which lives a beautiful mermaid. For the hyena who has nothing to eat, the mermaid is THE goal to reach, no matter what. But between them, in the lagoon, there is the mermaid's super friend: a shark who takes a malicious pleasure in thwarting the hyena's stratagems.

Season 3[]

After two seasons on her island, Marina succumbs to the call of the sea and takes her companions aboard a huge luxury liner. Let's go for a crazy cruise!

One thing is certain: our heroes are not there to make it sweet. Marina, self-proclaimed commander, intends to make fun on board. Sharko, more vigilant than ever, wants to impose the order. But with Zig who has not given up eating the mermaid, the shark is preparing to see a hurricane of problems on this cruise!

On board the cruise ship, will Zig have more chances to manage Marina?

Season 4[]

Back on the island, Zig and Sharko will have to redouble their efforts, because Marina is equipped with a pair of magical flip-flops that allow her to have legs with incredible powers. The mermaid experiences her new life as a biped with boundless enthusiasm, which makes her even more difficult to catch and protect.

Super RTL []

Zig and Sharko have a common interest - the pretty mermaid Marina. The three live in a paradise lagoon with beach and palm trees.

Trivia

  • According to an interview[1] on 21st February,2025 with Marc du Pontavice, it is revealed that the series is originally idealized by him to Oliver-Jean Marie, who only picked it up because it felt interesting to him, and was something just different from Oggy and the Cockroaches, another one of their works.
    • Marc du Pontavice also idealized creating Bernie as a sidekick and only friend for Zig as they produced the pilot, to keep "both sides equal".
      • This statement is kind of ironical when we look on Season 4, the Sandals are live and sentinent characters on Sharko's side making it 2(Zig,Bernie) vs 3(Sharko,Marina,Sandals). (We can't consider Aldo in this sense as he doesn't cooperate with Zig in his antics).
  • It is also revealed in the interview that Zig & Sharko performed poorly in the former origin of the series in their country, France itself(although this series generates impressive amounts of views around India and Brazil, it's not considered) and was a flop on the TF1 channel due to bad schedule of airing. This led to them producing Season 2 for 5-6 years with more effort. If this series hadn't performed well in this season, that would've led to the cancellation of the entire series overall, which luckily didn't happen due to Gulli TV, a channel with a wider audience, picking up the series, saving the show. Season 2 hence could have become the final season of the show otherwise.

International release and distribution

Country / Region Channel Series premiere Title in country
Austria ORF 1

Netflix

TBA TBA
Brazil Disney XD
Youtube

[1]Netflix

June 9, 2016 (Disney XD)
September 30, 2019 (Youtube)
Zig e Sharko
Bulgaria BNT 2

[2]Netflix

TBA TBA
Czech Republic Nova 2 (season 3)
Nova Gold (season 3)Netflix
2020 Zig a Sharko
Estonia ?

Netflix

TBA Zig ja Sharko
France Canal J
Gulli
Canal+
TF1

[3]Netflix

December 21, 2010 Zig et Sharko
Germany Super RTL
Youtube

[4]Netflix

February 2, 2011 (Super RTL)
September 20, 2019 (Youtube)
Zig und Sharko: Meerjungfrauen Frisst Man Nicht!
Hispanic America Disney XD

[5]Netflix

June 5, 2016 Zig y Sharko
India Nickelodeon
Youtube

[6]Netflix

July 19, 2019 (Youtube) ज़िग और शार्को
Israel Arutz HaYeladim (Season 1)Netflix 2011 זיג ושארקו
Italy Boing (Season 1)
K2 (Season 2, 3 and 4)Netflix
April 4, 2016 (K2) Zig e Sharko
Japan Disney Channel

[7]Netflix

2012 ジグとシャーコ
Latvia TV3 Latvia

[8]Netflix

2016 Zigs un Šarko
Lithuania LNK
TV1

[9]Netflix

2017 Zigis ir Ryklys
Morocco 2M TV
Cartoon Network

[10]Netflix

TBA زيغ وشاركو
Norway NRK Super

[11]Netflix

TBA Sigve og Haifinn
Poland TeleTOON+

[12]Netflix

2018 Zig i Sharko
Portugal SIC K

[13]Netflix

2017 Zig e Sharko
Russia Karusel
Youtube

[14]Netflix

2013 (Karusel)
November 1, 2019 (Youtube)
Зиг и Шарко
South Korea Disney Channel

[15]Netflix

2016 오! & 마리나
Taiwan [16]Netflix
Disney Channel
2013-2014 齊格和沙爾科
United States Youtube

[17]Netflix

May 6, 2015 Zig & Sharko
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Zig & Sharko
Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4
Spinoffs
The Adventures of Bernie
Apps
Zig & Sharko Pixel Run
Browser
Sharko - The Right MixZig & Sharko - Insane Wave RideZig & Sharko - Ballerburg
Other media
Marina Superstar (song)

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