TV series

Orson & Olivia

1995 · 1 season

A gentle, scrappy Victorian adventure that mixes warm humour with the hardscrabble survival of two orphan kids.

Overview: Orson and Olivia is a French/Italian animated TV series produced by Ellipse Entertainment and Collingwood O'Hare. It features the trials of two orphans living in London under Queen Victoria's reign. The series is based on the French comic strip, Basil et Victoria.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Survival, found family, friendship, politics
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
found family
friendship
politics
class
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: animation
Created by: Édith Grattery, Yann le Pennetier
Starring: Bruno Raina, Aurélia Bruno, Gérard Loussine, Massimo Corizza, Paola Valentini, Willy Moser
Length: 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 25 min each
Network: TF1, Canal J, Canal Famille
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French, Italian