Froutopia (1985): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1985, Froutopia is an animation and kids series.

What it’s about. Children's series with dolls which is the television adaptation of the comic of the same name (1983) by the writer Evgenios Trivizas and the cartoonist Nikos Maroulakis. The series is about the adventures of journalist Pikos Apikos, who travels to the distant land of Fruitopia to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Manolis of Manavis. The comic was also transferred to television in 1985, by the Sofianou family, visualized with puppets and achieving great success. The series began airing on November 8,1985, on the ERT channel and now also plays on ERTFLIX. Despite the fact that the finale of Fruitopia never aired, due to cutbacks in the programming zone in which the series aired, with a total of 48 episodes, were aired several times in the following years.

Who’s in it. Froutopia stars Kostas Skokos as Αφηγητής, Dimitris Piatas as Πίκος Απίκος, Anna Panagiotopoulou as Μάτα, η ντομάτα and Tasos Kostis as Αστυνόμος Κρυψίβουλος/Όσκαρ, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.2/10, Froutopia sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Froutopia page.

If you liked it. Fans of Froutopia tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.