Fantasy Riders, Broadcast Path and Series Premise Confirmed by TVE Selection

Fantasy Riders is an animated series based on Panini’s trading-card universe and selected in RTVE’s 2026 animation call. It follows a group protecting a girl who can connect with mutant beasts in a po

The animated series Fantasy Riders, based on Panini’s card collection, has been selected for RTVE’s 2026 animation competition. RTVE plans to present the series on its children’s channel Clan and digital media platforms, with the key development being the card-based IP’s expansion into a television series.

A Girl with a Forbidden Ability on the Move

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world where tribes live in isolation because of enormous mutant beasts. When a girl with the forbidden power to connect with the beasts appears, the balance among the factions begins to shift. A group of outsiders, including a Knight of Light and a Duergar, attempts to escort her safely to the land of the Mystics.

Conflict Created by the Pursuit

The group is pursued by tribes that fear the girl and want to kill her, as well as necromancers who seek to control her power. Her ability could make it possible to revive civilization, but it also carries the risk of bringing about an even greater destruction. The series’ adventure therefore focuses less on simply defeating monsters and more on what choices to make among factions seeking to protect, control, or eliminate the power.

From a Card Universe to a Series

Produced by Hampa Studio and Panini, the project draws on the world of the Fantasy Riders trading cards and board game that Panini introduced in 2018. It shares the existing game’s premise of combining heroes and creatures to become “Riders,” while the series builds an independent narrative centered on new characters and a new journey. A broadcast date has not yet been announced.