‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Season 6 Episode 25 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch

Marinette’s world is about to get a lot more complicated, and this time the threat might be closer to home than any akuma villain. ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ is barreling toward the tail end of its sixth season, and the next new episode is finally locked in with a confirmed premiere window across multiple territories.

The episode in question, titled ‘Secret Protocol’ in English and ‘Protocole Secret’ in its native French, has been one of the most anticipated installments of the season thanks to its family focused setup and its ties to the show’s larger mythology around identity secrecy.

When Is the Release Date for Season 6 Episode 25?

French broadcaster TFOU has scheduled ‘Secret Protocol’ to air on Sunday, October 4, which the network is pairing with episode 26, ‘Nemesis’, as part of a special two episode event closing out the back half of the season. TFOU is running a marathon of season 6 episodes on Saturday, September 26, followed by a Sunday, September 27 slot for “Les Crassetastrophes” and “La Reine de Frayeurville,” before moving to “Protocole Secret” and “Nemesis” on Sunday, October 4.

That French date lines up with the tail end of a rollout that has been unfolding across the globe for months. In the United States, “Secret Protocol” is set to air on Disney Channel on August 1, 2026, while Swiss viewers on RTS 1 will get the episode on August 14, 2026. The staggered international schedule has become something of a pattern for this show, with different regions receiving new content weeks or even months apart.

There is also chatter that the French broadcast calendar is about to shift gears entirely once ‘Secret Protocol’ and ‘Nemesis’ wrap up season 6 domestically. TFOU has reportedly signaled its intention to move straight into season 7 episodes once the remaining season 6 installments finish airing, which would put a season 7 debut on French television as early as October 11, 2026. For longtime fans keeping track of the show’s notoriously scattered release patterns, that would mark a rare moment where France gets ahead of the pack rather than trailing other markets.

What Time Does the New Episode Premiere?

Exact minute by minute broadcast times can vary by regional affiliate, but TFOU’s Sunday morning programming block has historically been the home for new ‘Miraculous’ episodes in France, and the October 4 airing of ‘Secret Protocol’ is expected to follow that same slot as part of the network’s weekend kids programming lineup.

Streaming availability tends to sync closely with the broadcast premiere, so viewers who miss the live TFOU airing typically find the episode uploaded to TF1’s streaming platform shortly afterward. Given how the network has handled previous season 6 releases, fans should expect a same day digital upload alongside the television broadcast.

For American audiences who already had access to the episode over the summer, there is no new waiting game involved, since the Disney Channel airing in August effectively served as that region’s premiere. That timing gap between the U.S. and French broadcasts has been a recurring source of both excitement and mild frustration among the show’s global fandom, who often see spoilers circulating online long before their local market catches up.

Where to Watch the Latest Episode?

In France, ‘Secret Protocol’ will be available through TFOU’s linear broadcast as well as TF1’s companion streaming service, which has become the go to option for viewers who want to catch new episodes without being tied to a television schedule.

American viewers have multiple official avenues as well. The episode is available to stream through DisneyNOW, and season 6 as a whole has been rolling out on Disney+ in several English speaking markets. Disney+ began carrying season 6 episodes in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain starting July 2, 2025, giving subscribers in those regions a reliable streaming home for the show alongside its traditional cable broadcasts.

Viewers outside of France and the United States should check their local Disney Channel affiliate or regional streaming partner, since ‘Miraculous’ has historically staggered its rollout across dozens of countries with wildly different timelines. The show’s international reach has made it something of a puzzle for fans trying to avoid spoilers while waiting for their own region’s turn.

What to Expect from the Preview

The setup for ‘Secret Protocol’ centers on a birthday celebration that quickly spirals into something far more tense. Marinette plans a surprise for Sabine’s birthday, only to find herself the one caught off guard when Uncle Wang arrives unexpectedly from Shanghai to spend the day with the family. What should be a joyful reunion sours fast, as Marinette grows suspicious of her uncle’s behavior and decides to initiate her secret protocol.

That protocol is not a small gesture. Ladybug reminds her allies that guarding one’s identity is the most important secret of all, and she distributes a list of thousands of individual precautionary steps for the team to follow in emergencies just like this one. The episode reportedly follows Marinette quietly setting one of those steps into motion, right down to swapping her usual accessories for a decoy pair of earrings while Tikki slips away to warn Alya of what is coming.

That warning leads to Alya meeting up with Tikki and her own kwami, Trixx, at which point Tikki hands over the Ladybug Miraculous so Alya can transform into Scarabella and help clean up the fallout using an illusion based version of the Miraculous Ladybug ability. It is a clever bit of misdirection that fits neatly into a season already built around Alya’s growing role as Marinette’s eventual successor as Guardian, and it raises the stakes on just how far the heroine will go to keep her double life hidden from even her closest family members.

Zooming out, the episode arrives amid a season that has already reshaped much of the show’s core mythology, introducing a new villain called Chrysalis following the death of Monarch and pushing Alya toward discovering Marinette’s biggest secret well ahead of schedule. With only one episode left after this one, ‘Secret Protocol’ looks poised to tighten the emotional stakes even further heading into the season 6 finale.

Do you think Marinette’s paranoia about Uncle Wang is justified given everything her family has been through, or is her secret protocol finally starting to cause more chaos than it prevents?