‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Season 7 Episode 5 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch
After more than a decade on television, ‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir‘ remains one of the biggest animated sensations in global family entertainment. Often called ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ by fans, the Paris-set superhero series follows teenagers Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste as their secret double lives face mounting emotional strain. As the seventh season unfolds, the stakes surrounding their masked identities and shifting personal relationships have grown sharper than ever.
Behind the screen, the show operates on an international scale under Miraculous Corp, the joint venture formed by Mediawan and ZAG. Created by Thomas Astruc and developed by Jeremy Zag, the series reaches viewers across more than 150 countries with partners Disney Kids & Family, France’s TF1, Brazil’s Globosat, and Italy’s KidsMe. Ahead of its 26-episode seventh season, Parrot Analytics data from June to September 2026 ranked the franchise fourth among all television shows worldwide.
‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Season 7, Episode 5 Release Date and Time
In the United States, the fifth episode of the seventh season, titled “Marinette Dupain-Cheng,” premieres on Friday, Nov. 20, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Rather than releasing installments weekly, Disney Channel and Disney XD are airing the episode during a six-episode primetime marathon starting at 7 p.m. ET/PT. That broadcast lineup runs through “Replay Value,” “Chrysalis,” “Dislove,” and “Manageman” before “Marinette Dupain-Cheng” debuts.
That marathon schedule puts American audiences two days ahead of the original French television premiere. In France, TF1 will broadcast “Marinette Dupain-Cheng” on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2026, inside its TFOU morning youth block, where earlier seventh-season chapters aired at 8:35 a.m. CET. France began its weekly rollout on Nov. 1 after Brazil’s Globoplay opened global airings on Oct. 30, following the deal in which Variety reported Disney Branded Television acquired the sixth and seventh seasons alongside three specials.
Where to Watch ‘Miraculous Ladybug’ Season 7, Episode 5
U.S. audiences can watch “Marinette Dupain-Cheng” live on Disney Channel and Disney XD on Nov. 20, with encore airings scheduled later Friday night and Saturday morning on Disney Channel. Viewers without traditional cable can catch the simulcast via live TV streaming providers or wait one day for on-demand access. Disney+ in the United States will add the new episodes on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026.
Viewers in France can tune in live on TF1 on Sunday morning or stream the original French-language broadcast on TF1+, featuring Anouck Hautbois as Marinette. For English-language audiences, Cristina Vee returns as Marinette and Ladybug opposite Bryce Papenbrook as Adrien and Cat Noir. Carrie Keranen also returns as Alya Césaire alongside Lisa Kay Jennings as Cerise Bianca, the villainous Chrysalis.
‘Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir’ Season 7, Episode 5 Preview
“Marinette Dupain-Cheng” arrives after Marinette breaks up with Adrien over secrets about Gabriel Agreste before Alya mounts a desperate plan in the fourth episode, “Manageman”. That character-driven turmoil extends the creative revival launched with the sixth season’s shift to Unreal Engine animation. As Maria Doolan, Head of Content Partnerships and Distribution at Miraculous Corp, told Animation Magazine ahead of that relaunch, “This season features characters who have grown and evolved with refreshed visuals that capture their development, and a bold new storyline weaves together themes of courage and self-belief that continue to resonate with fans of all ages”.
Official story previews indicate the fifth episode dramatically raises the stakes for Paris’s protectors. After failing to track down the new Butterfly Miraculous holder, Ladybug, Cat Noir, and the Miraculers uncover a chilling truth: Chrysalis can shapeshift and assume anyone’s appearance. Realizing that people closest to her may betray her, Ladybug institutes secret protocols to shield her identity and protect the Miraculouses.
The episode leads directly into the sixth chapter, “Glaciator,” known in France as “Glaciator Extrême,” airing Nov. 20 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT stateside and Nov. 29 in France, while Miraculous Corp USA and Global Operations CEO Andy Yeatman noted in Toy World that the seventh season brings crossover heroes and major developments between Marinette and Adrien. Even as the franchise expands into spin-offs and live-action territory, co-developer Jeremy Zag recently assured Deadline, “We’re going to keep the DNA of what people love about Miraculous”. Share your theories on Ladybug’s battle with Chrysalis and let us know whether you are watching the U.S. marathon or the French broadcast in the comments below.
