Centaurworld

Centaurworld
Promotional poster
Genre	Musical Comedy
Created by	Megan Nicole Dong
Directed by	Megan Nicole Dong
Voices of	Kimiko Glenn Megan Hilty Parvesh Cheena Chris Diamantopoulos Megan Nicole Dong Jessie Mueller Josh Radnor
Theme music composer	Megan Nicole Dong
Composer	Toby Chu
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	Megan Nicole Dong
Producer	Louis J. Cuck
Running time	25–27 minutes
Production companies	Netflix Animation Sketchshark Productions
Animation services	Mercury Filmworks Red Dog Culture House
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) – present (present)

Centaurworld is an American animated musical comedy streaming television series created by Megan Nicole Dong, with songs by Dong and Dominic Bisignano. Produced by Sketchshark Productions and Netflix Animation, it premiered on Netflix on July 30, 2021. A second season is set to be released on December 7, 2021.

Synopsis

Centaurworld follows a warhorse who is transported from her embattled world to a strange land inhabited by vibrant, singing centaurs of all species, shapes, and sizes.

Cast and characters

• Kimiko Glenn as Horse, a brave warhorse who is separated from her rider and ends up in the magical dimension called Centaurworld.
  • Glenn's other roles include a cataur named Madame Jelly and the leaftaur baby.
• Megan Hilty as Wammawink, a motherly alpaca-like centaur who lived in Centaur Valley before accompanying Horse on her journey. As a child, she used to reside in the Lost Forest before it was destroyed in a devastating war.
  • Hilty's other roles include Shar (one of the Glitter Cats), the leaftaur mom, and a catfishtaur.
  • Sophia Lewis voices Baby Wammawink.
• Parvesh Cheena as Zulius, a flamboyant and effeminate zebra-like centaur with the power to magically shapeshift his mane.
• Chris Diamantopoulos as Ched, a cynical and belligerent finch-like centaur. He harbors a grudge against Horse.
  • Chris's other roles include the hyenataur, Pawter, Zimples, and Sean-Anemone.
• Megan Nicole Dong as Glendale, a neurotic and kleptomaniacal gerenuk-like centaur who can store an infinite amount of objects in a pocket universe hidden in her stomach.
  • Dong also voices Kale, one of the Glitter Cats.
• Josh Radnor as Durpleton, a naive and friendly giraffe-like centaur. He is the gentlest of the herd.
• Jessie Mueller as Rider, a human warrior and Horse's best friend tasked with returning a magical artifact to her general to save the world from an invading horde of minotaurs.
• Tony Hale as Durpletoot, the voice given to Durpleton's flatulence after his wish is granted by the Tree Shamans.
• Carl Faruolo as Gebbrey, a ficus-taur on two legs, and Barnus, a barnacle with a loud voice.
• Renée Elise Goldsberry as Waterbaby, a hippopotamus-like centaur and one of the shamans in Centaurworld and mentor to Wammawink.
• Lea Salonga as the Mysterious Woman, a human roaming Centaurworld with magical abilities and a history with the Nowhere King.
• First Aid Kit as The Tree Shamans, a pair of wish-granting tree-like centaurs who are two of Centaurworld's shamans.
• David Johansen as Beartaur, who lives in a cave and makes/collects figurines and dioramas of past battles.
• Flula Borg as Comfortable Doug, a mole-like centaur.
• Paul F. Tompkins as Horse's tail. After Horse was affected by the magic of Centaurworld, it developed sentience and a penchant for wisecracking.
• Santigold as Judge Jacket, a star-nosed mole-like centaur and leader of the mole centaurs. She is one of the shamans in Centaurworld.
• Fred Armisen as Splendib, a tiger-like centaur, and Bimbam, another cataur.
• Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Johnny Teatime, a kitten-like centaur, one of Centaurworld's shamans, and Zork Presto.
• Jamie Cullum as Sunfish Merguy, a sunfish-like centaur, also called a merman, who runs a boardwalk amusement park.
• Rosalie Craig as the Whaletaur Shaman, the last shaman of Centaurworld.
• Brian Stokes Mitchell as the Nowhere King, an evil, sadistic and monstrous entity imprisoned in the void between the human world and Centaurworld.
• Dee Bradley Baker as Stabby, a lizard-like monster from the human world. He has no lines, but makes vocalizations.
• Grey DeLisle as TBA. Not in Season 1.

Production

The series was first announced in September 2019.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original release date
1	1	"Hello Rainbow Road"	Megan Nicole Dong	Jen Bardekoff, Dong & Jessie Wong	David Au, Dominic Bisignano, Dong & Wong	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
In a war-torn land, a warhorse named Horse and its rider find their village burned to ash after they return from a mission to find the key to victory, a mysterious object known as the Artifact. When the opposing army of invaders attacks them, Rider and Horse reach a cliff. Horse begins to fall off the edge, and Rider tries to pull her back up, but Horse is too heavy and falls with the Artifact. Horse lands in a colorful world filled with strange centaurs of all shapes and sizes who befriend her, and she suddenly has the power of speech. Horse desperately wants to reunite with Rider, but she finds that she cannot leave due to an invisible barrier enclosing Centaur Valley. Horse persuades the centaurs to leave the safety of the valley, by using their magic to breach the barrier, and help her search for Rider. Songs: "Rider’s Lullaby", "Welcome to Centaurworld", "Spells For Days", and "Hello Rainbow Road"
2	2	"Fragile Things"	Jen Bennett	Minty Lewis	Maha Tabikh, David Woo & Louie Zong	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
After leaving Centaur Valley, Horse and Wammawink's herd follow the rainbow road in search of a shaman. While Wammawink tries to tell her herd to walk slowly so that they can remain safe, Horse charges ahead telling everyone that they need to have courage. Songs: "Fragile Things", "Taurnado", and "What If I Forget Your Face"
3	3	"The Key"	Jeremy Polgar	Jen Bardekoff	Madeleine Flores & Samantha Suyi Lee	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
Horse, while chasing after what appears to be Rider, bumps into Waterbaby, the shaman. She tells them that the Artifact is part of a larger key, used to open the rift between Horse and Rider's home world and Centaurworld. Songs: "Making Friendships–BOATS!", "Frustration Tears", and "The Key"
4	4	"What You Need"	Christina "Kiki" Manrique	Todd Casey	Alexandra Chiu & Chris Pianka	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
Horse and the rest of the herd continue down the rainbow road to the Lost Forest, where the Tree Shamans reside. Wammawink is shaken due to the forest being where her village once resided, leaving Horse to lead the group. Together, they must confront the difference between what they want and what they need in order to receive the next key piece. Songs: "What You Need", "He Never Says Anything Nice", "Rider's Lullaby (Reprise)", and "The Nowhere King"
5	5	"It's Hidin' Time"	Katie Shanahan	Ryan Harer	Charlie Bryant, Quinne Larsen & David Woo	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
A rainstorm forces the herd into a cave, where they become trapped inside by a beartaur. Horse is confident that they can manage while Wammawink sleeps, so the group tries to find a way out without waking her. Songs: "Where Does Food Come From", "It’s Hidin' Time", and "My Collection"
6	6	"Holes: Part 2"	Jen Bennett	Amalia Levari & Minty Lewis	Maha Tabikh, David Woo & Louie Zong	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
The herd follows the rainbow road into a hole in the ground and must defend themselves in a trial against the next shaman, Judge Jacket, while Horse deals with her growing magical powers. Songs: "I Stealz So I Can Feelz", "Baby's First Spell", "The Underground", and "The Butt of The Joke"
7	7	"Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash"	Jeremy Polgar	Jen Bardekoff	Madeleine Flores & Samantha Suyi Lee	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
Horse and the herd reach the location of the next shaman, Johnny Teatime, and Horse, with Zulius' help, tries to compete in a talent competition to win the next piece of the key. Songs: "Everyday", "And We Do This Everyday", "I Don't Know Him", "Who Is She?", and "The Nowhere King (Reprise)"
8	8	"Ride the Whaletaur Shaman!"	Christina "Kiki" Manrique	Todd Casey	Alexandra Chiu & Chris Pianka	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
The herd reaches the end of the rainbow road and the location of the last shaman. Horse feels lost because as her transformation has progressed, her memories of Rider have started to disappear. The rest of the group, worried about Horse, attempts to make her feel better. Songs: "It's Gonna Be A While", "Welcome To The Bay", "Who Is She? (Reprise)", and "Fragile Things (Reprise)"
9 10	9 10	"The Rift"	Katie Shanahan Jen Bennett	Amalia Levari Aminder Dhaliwal	Charlie Bryant & Quinne Larsen Christine Liu, Maha Tabikh, David Woo & Louie Zong	July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)
Part 1: As the herd reaches the doorway to the rift, Wammawink tries to spend as much time as she can with Horse before Waterbaby arrives to complete the key. Part 2: While Rider and Horse face the Nowhere King in the rift, Wammawink and her herd must escape the grasp of the Mysterious Woman. Songs: Part 1: "My Collection (Reprise)", "The Hero Of My Story (Comfortable Doug)", "Before You Go", "The Key (Reprise)", "I've Been Searching For You", and "The Nowhere King (Reprise 2)" Part 2: "Nothing Good", "Nowhere King Battle", and "Separate Ways"

Soundtrack

Centaurworld: Music from the Netflix Original Series
Soundtrack album
Released	July 30, 2021
Recorded	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Capitol Records

All music is composed by Toby Chu (orchestration and production; melody by the writers)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Rider's Lullaby"	Megan Nicole Dong	Jessie Mueller	1:04
2.	"Centaurworld"	Dong	Parvesh Cheena, Chris Diamantopoulos, Dong, Kimiko Glenn, Megan Hilty, Josh Radnor & chorus	1:25
3.	"Spells For Days"	Dong	Cheena, Diamantopoulos, Dong, Hilty & Radnor	0:51
4.	"Hello Rainbow Road"	Dong	Glenn & chorus	2:27
5.	"Fragile Things"	Dong	Glenn & Hilty	2:29
6.	"Taurnado"	Dong	Dong, Glenn & chorus	2:43
7.	"What If I Forget Your Face"	Dong	Glenn	2:33
8.	"Making Friendships–BOATS!"	Dominic Bisignano	Cheena, Diamantopoulos, Dong & Josh Radnor	0:46
9.	"Frustration Tears"	Dong	Glenn	1:40
10.	"The Key"	Dong	Glenn & Renée Elise Goldsberry with Toby Chu	2:07
11.	"What You Need"	Dong	Dong	1:18
12.	"He Never Says Anything Nice"	Bisignano	Radnor	0:41
13.	"Rider’s Lullaby (Reprise)"	Dong	Glenn	0:47
14.	"The Nowhere King"	Dong	Randy Crenshaw, Allie Feder, Baraka May & Fletcher Sheridan	1:15
15.	"Where Does Food Come From"	Dong	Cheena, Dong, Diamantopoulos, Glenn & Radnor	1:10
16.	"It’s Hidin’ Time"	Dong	Crenshaw, Feder, May & Sheridan	0:46
17.	"My Collection"	Bisignano	Glenn & David Johansen	1:38
18.	"I Stealz So I Can Feelz"	Dong	Dong	0:44
19.	"Baby’s First Spell"	Dong	Cheena, Diamantopoulos, Dong, Hilty & Radnor	1:13
20.	"The Underground"	Dong	Santigold; Backup: Dong, Glenn & Hilty	1:06
21.	"The Butt of the Joke"	Dong	Glenn & Paul F. Tompkins	1:57
22.	"And We Do This Everyday"	Bisignano	Fred Armisen, Diamantopoulos, Dong, Glenn, Hilty & chorus	1:35
23.	"I Don’t Know Him"	Bisignano	Armisen, Cheena, Dong & Hilty	1:18
24.	"Who Is She?"	Dong	Dong, Glenn & Hilty	2:14
25.	"The Nowhere King (Reprise 2)"	Dong	Chu, Crenshaw, Feder, May & Sheridan	0:47
26.	"It’s Gonna Be a While"	Bisignano	Bisignano, Carl Faruolo & Glenn	2:10
27.	"Welcome to the Bay"	Dong	Rosalie Craig	1:50
28.	"Who Is She? (Reprise)"	Dong	Glenn	2:09
29.	"Fragile Things (Reprise)"	Dong	Craig & Hilty	1:20
30.	"My Collection (Reprise)"	Dong	Dong	0:29
31.	"The Hero of My Story (Comfortable Doug)"	Bisignano	Flula Borg & chorus	2:50
32.	"Before You Go"	Dong	Diamantopoulos, Glenn & Hilty	1:49
33.	"The Key (Reprise)"	Dong	Goldsberry	0:54
34.	"I’ve Been Searching For You"	Dong	Glenn & Mueller	2:50
35.	"Nothing Good"	Dong	Hilty & Lea Salonga	1:40
36.	"Nowhere King Battle"	Bisignano	Goldsberry, Hilty, Brian Stokes Mitchell & chorus	2:07
37.	"Separate Ways"	Dong	Glenn & Mueller	2:08
Total length:				59:06

Release

Centaurworld was released on Netflix on July 30, 2021. A trailer debuted at the virtual Annecy International Animation Film Festival event in June 2021. A trailer and release date for season 2 was posted on November 9, 2021.

External links

• Centaurworld on Netflix
• Centaurworld at IMDb