Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
| Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Guillermo del Toro |
| Based on | Trollhunters by Daniel Kraus & Guillermo del Toro |
| Voices of | |
| Country of origin | United States Mexico |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rodrigo Blaas[1] Guillermo del Toro Marc Guggenheim Kevin Hageman Dan Hageman Christina Steinberg |
| Producer | Chad Hammes |
| Production companies | Cha Cha Cha Films DreamWorks Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 23, 2016 |
Trollhunters is an upcoming American/Mexican computer-animated web television series created for Netflix by Guillermo del Toro, produced by Cha Cha Cha Films and DreamWorks Animation.[2]
The first two episodes of the series premiered on October 8, 2016, at the New York Comic Con.[3][1] It will be released worldwide on Netflix on December 23, 2016.[4]
Plot
A fifteen-year old teenager stumbled upon a Magical Amulet that gave him the title of Trollhunter, defender of the trolls that live below the human town of Arcadia.[5]
Cast
- Anton Yelchin as Jim Lake Jr.[2][1]
- Charlie Saxton as Toby[5]
- Kelsey Grammer as Blinky[2]
- Ron Perlman as Bular[2]
- Steven Yeun as Steve[1]
- Jonathan Hyde[5]
- Lexi Medrano as Claire[5]
- Amy Landecker[5]
- Fred Tatasciore[5]
Production
Trollhunters is led by Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer and Ron Perlman, and is the final project of Yelchin, who died shortly after recording most of his dialogue.[6] Producer Del Toro refused to replace his recordings.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Milligan, Mercedes (September 22, 2016). "DreamWorks TV to Premiere 'Trollhunters' at NYCC". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (2016-06-15). "'Trollhunters': Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer & Ron Perlman To Lead Cast Of Guillermo del Toro Netflix Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ Lesnick, Silas (September 22, 2016). "DreamWorks Animation and Netflix Head to New York Comic-Con". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (2016-10-08). "'Trollhunters' Sets December Debut Date On Netflix, Drops New Trailer & Key Art – NY Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ^ a b c d e f Agard, Chancellor (September 30, 2016). "Trollhunters: Guillermo del Toro previews one of Anton Yelchin's final roles — first look". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "The mangled gate which Star Trek star Anton Yelchin, 27, was pinned against by his two TON Jeep when it rolled backwards and killed him in freak accident". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "New York Comic Con: Guillermo Del Toro refuses to nix late Anton Yelchin's voice work in his 'Trollhunters'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
External links
- Trollhunters at IMDb
