Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Season 1 promotional poster
Genre
Created byGuillermo del Toro
Based on
Trollhunters
by
Showrunners
Written by
Directed byRodrigo Blaas
Voices of
Theme music composerAlexandre Desplat
ComposerTim Davies
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Marc Guggenheim
  • Christina Steinberg
  • Chad Hammes (seasons 2–3)
  • Rodrigo Blaas (seasons 2–3)[1]
Running time21–22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseDecember 23, 2016 (2016-12-23) –
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)
Related
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia is an American animated fantasy television series created by Guillermo del Toro, distributed by DreamWorks Animation Television and Double Dare You Productions, and produced by Netflix. It was based on the 2015 novel Trollhunters by del Toro and Daniel Kraus. It follows the story of James "Jim" Lake Jr., a teenage boy who finds a mysterious amulet and stumbles across a secret realm inhabited by trolls and other magical creatures. Soon afterward, he and his friends are charged with protecting the world from the dangerous monsters that lurk in the shadows of their small suburban town.

The first two episodes of the series premiered on October 8, 2016, at the New York Comic Con.[1][2] The first season was released on Netflix worldwide on December 23, 2016.[3] The second season premiered on December 15, 2017. The third and final season premiered on May 25, 2018.[4][5]

Since its release, Trollhunters has been widely praised as an ambitious and boundary-pushing animated series.[6] The series was nominated for nine Daytime Emmy Awards in 2017, winning more than any other animated or live-action television program that year.[7] In its first three seasons, it has also received or been nominated for a BAFTA Award, several Annie Awards, Kidscreen Awards, Golden Reel Awards, and a Saturn Award. The show has also spawned several original children's books and has been adapted into a series of graphic novels by Marc Guggenheim and Richard Hamilton, released by Dark Horse Comics.[8]

Anton Yelchin was part of the series through the first two seasons, as he had recorded enough dialogue[specify] to complete them before his sudden death.[9] Yelchin was also able to provide a portion of dialogue for the final season, while the remaining portions of dialogue were recorded by Emile Hirsch.[10][11]

Following the show's success, Guillermo del Toro announced that Trollhunters would be the first chapter in a trilogy of television series, collectively titled Tales of Arcadia. The story was continued in a science fiction inspired follow-up series entitled 3Below: Tales of Arcadia, and the trilogy concluded in a fantasy series entitled Wizards: Tales of Arcadia.[12] It also premiered on Pop in the UK on September 3, 2018.

A full-length feature film, titled Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, was released on July 21, 2021.[13]

  1. ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (September 22, 2016). "DreamWorks TV to Premiere 'Trollhunters' at NYCC". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Lesnick, Silas (September 22, 2016). "DreamWorks Animation and Netflix Head to New York Comic-Con". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Patten, Dominic (October 8, 2016). "'Trollhunters' Sets December Debut Date on Netflix, Drops New Trailer & Key Art – NY Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Trumbore, Dave (May 14, 2018). "New 'Trollhunters' Trailer Teases the Beginning of the End for the Title Team". Collider. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Boucher, Ashley (April 24, 2018). "Here's Everything Coming to and Leaving Netflix in May". TheWrap. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Johnson, Travis (January 3, 2017). "Trollhunters Season 1". Filmink. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Pond, Steve (April 28, 2017). "'Trollhunters' Leads Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Winners". The Wrap. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  8. ^ "Guillermo Del Toro's Trollhunters To Be A Comic Book From Marc Guggenheim And Richard Hamilton #C2Ccon2017". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  9. ^ Sciretta, Peter (February 9, 2017). "Trollhunters Season 2 Announced, Anton Yelchin Returns". Slash Film. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (April 26, 2018). "Tatiana Maslany, Diego Luna & Emile Hirsch Join DreamWorks 'Trollhunters Part 3' On Netflix".
  11. ^ Trumbore, Dave (April 26, 2018). "'Trollhunters' Adds Tatiana Maslany, Diego Luna and Emile Hirsch for Part 3 & Beyond". Collider.
  12. ^ "'Trollhunters' Universe Will Expand Into The Trilogy Series 'Tales of Arcadia'". Cartoon Brew. November 7, 2017.
  13. ^ McNary, Dave (August 7, 2020). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans' Movie Scheduled for 2021". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2020.