Hazbin Hotel

Hazbin Hotel
Genre
Created byVivienne Medrano
Directed byVivienne Medrano
Voices of
Theme music composerParry Gripp
Composers
  • Sam Haft
  • Andrew Underberg
  • Evan Alderete
  • Gooseworx
  • Thomas Ryan (pilot)
  • Parry Gripp
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (including pilot)
Production
Executive producers
  • Vivienne Medrano
  • Alli Reich
  • Scott Greenberg
  • Joel Kuwahara
  • Dana Tafoya-Cameron
  • Peter Williamson (pilot)
Editors
  • Scott Henry
  • Vivienne Medrano (pilot)
Running time
  • 31 minutes (pilot)
  • 23 minutes (series)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseJanuary 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) –
present (present)
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Hazbin Hotel is an American adult animated musical comedy television series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano.[1][4] The series revolves around Charlie Morningstar, princess of Hell, on her quest to find a way for sinners to be "rehabilitated" and allowed into Heaven, via her "Hazbin Hotel", as an alternative to Heaven's annual "Extermination" of souls due to Hell's overpopulation. The series is produced by SpindleHorse Toons in collaboration with A24, Amazon Studios, and the animation studio Bento Box Entertainment.

The pilot episode, released on YouTube on October 28, 2019, was made entirely by freelance animators and was mainly financed by Medrano's Patreon followers.[5][6][7] The first season premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 19, 2024,[8][a] with its first episode also released on YouTube a day earlier for a limited release.[9] A second, third and fourth season are confirmed to be in production. The series has received generally positive reviews from critics.

The popularity and success of the pilot allowed Medrano to create a spin-off series called Helluva Boss, which premiered on October 31, 2020. The series features a different cast of characters within the same in-universe setting.

As of January 2024, Hazbin Hotel was the largest global debut for a new animated series on Prime Video.[10] In February 2024, the pilot episode surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.[11]

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  6. ^ Vollenbroek, Tunde (April 29, 2019). "7 Tips For Building A Successful Animation Channel On Youtube". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Sarto, Dan (December 4, 2019). "'Hand Drawn' Feature Documentary in Last Days of Indiegogo Campaign". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (November 27, 2023). "'Hazbin Hotel' Gets Premiere Date At Prime Video & Sets Guest Cast Including Darren Criss, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Patina Miller, Jeremy Jordan, Jessica Vosk". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  9. ^ Medrano, Vivienne. Hazbin Hotel Official Full Episode "OVERTURE" | Prime Video. VivziePop. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ @HazbinHotel (January 26, 2024). "Management is happy to report #HazbinHotel was fully booked on opening weekend!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Medrano, Vivienne (October 28, 2019). "HAZBIN HOTEL (PILOT)" (Video). YouTube. Vivziepop. Archived from the original on February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.


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