Villainous (TV series)

Villainous
SpanishVillanos
EnglishVillainous
Genre
Created byAlan Ituriel
Written by
  • Alan Ituriel, Diego Valenzuela, and Merril Hagan (webisodes)
  • Diego Valenzuela, Dave Tennant, and Alan Ituriel (pilot)
Directed byAlan Ituriel
Voices of
  • Alan Ituriel
  • Todd Sayre (pilot/shorts)
  • Melaney Sems (pilot/shorts)
  • Mark Fischbach
  • Amanda Rose (pilot/shorts)
  • Yian Ruiz (TV series; dub)
  • Cindy Eliz Pérez (TV series; dub)
ComposerKevin Manthei
Country of origin
Original languages
  • Spanish
  • English
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Mayte Sanz
  • Humberto Cervera
Running time
  • 1 minute (shorts)
  • 11 minutes (specials)
  • 11-14 minutes (episodes)
Production companies
  • A.I. Animation Studios
  • Cartoon Network Latin America Original Productions
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseMay 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) –
February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)
ReleaseOctober 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
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Villainous (Spanish: Villanos) is a Mexican-American animated television and web series produced by A.I. Animation Studios for Cartoon Network and Max. It was created by Alan Ituriel, a veteran of the animation industry in Mexico.[1][2] It is based on a 2012 web series of the same name which Ituriel had previously created and was initially picked up by Cartoon Network Latin America as a miniseries of ten one-minute episodes for the Cartoon Network Anything app (further episodes, along with a series of specials, were released later).[3][4] The series is co-produced by Cartoon Network (through its Latin America Original Production unit) and A.I. Animation Studios.[5] The series has since expanded onto a media franchise consistent of books and tie-ins.

On October 11, 2021, Ituriel's A.I. Animation Studios revealed that the series would be released on HBO Max Latin America and Cartoon Network Mexico, and premiered on both platforms on October 29, 2021.[6][7] The series premiered on Max in the United States on May 23, 2023.[8]

  1. ^ Amidi, Amid (April 3, 2018). "How I Got My First Animation Job: 'Villainous' Creator Alan Ituriel". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Alan Ituriel". Pixelatl (in Spanish). 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Nuñez, Cesar (September 12, 2018). "Cartoon Network producirá la serie completa de Villanos" [Cartoon Network to Produce Complete Series of Villains]. GamerFocus (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  4. ^ McDonald, Emily (June 30, 2017). "Did you love 'Invader Zim' growing up? Then you should check out 'Villainous'". Hypable. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Los Villanos de Alan Ituriel llegarán a Campus Party 2020" [Alan Ituriel's Villains will arrive at Campus Party 2020]. Tendencia Digital. July 9, 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020. This article notes that Ituriel founded A.I. Animation Studios.
  6. ^ A.I. Animation [@aianimacion] (October 10, 2021). "La espera terminó #Villanos" [The wait is over #Villanos] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Twitter. A Twitter user also shared an HBO Max video showing that the series will be premiering on October 31, 2021, and by Atomo Network.
  7. ^ HBO Max [@HBOMaxLA] (October 11, 2021). "Espero verte pronto para destruir al Caballero de la Noche. ¡HAHAHAHAHA! *Lo dice como El Joker*" [Hope to see you soon to destroy the Dark Knight. HAHAHAHAHA! * Says it like The Joker *] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "What's on Max: Launch Through June 2023" (Press release). Warner Bros. Discovery. May 17, 2023.