Trolls: TrollsTopia

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Trolls: TrollsTopia
Genre
Based onTrolls
by DreamWorks Animation
Developed by
Voices of
Theme music composerBeau Black and Loren Hoskins
Opening theme"We're Livin' in Harmony"
by TrollsTopia Cast
Ending themevarious ending themes
Composers
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes52 (103 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMatthew Beans
ProducerFrank Molieri (supervising)
Running time23 minutes
Production companiesDreamWorks Animation Television
Atomic Cartoons
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 19, 2020 (2020-11-19) –
August 11, 2022 (2022-08-11)
Related
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

Trolls: TrollsTopia is an animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation based on the 3D computer-animated comedy musical films Trolls and Trolls World Tour, and the sequel to Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, taking place between World Tour and Trolls Band Together. The series premiered on Hulu and Peacock on November 19, 2020. A second season was released on March 18, 2021,[1] a third season was released on June 10, 2021,[2][3] a fourth season was released on September 2, 2021, a fifth season was released on December 9, 2021, a sixth season was released on February 17, 2022,[4] and a seventh and final season was released on August 11, 2022.[5]

Plot

After the events of the second film, the series focuses on Poppy building TrollsTopia, a community where all the Troll tribes can live together and learn about each other's cultures.

Production

On January 17, 2020, DreamWorks announced a new Trolls TV series, titled Trolls: TrollsTopia, to be distributed exclusively on Hulu and Peacock. The series was originally scheduled to be released on April 15, 2020.[6] The announcement came alongside those for DreamWorks films The Croods: A New Age and The Boss Baby: Family Business, other DreamWorks and Universal-related properties such as Cleopatra in Space, Where's Waldo?, The Mighty Ones and Madagascar: A Little Wild, and new episodes of Curious George.

Due to the effects of COVID-19 on Peacock's original release schedule, many of the planned originals, including this series, have been delayed. Hulu had not announced any delays and would release the series on schedule.[7] The release date for the series on Hulu was confirmed to be November 19, 2020.[8] The first trailer was released on November 5, 2020.[9]

The first screenshot was seen in the TV Kids magazine's October 2020 issue.[10] Universal had signed a long-term agreement with Sky, with Trolls: TrollsTopia being confirmed to be among the shows included in the contract, which would see customers in Ireland and the United Kingdom getting to see the shows on the aforementioned platform.[11]

In that same month, a storyboard of an episode titled "Dinner with Dante" was leaked onto Tumblr, but was removed shortly afterwards. It revolved around a Classical Troll named Dante Crescendo. At the same time, the series' animatic opening credits sequence was leaked.[12] Jim Mortensen confirmed that the leaks were stolen.[13]

Notable returning staff from Trolls: The Beat Goes On! include Matthew Beans (executive producer),[14] Alex Geringas (composer and songwriter).[15] Animator and director Jim Mortensen had also returned for the series, but as of February 2020,[16] he left production of the show.[17]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy, the excitable and optimistic queen of the Pop Trolls who came up with the TrollsTopia experiment and Branch's girlfriend
  • Skylar Astin as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Pop Troll and Poppy's boyfriend
  • Lauren Mayhew as Val Thundershock, the ambassador representing the Hard Rock Trolls who resides in Rock Hollow
  • Megan Hilty as Holly Darlin’, the ambassador representing the Country Western Trolls who resides in Country Corral
  • J. P. Karliak as Dante Crescendo, the royal composer and the ambassador representing the Classical Trolls who resides in Classical Crest
  • Michael-Leon Wooley as Lownote Jones, the ambassador representing the Funk Trolls who resides in Vibe Town
  • Vladimir Caamaño as Synth, the ambassador representing the Techno Trolls who resides in Techno Lagoon
  • Charles DeWayne
    as Demo, a Hard Rock Troll and Val's band manager
  • Eric Lopez as Gust Tumbleweed, a Country Western Troll and the sheriff of Country Corral
  • Jeanine Mason as Minuet Sonata, a Classical Troll who plays the violin and a friend of Dante
  • Kat Graham as Rhythm & Blues, twin Funk Trolls who are scientists and inventors
    • Nisa Ward as Rhythm ("Big Sis B" onwards)
    • Talia Thiesfield as Blues ("Big Sis B" onwards)
  • Anita Kalathara as Laguna Tidepool, an intelligent Techno Troll "an-troll-pologist"

Supporting

  • David Fynn as:
    • Biggie, a large, friendly Pop Troll and the owner of Mr. Dinkles
    • Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet worm
  • Fryda Wolff as:
    • DJ Suki, a Pop Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects
    • Satin and Chenille, twin Pop Trolls with a flair for fashion design and are conjoined by their hair
      • Fryda Wolff also portrayed Dr. Moonbloom, a medical Pop Troll who has a habit of saying things dramatically
  • Ron Funches as Cooper, one of the twin princes of the Funk Trolls who was raised by the Pop Trolls after he was separated from his family
  • Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Pop Troll with a highly
    auto-tuned
    voice
  • Kenan Thompson as Tiny Diamond, a baby glittery Hip-Hop Troll and Guy Diamond's son
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Pop Troll with a masculine voice
  • Tru Valentino as Blaze Powerchord, a Rock Troll who is a talented "mouth guitar" player
  • David Kaye as King Peppy, the former king of the Pop Trolls and Poppy's father
  • Anthony Lee Medina as King Trollex, the king of the Techno Trolls
  • Declan Churchil Carter as Keith, a young Pop Troll
  • Abby Ryder Fortson as Priscilla, a young Pop Troll
  • Kyla Carter as CJ Suki, DJ Suki's young niece
  • Gary Cole as Sky Toronto, the boss and owner of Sky Toronto's Party Shop
  • Matt Lowe as
    • Stripe Smiley, the owner of the candy bar, Fun Dungeon Prize Corner, Tunnel of Friendship & Theme Park
    • Creek, a spiritual Pop Troll
  • Larissa Gallagher as Petra, Val's best friend. She appears in "Bad Hair Day" episode
  • Brian T. Delaney as Ludwig van Beetrollven, a Classical Troll composer
  • David Errigo Jr. as Forte Crescendo, Dante's younger brother
  • Sam Haft
    as Chaz, the Smooth Jazz troll who hypnotizes the Trolls. He appears in the episode of "Smooth Operator"
  • Judy Alice Lee as Bi-Na, the first of three K-pop Trolls
  • Jennifer Sun Bell as Young, the second of three K-pop Trolls
  • Victoria Grace as Min, the third of three K-pop Trolls
  • anthropomorphic cloud who often makes fun
    of Branch, Laguna, Lownote, Holly, and Dante
  • Corina Boettger as Marshtato Mary, a creature who is the enemy of Trolls

Episodes

Broadcast

In the United States, the series premiered on

YTV in Canada on December 14, 2020. The series airs on DreamWorks Channel Asia, Sky Kids in the UK, Boomerang in France and Cartoon Network in Latin America, and GMA Network in the Philippines on February 3, 2024 under the network's Astig Authority Saturday and Sunday morning block. This marks also the 2nd Season of the Filipino Dub after TV5
's The Beat Goes On.

References

  1. ^ Williams, Janice (February 23, 2021). "What's coming to Hulu in March 2021? Full list of releases". Newsweek. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "TROLLSTOPIA | Season 3 Trailer". YouTube.
  3. Decider
    . Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Trolls: TrollsTopia – Season 6". Hulu. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (July 21, 2022). "'Hamster & Gretel' Powers Up Disney's August Toon Highlights". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Orders Kids Series 'Madagascar: A Little Wild', 'TrollsTopia' & 'The Mighty Ones' – TCA". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Spangler, Todd (April 14, 2020). "Peacock Streaming Lineup: What's Coming to Comcast Now, and What's Coming Later". Variety.
  8. ^ "Video: "Trolls: TrollsTopia" - Trailer (Official) - A Hulu Original". The Futon Critic. November 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "TROLLSTOPIA | Season 1 Trailer". YouTube.
  10. ^ "TV Kids October 2020". September 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Sky Signs Long Term DreamWorks Animation TV Series Deal". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  12. ^ @jimmortensen (October 15, 2020). "Well the Big Nate reveal is awesome. But something else that I worked on... leaked somehow. And it's something I po…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @jimmortensen (October 20, 2020). "Thanks for the apologies, Trolls/TrollsTopia fans. I'm sorry many of you were put in a position where you didn't kn…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Orders Kids Series 'Madagascar: A Little Wild', 'TrollsTopia' & 'The Mighty Ones' – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Composers + Songwriters".
  16. ^ @jimmortensen (November 27, 2020). "@EndaMcnabola I can't recall the episode number, but I left in Feb 2020. It was weird, cause my last day at DW was…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Vidani, Peter. "jim m." jim m. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

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