Centaurworld

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Centaurworld
Centaurworld poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre
Created byMegan Nicole Dong
Directed byMegan Nicole Dong
Voices of
Theme music composerMegan Nicole Dong
ComposerToby Chu
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerMegan Nicole Dong
ProducerLouis J. Cuck
Running time25–27 minutes
Production companies
Animation servicesMercury Filmworks
Red Dog Culture House
Release
Original networkNetflix
Picture formatHDTV 1080p
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) –
present (present)

Centaurworld[3] is an American animated musical comedy streaming television series created by Megan Nicole Dong, with songs by Dong.[3] Produced by Sketchshark Productions and Netflix Animation,[4] it premiered on Netflix on July 30, 2021.[1]

Synopsis[]

Centaurworld follows a warhorse who is transported from her embattled world to a strange land inhabited by vibrant, singing centaurs of all species, shapes, and sizes.

Cast and characters[]

  • Kimiko Glenn as Horse, a brave and adventurous warhorse who is separated from her rider and ends up in the magical dimension called Centaurworld.
  • Megan Hilty as Wammawink, a motherly alpaca-like centaur that lived in Centaur Valley before accompanying Horse on her journey. It is revealed in episode 4 that she used to live in a forest village that was home to the Tree Shamans until it was attacked for unknown reasons and killed her herd. It is also revealed that she was a shaman trainee under the tutelage of Waterbaby but she ran from her training due to not being able to practice serious magic.
    • Sophia Lewis as Baby Wammawink.
  • Parvesh Cheena as Zulius,[5] a flamboyant and effeminate zebra-like centaur with the power to magically shapeshift his mane.
  • Chris Diamantopoulos as Ched,[5] a cynical and belligerent finch-like centaur. He harbors a grudge against Horse.
  • Megan Nicole Dong as Glendale,[5] a neurotic and kleptomaniacal gerenuk-like centaur who can store objects in a pocket dimension hidden in her stomach.
  • Jessie Mueller as Rider,[5] a human warrior who is tasked with returning a magical artifact to her general to save the world from an invading horde of minotaurs.
  • Josh Radnor as Durpleton,[5] a naive and friendly giraffe-like centaur. He is the gentlest of the herd.
  • Tony Hale as Durpletoot.
  • Paul F. Tompkins as Horse's tail. After Horse was affected by the magic of Centaurworld, it gained the ability to talk.
  • Carl Faruolo as Gebbrey.
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry as Waterbaby, one of the shamans in Centaurworld and mentor to Wammawink. She is a hippo centaur.
  • Lea Salonga as the Mysterious Woman, a human roaming Centaurworld who has magical abilities and history with the Nowhere King.
  • First Aid Kit as The Tree Shamans, a pair of wish-granting tree-like centaurs who are two of Centaurworld's shamans.
  • David Johansen as Beartaur.
  • Flula Borg as Comfortable Doug, a mole-like centaur.
  • Santigold as Judge Jacket, a star-nosed mole-like centaur and leader of the mole centaurs. She is one of the shamans in Centaurworld.
  • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Johnny Teatime, a kitten-like centaur, one of Centaurworld's shamans, and Zork Presto.
  • Fred Armisen as Splendib and Bimbam.
  • Rosalie Craig as the Whaletaur Shaman, the last shaman of Centaurworld.
  • Jamie Cullum as Sunfish Merguy, a sunfish-like centaur, also called a merman, who runs a boardwalk amusement park.
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell as the Nowhere King, an evil and monstrous entity imprisoned in the void between the human world and Centaurworld.
  • Dee Bradley Baker as Stabby.
  • Grey DeLisle as TBA.[6]

Production[]

The series was first announced in September 2019.[3]

Episodes[]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboard byOriginal release date
1"Hello Rainbow Road"Megan Nicole DongJen Bardekoff, Dong & Jessie WongDavid Au, Dominic Bisignano, Dong & WongJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

In a war-torn land, a warhorse named Horse and its rider find their village burned to ash after they return from a mission to find the key to victory, a mysterious object known as the Artifact. When the opposing army of invaders attacks them, Rider and Horse reach a cliff. Horse begins to fall off the edge, and Rider tries to pull her back up, but Horse is too heavy and falls with the Artifact. Horse lands in a colorful world filled with strange centaurs of all shapes and sizes who befriend her, and she suddenly has the power of speech. Horse desperately wants to reunite with Rider, but she finds that she cannot leave due to an invisible barrier enclosing Centaur Valley. Horse persuades the centaurs to leave the safety of the valley, by using their magic to breach the barrier, and help her search for Rider.

Songs: "Rider’s Lullaby", "Welcome to Centaurworld", "Spells For Days", and "Hello Rainbow Road"
2"Fragile Things"Jen BennettMinty LewisMaha Tabikh, David Woo & Louie ZongJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

After leaving Centaur Valley, Horse and Wammawink's herd follow the rainbow road in search of a shaman. While Wammawink tries to tell her herd to walk slowly so that they can remain safe, Horse charges ahead telling everyone that they need to have courage.

Songs: "Fragile Things", "Taurnado", and "What If I Forget Your Face"
3"The Key"Jeremy PolgarJen BardekoffMadeleine Flores & Samantha Suyi LeeJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Horse, while chasing after what appears to be Rider, bumps into Waterbaby, the shaman. She tells them that the Artifact is part of a larger key, used to open the rift between Horse and Rider's home world and Centaurworld.

Songs: "Making Friendships–BOATS!", "Frustration Tears", and "The Key"
4"What You Need"Christina "Kiki" ManriqueTodd CaseyAlexandra Chiu & Chris PiankaJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Horse and the rest of the herd continue down the rainbow road to the Lost Forest, where the Tree Shamans reside. Wammawink is shaken due to the forest being where her village once resided, leaving Horse to lead the group. Together, they must confront the difference between what they want and what they need in order to receive the next key piece.

Songs: "What You Need", "He Never Says Anything Nice", "Rider's Lullaby (Reprise)", and "The Nowhere King"
5"It's Hidin' Time"Katie ShanahanRyan HarerCharlie Bryant, Quinne Larsen & David WooJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

A rainstorm forces the herd into a cave, where they become trapped inside by a beartaur. Horse is confident that they can manage while Wammawink sleeps, so the group tries to find a way out without waking her.

Songs: "Where Does Food Come From", "It’s Hidin' Time", and "My Collection"
6"Holes: Part 2"Jen BennettAmalia Levari & Minty LewisMaha Tabikh, David Woo & Louie ZongJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

The herd follows the rainbow road into a hole in the ground and must defend themselves in a trial against the next shaman, Judge Jacket, while Horse deals with her growing magical powers.

Songs: "I Stealz So I Can Feelz", "Baby's First Spell", "The Underground", and "The Butt of The Joke"
7"Johnny Teatime's Be Best Competition: A Quest for the Sash"Jeremy PolgarJen BardekoffMadeleine Flores & Samantha Suyi LeeJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Horse and the herd reach the location of the next shaman, Johnny Teatime, and Horse, with Zulius' help, tries to compete in a talent competition to win the next piece of the key.

Songs: "Everyday", "And We Do This Everyday", "I Don't Know Him", "Who Is She?", and "The Nowhere King (Reprise)"
8"Ride the Whaletaur Shaman!"Christina "Kiki" ManriqueTodd CaseyAlexandra Chiu & Chris PiankaJuly 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

The herd reaches the end of the rainbow road and the location of the last shaman. Horse feels lost because as her transformation has progressed, her memories of Rider have started to disappear. The rest of the group, worried about Horse, attempts to make her feel better.

Songs: "It's Gonna Be A While", "Welcome To The Bay", "Who Is She? (Reprise)", and "Fragile Things (Reprise)"
9
10		"The Rift"Katie Shanahan
Jen Bennett		Amalia Levari
Aminder Dhaliwal		Charlie Bryant & Quinne Larsen
Christine Liu, Maha Tabikh, David Woo & Louie Zong		July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)

Part 1: As the herd reaches the doorway to the rift, Wammawink tries to spend as much time as she can with Horse before Waterbaby arrives to complete the key.

Part 2: While Rider and Horse face the Nowhere King in the rift, Wammawink and her herd must escape the grasp of the Mysterious Woman.

Songs:

  • Part 1: "My Collection (Reprise)", "The Hero Of My Story (Comfortable Doug)", "Before You Go", "The Key (Reprise)", "I've Been Searching For You", and "The Nowhere King (Reprise 2)"
  • Part 2: "Nothing Good", "Nowhere King Battle", and "Separate Ways"

Release[]

Centaurworld was released on Netflix on July 30, 2021.[1] A trailer debuted at the virtual Annecy International Animation Film Festival event in June 2021.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tartaglione, Nancy (June 14, 2021). "'Centaurworld': Netflix Drops First Trailer For Kids Series, Sets Release Date – Annecy". Deadline. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Milligan, Kaitlin (September 3, 2019). "Netflix Orders Animated Musical Comedy Series CENTAURWORLD". Broadway World. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Netflix Orders Animated Musical Comedy Series Centaurworld From First-Time Showrunner Megan Nicole Dong". Netflix Media Center (Press release). September 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Porter, Rick (September 3, 2019). "Animated Kids' Series 'Centaurworld' a Go at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Milligan, Mercedes (June 14, 2021). "Annecy: Netflix Kids & Family Animation Unbridles 'Centaurworld' Trailer; New Images for 'Karma's World,' 'Back to the Outback' & 'Vivo'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Grey DeLisle [@greylisle] (July 31, 2021). "Watch #Centaurworld on @Netflix!!!! Mostly because it's GREAT but partly because I'm in it!!!!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Elderkin, Beth (June 14, 2021). "In Centaurworld's First Trailer, a War Horse Swaps Battles for Ballads". Gizmodo. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Netflix Futures (June 14, 2021). Centaurworld NEW Series Trailer | Netflix Futures. YouTube. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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