Dawn of the Croods
Dawn of the Croods | |
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Genre | Comedy Adventure |
Based on | Characters created by John Cleese, Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders |
Developed by | Brendan Hay |
Voices of |
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Theme music composer | John Van Tongeren |
Composers | Gabriel Mann Rebecca Kneubuhl |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 52 (140 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Brendan Hay[1] |
Running time | 23 minutes[2] |
Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
Distributor | Netflix Steaming Services NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Original release | December 24, 2015 July 7, 2017 | –
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Dawn of the Croods is an American 2D-animated streaming television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series is based on the 2013 animated film The Croods, taking place before the events of the film.[3] It premiered on December 24, 2015, on Netflix.[1] The second season premiered on August 26, 2016, third season on April 7, 2017, and fourth and final season on July 7, 2017.[4][5][6] Sam Riegel was the voice director for the first two seasons, and Brendan Hay replaced him for the last two.[7][8]
Plot[]
The adventures of the series takes place before the film, with Eep and the family having new friends, and facing off against new enemy creatures.
Cast[]
- Dan Milano as Grug,[1][9] Bud, Womp
- Cree Summer as Ugga, Pat,[1] Clip, Pup Howler
- Stephanie Lemelin as Eep[1][9]
- A.J. Locascio as Thunk,[9] Baitsy, Steve
- Grey Griffin as Sandy, Lerk[9]
- Laraine Newman as Gran, One-Eyed Amber[10] Mosh, Pram
Additional voices[]
- Dee Bradley Baker as Bulk, Squawk, Bearowl, Creatures, Moler Bear, Mow, Earl, Old Man Root, Yelp
- Dominic Catrambone as Sulk, Kevin, Fan, Night Mare, Ow the Dentist, Cave Teen, Bag, Guy
- Jim Cummings as Little Mantrap
- Ana Gasteyer as Meep Boor[10]
- Thomas Lennon as Crud, Munk
- Chris Parnell as Snoot Boor[10]
- Chris Sanders as Belt the Sloth
Episodes[]
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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1 | 17 | 13 | December 24, 2015 | |||
2 | 23 | 13 | August 26, 2016 | |||
3 | 24 | 13 | April 7, 2017 | |||
4 | 24 | 13 | July 7, 2017 |
On July 9, 2017, executive producer Hay replied on Twitter to a question about whether fourth season would be the last season, saying that it "most likely" would be.[11]
Production[]
In contrast to the computer-animated film, the series is 2D-animated. The series' creators wanted to make it more "cartoonish", but found doing "squash and stretch" in CG too expensive for television.[12] Different animation technique also helped the series to stand out from the feature film, which was concurrently shown on Netflix.[12] The first three episodes were animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Vancouver's Bardel Entertainment.[13][12] DreamWorks soon found that Harmony was not the best fit for animating scenes that contained multiple characters at once.[12] The rest of the episodes were traditionally hand-drawn by South Korean studios: EMation, NE4U, and Dong Woo Animation.[12]
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2016 | Annie Award[14] | Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Jonathan Pyun, Aaron Spurgeon, Baptiste Lucas, Margaret Wuller and Ethan Becker (for "Garden of Eaten") | Nominated |
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Grey Griffin (for Lerk) | Nominated | ||
Laraine Newman (for Amber) | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Wolfe, Jennifer (December 8, 2015). "DreamWorks Animation Unveils 'Dawn of the Croods' Trailer". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ "Dawn of the Croods (Season 1, Episode 2)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (December 23, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Dreamworks/Netflix Animated "Dawn Of The Croods"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Liu, Ed (August 25, 2016). "Exclusive Images from "Dawn of the Croods" Season 2 Released". ToonZone. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 6, 2017). "Clip: 'Dawn of the Croods' Season 3 Premieres Friday". Animation Magazine. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ Liu, Ed (July 5, 2017). "Exclusive Clip from "Dawn of the Croods" Season 4". ToonZone. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Dawn of the Croods - Credits". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Dawn of the Croods". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d Cannini, Chuck (December 12, 2015). "Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods". Long Island Press. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c Milligan, Mercedes (December 17, 2015). "Clips: 'Dawn of the Croods' Arrives Dec. 24". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ Brendan Hay [@B_Hay] (9 Jul 2017). "Most likely, yes. Hope you enjoyed your time in Ahhh! Valley as much as us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e Thill, Scott (January 6, 2016). "'Dawn of The Croods': Brendan Hay Discusses Building A Kinder, Gentler Animated Apocalypse". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (December 8, 2015). "Trailer: 'Dawn of the Croods' Hand-Drawn Netflix Series". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 1, 2015). "Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature". Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
External links[]
- Official website at Netflix
- Official website at DreamWorks TV
- Dawn of the Croods at IMDb
- 2010s American animated television series
- 2015 American television series debuts
- 2017 American television series endings
- American children's animated adventure television series
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- American prequel television series
- English-language television shows
- Netflix children's programming
- English-language Netflix original programming
- Television series by DreamWorks Animation
- Television series by Universal Television
- Animated television shows based on films
- Animated television series about families
- Television series set in prehistory
- The Croods (franchise)