Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

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Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Trolls The Beat Goes On poster.png
Genre
  • Fantasy
  • Musical
  • Comedy
Based onTrolls
by DreamWorks Animation
Developed by
  • Matthew Beans
  • Hannah Friedman
  • Sam Friedman
Voices of
  • Skylar Astin
  • Amanda Leighton
  • Ron Funches
  • Kari Wahlgren
  • David Fynn
  • Sam Lerner
  • David Koechner
  • Sean T. Krishnan
  • Kevin Michael Richardson
  • Fryda Wolff
  • Walt Dohrn
Theme music composerJeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, and Matias Mora
Opening theme"Hair in the Air"
by Amanda Leighton and Skylar Astin
Ending themevarious ending themes
Composers
  • Alex Geringas
  • Alana Da Fonseca (original songs)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes52 (103 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMatthew Beans
ProducerFrank Molieri (supervising)
Running time
  • 22 minutes (half-hours)
  • 11 minutes (segments)
  • 22 minutes (Party Crashed only)
Production companyDreamWorks Animation
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution (United States)
Netflix (worldwide)
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) –
November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[1]
Chronology
Followed byTrolls: TrollsTopia
External links
Website

Trolls: The Beat Goes On! is an American animated streaming television series produced by DreamWorks Animation that is based on the 3D computer-animated comedy musical film Trolls. The series was released on Netflix on January 19, 2018 exclusively in the United States, Canada, Latin America, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the Nordics, Benelux, and France. Amanda Leighton, Skylar Astin, Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner, David Kaye, David Fynn, Sean T. Krishnan, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Fryda Wolff provide the new voices for Princess Poppy, Branch, Bridget, King Gristle, King Peppy, Biggie and Mr. Dinkles, Guy Diamond, Smidge, DJ Suki and Satin & Chenille for this series respectively; only [2] Ron Funches and Walt Dohrn reprise their roles as Cooper and Cloud Guy, also respectively.[3] Matt Lowe also voices Creek in the series, who returns in "Creek Week".

Hannah Friedman, Sam Friedman, and Matthew Beans developed the series, with music from Alex Geringas and original songs by Alana Da Fonseca.[4] James Zahn of The Rock Father confirmed that there would be a second season,[5] which was released on March 9 and consists of seven episodes.[6]

The third season was released on August 24, 2018,[7] the fourth season on November 2, 2018,[8] the fifth season on January 18, 2019,[9] the sixth season on April 9, 2019,[10] the seventh season on August 27, 2019,[11] and the eighth and final season was released on November 22, 2019.[12]

A new Trolls series Trolls: TrollsTopia was released on Hulu in November 19, 2020.[13][14] It was also released on Peacock on the same day.[15][16]

Cast and characters[]

Main characters[]

  • Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy, the sweet, cheerful, happy - go - lucky and optimistic Queen of the Trolls.
  • Skylar Astin as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll and Poppy's best friend.
  • David Fynn as:
    • Biggie, a large, friendly Troll.
    • Mr. Dinkles, Biggie’s pet worm.
  • Fryda Wolff as:
    • DJ Suki, a cheerful and positive Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects.
    • Satin and Chenille, 2 French twin Trolls who are conjoined by their hair and love fashion, Satin is very cheerful and talkative while Chenille is calm and sassy.
  • Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe-like Troll.
  • Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly auto-tuned voice.
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Troll with a masculine voice, She has yellow skin, a blue nose, teal hair and blue eyes.

Supporting characters[]

  • David Kaye as King Peppy, the former King of the Trolls and Poppy's father.
  • Lara Jill Miller as:
    • Queen Puppy, Poppy's mother.
    • Gumball, Poppy's younger sister.
  • Sam Lerner as King Gristle Jr., the King of the Bergens.
  • Kari Wahlgren as:
    • Bridget, a Bergen who is a former scullery maid, Gristle Jr's girlfriend, and Poppy's best friend.
    • Harper, a very artistic, creative, sassy, jocund, competitive and optimistic Troll who loves to paint.
  • Cree Summer as Iris, a cheerful and creative makeup Troll, She is the younger sister of Zee.
  • Matt Lowe as:
    • Creek, a Troll with zen-like wisdom and Branch's treacherous rival.
    • Zee, the older brother of Iris.
  • Gary Cole as Sky Toronto, the boss and owner of Sky Toronto's Party Shop.
  • Erin Fitzgerald as Mippy, Poppy's serious older sister.
  • Declan Churchil Carter as Keith, a young Troll.
  • Abby Ryder Fortson as Priscilla, a young Troll.
  • Kyla Carter as CJ Suki, DJ Suki's young niece.
  • Walt Dohrn as:
    • Fuzzbert, a Troll whose legs are the only thing visible besides his hair.
    • Cloud Guy, an anthropomorphic cloud who often makes fun of Branch.
  • Sainty Nelsen as Nova Swift, a trendsetter and fashionista Troll.
  • Jonah Platt as Milton Moss, a gentle critter keeper and veterinarian Troll and Smidge's love interest.
  • Fryda Wolff as:
    • Dr. Moonbloom, a medical Troll who has a habit of saying things dramatically.
    • Gia Grooves, a kind, glittery Troll who run the daycare center.
  • Alexa Kahn as Tug Duluth, a tour guide Troll.
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as:
    • Klaus Von Frousting, a Troll who applies frosting.
    • Groth, an upper class Bergen with high standards.
    • Chad and Todd, the guards of the Royal Bergen family.
  • Pat Pinney as Nangus, a Bergen who is in charge of the dungeon.
  • Arnie Pantoja as Archer Pastry, a calm, serious, tech - savvy and mature female Troll who was once part of a group called "The Party Crashers" and a new friend to Poppy and the Trolls.

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Trolls: The Beat Goes On! episodes
SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally released
1126January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
2147April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
3126August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
4137November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23)
5126January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
6126April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)
7147August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
8147November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

Soundtrack[]

DreamWorks Trolls - The Beat Goes On! (Music From the TV Series)
Soundtrack album by
Cast of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018
GenreSoundtrack
Length34:00
LabelRCA Records

Songs[]

All tracks are written by Da Fonseca and Yaeger except written.

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Hair In The Air"Jeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, & Matias MoraAmanda Leighton, Skylar Astin, & Ensemble2:16
2."Happily Ever After" Leighton, Astin, & Ensemble2:34
3."One and Only Love" Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner2:22
4."Sunshine All the Time" Fryda Wolff2:35
5."Best Day Ever" Leighton2:32
6."Party On" Kevin Michael Richardson2:20
7."Forgive Me (Show Version)" Astin2:24
8."Move Ya Body" Walt Dohrn2:42
9."The Other Side of the Storm" Leighton, Astin2:58
10."Happy Prank Day" Leighton, Ensemble Cast2:18
11."Rap Battle Suite" Leighton, Richardson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, David Fynn2:15
12."Dance It Out" Leighton2:49
13."The Winners" Leighton2:22
14."Forgive Me (Remix)" Astin2:22

Broadcast[]

The series was released internationally on Netflix. It was also released in the United States on TeenNick and Universal Kids, United Kingdom on Pop and Pop Max, in Australia on ABC Me, in Canada on Family, and in South Africa on e.tv.

The series was also released for broadcast in South Korea on Tooniverse. The main theme of the program, "Hair in the Air", is sung in its Korean version featuring vocals from Red Velvet's Yeri and NCT's Jeno, Jaemin, and Renjun.

Home media[]

Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Seasons 1 - 4, containing all of the episodes from seasons 1–4, was released on DVD on May 7, 2019, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

References[]

  1. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 10, 2020). "Will 'Trolls World Tour' Profit Off Universal's Experimental VOD (& Drive-In Theater) Model?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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  3. ^ "TV - Trolls". DreamWorks Animation. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Animation Magazine. "DreamWorks & Netflix Plan 6 New Series, Date 'Trolls' Toon". Animation Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ^ James Zahn (January 19, 2018). "Trolls: The Beat Goes On! The Toys of Troll Village and a New Behind-the-Scenes Featurette!". The Rock Father. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  6. ^ McLean, Tom (February 23, 2018). "'DreamWorks Trolls' Returns March 9 with 7 New Episodes". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  7. ^ Patches, Matt (July 25, 2018). "Every movie and show coming to Netflix in August". Polygon.
  8. ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "That feeling when there's only one month to go until new episodes of #DreamWorksTrolls: The Beat Goes On! stream on Netflix!"". Instagram.
  9. ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "It's FRIYAY and @Netflix has all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram.
  10. ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Head to @Netflix now to discover all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram.
  11. ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Grab your friends, and head over to Netflix to stream all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram.
  12. ^ "DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Gather your friends and tune into Netflix for all new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!"". Instagram.
  13. ^ Zahed, Ramin (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Unveils Animation Slate at TCA". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. ^ https://issuu.com/worldscreen/docs/world_screen_october_2020/248
  15. ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 16, 2020). "Peacock Programming: List Of NBCUniversal Streaming Service's Series, Films, Sports, News & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  16. ^ Trailers: Peacock Premieres ‘TrollsTopia’ & ‘The Mighty Ones’ This Month

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