''Wolfboy and the Everything Factory'' is an animated television series created by Toff Mazery and Edward Jesse for

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. It premiered on 24 September 2021 as part of a slate of autumn children's series. Season 2 was released on 30 September 2022.

Plot

The series follows Wolfboy, an imaginative oddball who discovers a strange realm at the centre of the earth where fantastical beings called ‘Sprytes’ create things for the world on the surface - clouds, trees, rabbits, dreams, hiccups, memories, time... everything. With the help of his newfound Spryte friends, Xandra and Sprout, Wolfboy learns that not only can he use the creative energy of the Everything Factory to make his wild imagination come to life, but that he is destined to play a central role in an age-old battle between the forces of creation and destruction. He soon comes to realize that being different is what makes him special - and that, ultimately, it’s the oddballs and dreamers who change the world.

Voice cast

Main characters

* Kassian Akhtar as William Wolfe "Wolfboy" * Archie Yates as Sprout Figwort * Lilly Williams as Xandra * Cristina Milizia as Floof *

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Supporting characters

*Berrett Huntsman as Oneira "Oni" *Nevin Kar as Blip *Isabella Russo as Tali *

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as Gamekeeper *Courtenay Taylor as Athena *

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as Nyx *

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as Klaybottom *

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as Faradox *Joel Gelman as Serebrin *

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as Wuji

Other characters

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as Professor Rabscuttle * Jason Maybaum as Sneffton *

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as Professor Chronopher *

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as William's Mom *

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as Antler *

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as Flora Figwort *

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*Moira Quirk as Amelia "Millie" Springhaart *

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as Astralynx "Star Creature" *Monia Ayachi as Mademoiselle Glaçon *

as Monsieur Snjor *

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as Professor Pigment * BJ Ward as Celorain *

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as Seapinch *

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as Water Ancient *

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as Forest Ancient

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022)

Production

The animation style for the series is based on the visual art of Toff Mazery. Mazery and Edward Jesse are the series' co-creators, writers, and executive producers with Michael Ryan serving as a showrunner, writer, and executive producer. Also executive producing are

and Jared Geller of HitRecord as well as Scott Greenberg and Joel Kuwahara of

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Release

Apple TV+ released a trailer on 9 September 2021. The series later premiered on September 24, 2021.

Reception

The series was initially met with overwhelmingly positive reviews, with Cult Of Mac praising the "charm ng show for allowing its characters to express a wide range of emotions and comparing it to ''

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'' and

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noting its unique feel and tone while calling it "the next great weird kids’ show".

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praised the series as "a true delight", noting the complexity and emotional intelligence of the characters, as well as the "superb" visual world of the Everything Factory.

References

External links

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