''Trolls: TrollsTopia'' is an animated television series produced by
DreamWorks Animation based on the 3D computer-animated comedy musical films ''
Trolls
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'' and ''
Trolls World Tour'', and the sequel to ''
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'', taking place between ''World Tour'' and ''
Trolls Band Together
''Trolls Band Together'' is a 2023 American animated musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, based on the '' Good Luck Trolls'' dolls from Thomas Dam. It serves as the sequel to ''Trolls World ...
''. The series premiered on
Hulu
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and
Peacock
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...
on November 19, 2020. A second season was released on March 18, 2021, a third season was released on June 10, 2021,
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,
and a seventh and final season was released on August 11, 2022.
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
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and
Peacock
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...
. The series was originally scheduled to be released on April 15, 2020. 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
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The premise of the series is that a teenaged Queen Cleopatra is brought to ...
'', ''
Where's Waldo?
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'', ''
The Mighty Ones
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'' and ''
Madagascar: A Little Wild'', and new episodes of ''
Curious George''.
Due to the effects of
COVID-19
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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. The release date for the series on Hulu was confirmed to be November 19, 2020. The first trailer was released on November 5, 2020.
The first screenshot was seen in the TV Kids magazine's October 2020 issue. Universal had signed a long-term agreement with
Sky
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In the field of astronomy, ...
, with ''Trolls: TrollsTopia'' being confirmed to be among the shows included in the contract, which would see customers in
Ireland
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and the
United Kingdom
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getting to see the shows on the aforementioned platform.
In that same month, an storyboard of an episode titled "Dinner with Dante" was leaked onto
Tumblr
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, 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. Jim Mortensen confirmed that the leaks were stolen.
Notable returning staff from ''Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'' include Matthew Beans (executive producer), Alex Geringas (composer and songwriter).
Animator and director Jim Mortensen had also returned for the series, but as of February 2020, he left production of the show.
Cast and characters
Main
*
Amanda Leighton
Amanda Leighton is an American actress. She is known for her voice acting as Blossom in the 2016 Cartoon Network animated series ''The Powerpuff Girls'', Poppy in the 2018 Netflix animated series '' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'', and Polly Plantar ...
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
Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films '' Pitch Perfect'' (2012) and ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015). He originated the role of Georg in the Bro ...
as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Pop Troll and Poppy's boyfriend
*
Lauren Mayhew
Lauren Mayhew is an American singer, actress and former ring announcer for ECW.
Life and career
Mayhew was born to David Mayhew, an orthopaedic surgeon and Sharon Mayhew, a nurse. She has a sister named Briana. At the age of 8, she starred in t ...
as Val Thundershock, the ambassador representing the Hard Rock Trolls who resides in Rock Hollow
*
Megan Hilty
Megan Kathleen Hilty (born March 29, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in Broadway musicals, including her performance as Glinda the Good Witch in '' Wicked'', Doralee Rhodes in '' 9 to 5: The Musical'' ...
as Holly Darlin’, the ambassador representing the Country Western Trolls who resides in Country Corral
*
J. P. Karliak
John Paul Karliak is an American actor and comedian known for his voice-over roles as Morph in '' X-Men '97'' and Wile E. Coyote in ''New Looney Tunes''.
Early life
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre from University of Southern ...
as Dante Crescendo, the royal composer and the ambassador representing the Classical Trolls who resides in Classical Crest
*
Michael-Leon Wooley
Michael-Leon Wooley (born March 29, 1971) is an American actor. Wooley was the voice of Louis the Alligator in Disney's Oscar-nominated animated feature film, ''The Princess and the Frog'' and played Judge Grady on the radio station WKTT in Ro ...
as Lownote Jones, the ambassador representing the Funk Trolls who resides in Vibe Town
*
Vladimir Caamaño
Vladimir "Vlad" Caamaño (sometimes spelled Caamano, born August 12, 1979) is an American comedian and actor.
Career
Vladimir Caamaño was born in the Bronx to "a very traditional ominican Americanfamily". His father was the superintendent to t ...
as Synth, the ambassador representing the Techno Trolls who resides in Techno Lagoon
*
Charles DeWayne
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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
Jeanine Marie Mason (born January 14, 1991) is an American actress and dancer. Her acting career began after winning the fifth season of the Fox television show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She is best known for her role as Liz Ortecho in the ...
as Minuet Sonata, a Classical Troll who plays the violin and a friend of Dante
*
Kat Graham
Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer and dancer (now distributing music under the stage name Toro Gato). She is widely known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama seri ...
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
David Fynn is a British-Irish actor, producer and screenwriter, best known for playing Brett in the NBC TV sitcom ''Undateable.''
He began playing Dewey Finn in the West End cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ''School of Rock'' (based on th ...
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
Ronald Kyle Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born in California, Funches spent his early life in Chicago before relocating to Salem, Oregon, as a teenager. He began his comedy career in Portland, Oregon, a ...
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
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Auto-Tu ...
voice
*
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson (; born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also th ...
as Tiny Diamond, a baby glittery Hip-Hop Troll and Guy Diamond's son
*
Kevin Michael Richardson
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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 David Kaye may refer to:
* David Kaye (voice actor) (born 1966), Canadian-American voice actor
* David A. Kaye, actor who played Jesse Waingrow in the film '' 3000 Miles to Graceland''
* David Kaye (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer
* D ...
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
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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
Brian T. Delaney is an American actor, who provides the voice of the male Sole Survivor in '' Fallout 4'' and Master Mantis in the '' Kung Fu Panda'' games.
Filmography Voice acting Film
Television
Video games
Live-action
Reference ...
as
Ludwig van Beetrollven, a Classical Troll
* 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
*
Walt Dohrn
Walter Dohrn (born December 5, 1970) is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in '' Shrek Forever After'', as well as various characters in '' Shrek the Third''. Dohrn has also wo ...
as Cloud Guy, an
anthropomorphic
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Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
cloud
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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
Peacock
Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera ''Pavo (genus), Pavo'' and ''Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female pea ...
and
Hulu
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on November 19, 2020. Outside the United States, it aired on
YTV in Canada on December 14, 2020. The series airs on
DreamWorks Channel Asia,
Sky Kids Sky Kids may refer to:
* ''Sky Kids'' (magazine), a magazine
* Sky Kids (TV channel), a British television channel
* ''The Flyboys'' (film), a 2008 film that was released internationally as ''Sky Kids''
See also
* ''Sky Kid
is a horizontally ...
in the UK,
Boomerang
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in France and
Cartoon Network in Latin America.
References
External links
* at DreamWorks
* at
Hulu
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* at
Peacock TV
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