Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

Trolls: The Beat Goes On! is an American animated web 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".

Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Genre
Based onTrolls
by DreamWorks Animation
Developed by
  • Matthew Beans
  • Hannah Friedman
  • Sam Friedman
Voices of
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
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

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 and optimistic Queen of the Trolls.
  • Skylar Astin as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll and one of Poppy's best friends.
  • David Fynn as:
    • Biggie, a large, friendly Troll and one of Poppy's friends.
    • Mr. Dinkles, Bigge’s pet worm.
  • Fryda Wolff as:
    • DJ Suki, a Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects and one of Poppy's friends.
    • Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls who are conjoined by their hair and love fashion and two of Poppy’s friends.
  • Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe-like Troll and one of Poppy's friends. Funches reprises his role from the original movie.
  • Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly auto-tuned voice and one of Poppy's friends.
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge, a small female Troll with a masculine voice and one of Poppy's friends.

Secondary characters
  • David Kaye as King Peppy, the former King of the Trolls and Poppy's father.
  • 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 one of Poppy's best friend.
    • Harper, a very artistic Troll
  • Matt Lowe as Creek, a Troll with zen-like wisdom and Branch's treacherous rival.
  • Gary Cole as Sky Toronto, the boss and owner of Sky Toronto's Party Shop.
  • 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:
  • 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 babysitter Troll.
  • 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 Nangus, a Bergen who is in charge of the dungeon.
  • Arnie Pantoja as Archer Pastery, a creature 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)
2147March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
3126August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
4137November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)
5126January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
6126April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)
7147August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
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 Universal Kids, United Kingdom on Pop, 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.

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.
  2. Animation Magazine. "'DreamWorks Trolls Holiday' Musical Special Set for NBC". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  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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