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 byMatthew Beans
Voices of
Theme music composerJeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, and Matias Mora
Opening theme"Hair in the Air"
by Amanda Leighton and Skylar Astin
Composer(s)
  • Alex Geringas
  • Alana Da Fonseca (original songs)
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes52 (103 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Matthew Beans
Producer(s)Frank Molieri (supervising)
Running time
  • 22 minutes (half-hours)
  • 11 minutes (segments)
  • 22 minutes (Party Crashed only)
Production company(s)DreamWorks Animation Television
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Netflix
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseJanuary 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) –
November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[1]
External links
Website

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 will be released on Hulu in the fall of 2020.[13] It will also be released on Peacock in 2021.[14]

Cast and characters

Main characters
  • Queen Poppy (Amanda Leighton), the sweet, nice and optimistic queen of the trolls and Branch's girlfriend.
  • Branch (Skylar Astin), an over-cautious and good-hearted troll and he is also good at protecting himself from threats and Poppy's boyfriend.
  • Biggie (David Fynn), a chubby, friendly troll and Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet worm.
  • DJ Suki (Fryda Wolff), the Trolls' resident disk jockey.
  • Smidge (Kevin Michael Richardson), a small female troll with a masculine voice.
  • Satin and Chenille (Fryda Wolff), fashion troll twins who are conjoined at their hair.
  • Cooper (Ron Funches), a giraffe-like troll who walks on all fours.
  • Guy Diamond (Sean T. Krishnan), a glittery, silver naked troll with a highly Auto-tuned voice.

Secondary characters
  • King Peppy (David Kaye), the former king of the trolls and Poppy's father.
  • King Gristle Jr. (Sam Lerner), the leader of the Bergens.
  • Bridget (Kari Wahlgren), Poppy's best friend.
  • Creek (Matt Lowe), a troll with zen-like wisdom and Branch's treacherous rival.
  • Harper (Kari Wahlgren), a very artistic troll.
  • Toby (Kevin Michael Richardson), a raver cat created by Gary Baseman.
  • Sky Toronto (Gary Cole), the boss and owner of Sky Toronto's Party Shop.
  • Keith (Declan Churchil Carter), a young troll.
  • Priscilla (Abby Ryder Fortson), a young troll.
  • CJ Suki (Kyla Carter), DJ Suki's young niece.
  • Fuzzbert (Walt Dohrn), a hair troll with two legs.
  • Master Control (Utkarsh Ambudkar)
  • Bella Brightly (Kari Wahlgren)
  • Mags Gumdrop (Kari Wahlgren)
  • Nova Swift (Sainty Nelsen)
  • Milton Moss (Jonah Platt)
  • Dr. Moonbloom (Fryda Wolff)
  • Tug Duluth (Alexa Kahn)
  • Gemma Fur (Fryda Wolff)
  • Gia Grooves (Fryda Wolff)
  • Foreman (Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Klaus Von Frousting (Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Bernice (Kari Wahlgren)
  • Old Lady Bergen (Kari Wahlgren)
  • Groth (Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Chad and Todd (Kevin Michael Richardson), the guards of the Royal Bergen family.
  • Maitre D' (Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Buzby (David Koechner)
  • Nangus (Pat Pinney), a Bergen who is in charge of the dungeon.
  • Cloud Guy (Walt Dohrn), an anthropomorphic cloud who often makes fun of Branch. Dohrn reprises his role from the original movie.
  • Archer Pastry (Arnie Pantoja), a creature who was once part of a group called "The Party Crashers" and a new friend to Poppy and the Trolls.
  • Tae-Kwon-Kevin (Sean T. Krishnan)
  • Tae-Kwon-Joe (Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Fang Flowers (Sean T. Krishnan & Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Eyestalk (Kevin Michael Richardson)
  • Spider (Kevin Michael Richardson)

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 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.

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References
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  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.
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  12. "TROLLS: THE BEAT GOES ON! | British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk.
  13. Zahed, Ramin (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Unveils Animation Slate at TCA". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. Pedersen, Erik (January 16, 2020). "Peacock Programming: List Of NBCUniversal Streaming Service's Series, Films, Sports, News & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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