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Dawn of the Croods
American animated TV series (2015–2017)
Dawn of the Croods is an American 2D-animated television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series is based on the 2013 animated film The Croods, taking place before the events of the film.[3] It premiered on December 24, 2015, on Netflix.[1] The second season premiered on August 26, 2016, third season on April 7, 2017, and fourth and final season on July 7, 2017.[4][5][6] Sam Riegel was the voice director for the first two seasons, and Brendan Hay replaced him for the last two.[7][8] It also aired on Family Channel and Family Chrgd in Canada.
| Dawn of the Croods | |
|---|---|
Official release poster | |
| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Based on | Characters created by John Cleese, Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders |
| Developed by | Brendan Hay |
| Voices of | |
| Theme music composer | John Van Tongeren |
| Composers | Gabriel Mann Rebecca Kneubuhl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (89 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Brendan Hay[1] |
| Running time | 23 minutes[2] |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24) – July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07) |
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The adventures of the series takes place before the film, with Eep and the family having new friends, and facing off against new enemy creatures.
- Dan Milano as Grug,[1][9] Bud, Womp
- Cree Summer as Ugga, Pat,[1] Clip, Pup Howler
- Stephanie Lemelin as Eep[1][9]
- A.J. LoCascio as Thunk,[9] Baitsy, Steve
- Grey Griffin as Sandy, Lerk[9]
- Laraine Newman as Gran, One-Eyed Amber[10] Mosh, Pram
Additional voices
- Dee Bradley Baker as Bulk, Squawk, Bearowl, Creatures, Moler Bear, Mow, Earl, Old Man Root, Yelp
- Dominic Catrambone as Sulk, Kevin, Fan, Night Mare, Ow the Dentist, Cave Teen, Bag, Guy
- Jim Cummings as Little Mantrap
- Ana Gasteyer as Meep Boor[10]
- Thomas Lennon as Crud, Munk
- Chris Parnell as Snoot Boor[10]
- Chris Sanders as Belt the Sloth
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 13 | December 24, 2015 (2015-12-24) | ||
| 2 | 24 | 13 | August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26) | ||
| 3 | 24 | 13 | April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07) | ||
| 4 | 24 | 13 | July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07) | ||
On July 9, 2017, executive producer Hay replied on Twitter to a question about whether fourth season would be the last season, saying that it "most likely" would be.[11]
In contrast to the computer-animated film, the series is 2D-animated. The series' creators wanted to make it more "cartoonish", but found doing "squash and stretch" in CG too expensive for television.[12] Different animation technique also helped the series to stand out from the feature film, which was concurrently shown on Netflix.[12] The first three episodes were animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Vancouver's Bardel Entertainment.[13][12] DreamWorks soon found that Harmony was not the best fit for animating scenes that contained multiple characters at once.[12] The rest of the episodes were traditionally hand-drawn by South Korean studios: EMation, NE4U, and Dong Woo Animation.[12]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Annie Award[14] | Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Jonathan Pyun, Aaron Spurgeon, Baptiste Lucas, Margaret Wuller and Ethan Becker (for "Garden of Eaten") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Grey Griffin (for Lerk) | Nominated | ||
| Laraine Newman (for Amber) | Nominated |
- Wolfe, Jennifer (December 8, 2015). "DreamWorks Animation Unveils 'Dawn of the Croods' Trailer". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "Dawn of the Croods (Season 1, Episode 2)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- Beck, Jerry (December 23, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Dreamworks/Netflix Animated "Dawn Of The Croods"". Animation Scoop. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- Liu, Ed (August 25, 2016). "Exclusive Images from "Dawn of the Croods" Season 2 Released". ToonZone. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- Milligan, Mercedes (April 6, 2017). "Clip: 'Dawn of the Croods' Season 3 Premieres Friday". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- Liu, Ed (July 5, 2017). "Exclusive Clip from "Dawn of the Croods" Season 4". ToonZone. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- "Dawn of the Croods - Credits". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Dawn of the Croods". IMDb. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- Cannini, Chuck (December 12, 2015). "Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods". Long Island Press. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- Milligan, Mercedes (December 17, 2015). "Clips: 'Dawn of the Croods' Arrives Dec. 24". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- Brendan Hay [@B_Hay] (July 9, 2017). "Most likely, yes. Hope you enjoyed your time in Ahhh! Valley as much as us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Thill, Scott (January 6, 2016). "'Dawn of The Croods': Brendan Hay Discusses Building A Kinder, Gentler Animated Apocalypse". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- Amidi, Amid (December 8, 2015). "Trailer: 'Dawn of the Croods' Hand-Drawn Netflix Series". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 1, 2015). "Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
