2018 Netflix original TV series
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Genre Based on
Trolls by
DreamWorks Animation Developed by Voices of Theme music composer Jeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, and Matias Mora Opening theme "Hair in the Air" by Kenz Hall and Skylar Astin Ending theme various ending themes Composers Country of origin United States Original language English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 52 (
list of episodes ) Executive producer Matthew Beans Producer Frank Molieri (supervising) Running time 24 minutes Production company
DreamWorks Animation Television Network
Netflix Release January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19 ) – November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22 )
[1]
Trolls: TrollsTopia
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! is an American animated television series produced by
DreamWorks Animation . Based on the 3D computer-animated comedy musical film
of the same name , the show premiered on
Netflix on January 19, 2018, in the United States and takes place between the events of the first film and the sequel,
Trolls World Tour .
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".
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 called
Trolls: TrollsTopia was released on
Hulu on November 19, 2020.
[13]
[14] It was also released on
Peacock on the same day.
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Cast and characters
Main characters
Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy, the excitable and optimistic queen of the Trolls
Skylar Astin as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll and Poppy's best friend
David Fynn as:
Biggie, a large, friendly Troll
Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet worm
Fryda Wolff as:
DJ Suki, a cheerful and positive Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects
Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls with a flair for fashion design and conjoined by their hair. Satin is very cheerful and talkative while Chenille is calm and sassy.
Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe-like Troll
Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly
auto-tuned voice
Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Troll with a masculine voice
Supporting 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 Poppy's best friend
Harper, a very artistic, creative, sassy, jocund, competitive and optimistic Troll who loves to paint
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, glittery Troll who run the daycare center
Alexa Kahn as Tug Duluth, a tour guide Troll
Kevin Michael Richardson as:
Klaus Von Frousting, a Troll who applies frosting and speaks in that of a Scandinavian accent.
Groth, an upper class Bergen with high standards.
Chad and Todd, the guards of the Royal Bergen family.
Pat Pinney as Nangus, a Bergen who is in charge of the dungeon
Arnie Pantoja as Archer Pastry, a creature who was once part of a group called "The Party Crashers" and a new friend to Poppy and the Trolls
Rachel Bloom as Cybil, a fortune teller Troll
Episodes
Soundtrack
DreamWorks Trolls - The Beat Goes On! (Music From the TV Series) Released March 16, 2018
Genre Soundtrack Length 34 :00
Label
RCA Records
Songs
All tracks are written by Da Fonseca and Yaeger except written
Title Writer(s) Performer(s) 1. "Hair In The Air" Jeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, & Matias Mora Kenz Hall,
[17] Skylar Astin, & Ensemble 2:16 2. "Happily Ever After" Aleque Reid,
[18] Astin, & Ensemble 2:34 3. "One and Only Love" Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner 2:22 4. "Sunshine All the Time" Fryda Wolff 2:35 5. "Best Day Ever" Reid
[18] 2:32 6. "Party On" Kevin Michael Richardson 2:20 7. "Forgive Me (Show Version)" Astin 2:24 8. "Move Ya Body" Walt Dohrn 2:42 9. "The Other Side of the Storm" Reid,
[18] Astin 2:58 10. "Happy Prank Day" Reid,
[18] Ensemble Cast 2:18 11. "Rap Battle Suite" Reid,
[18] Richardson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, David Fynn 2:15 12. "Dance It Out" Reid
[18] 2:49 13. "The Winners" Reid
[18] 2:22 14. "Forgive Me (Remix)" Astin 2:22
Broadcast
The series was released internationally on
Netflix . It was also aired on linear television in the United States on
Universal Kids , in the United Kingdom on
Pop ,
Tiny Pop and
Pop Max , in Australia on
ABC Me , in Canada on
Family , in South Africa on
e.tv , in Southeast Asia on
DreamWorks Channel Asia , in the Philippines on
TV5 (
dubbed in
Filipino ) and in Pakistan on
Pop .
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.
Home media
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Seasons 1 - 4 , containing all of the episodes from seasons 1–4, was released on DVD on May 7, 2019, by
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment .
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"Will 'Trolls World Tour' Profit Off Universal's Experimental VOD (& Drive-In Theater) Model?" .
Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 15, 2020 .
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Animation Magazine (19 October 2017).
" 'DreamWorks Trolls Holiday' Musical Special Set for NBC" .
Animation Magazine . Retrieved November 6, 2017 .
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"TV - Trolls" .
DreamWorks Animation . Archived from
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^
Animation Magazine .
"DreamWorks & Netflix Plan 6 New Series, Date 'Trolls' Toon" .
Animation Magazine . Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ McLean, Tom (February 23, 2018).
" 'DreamWorks Trolls' Returns March 9 with 7 New Episodes" . Animation World Network . Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
^ Patches, Matt (July 25, 2018).
"Every movie and show coming to Netflix in August" . Polygon .
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"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 . Archived from
the original on 2021-12-26.
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"DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "It's FRIYAY and @Netflix has all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!" " . Instagram . Archived from
the original on 2021-12-26.
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"DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Head to @Netflix now to discover all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!" " . Instagram . Archived from
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"DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Grab your friends, and head over to Netflix to stream all-new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!" " . Instagram . Archived from
the original on 2021-12-26.
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"DreamWorks Trolls on Instagram: "Gather your friends and tune into Netflix for all new episodes of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!" " . Instagram . Archived from
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^ Zahed, Ramin (January 17, 2020).
"Hulu Unveils Animation Slate at TCA" .
Animation Magazine . Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
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"World Screen October 2020" . 30 September 2020.
^ 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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Trailers: Peacock Premieres ‘TrollsTopia’ & ‘The Mighty Ones’ This Month
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LDS Former "American Idol" Contestant Is Lead Singing Voice for Upcoming Netflix Series
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