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{{short description|2016 animated television series created by Guillermo del Toro}} |
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{{about|the 2016 original series|the 2021 film|Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans}} |
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'''''Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia''''' (or simply '''''Trollhunters''''') is an American animated [[fantasy]] |
'''''Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia''''' (or simply '''''Trollhunters''''') is an American animated [[fantasy]] television series created by [[Guillermo del Toro]] and produced by [[DreamWorks Animation Television]] and Double Dare You Productions for [[Netflix]], based on the 2015 novel ''Trollhunters'' by del Toro and [[Daniel Kraus (author)|Daniel Kraus]].<ref name=DeadlineYelchinGrammerPerlman>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/trollhunters-anton-yelchin-kelsey-grammer-ron-perlman-cast-guillermo-del-toro-netflix-animated-series-1201773063/|title='Trollhunters': Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer & Ron Perlman To Lead Cast of Guillermo del Toro Netflix Animated Series|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=June 15, 2016|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref> It follows the story of James "Jim" Lake Jr., a teenage boy who finds a mysterious [[amulet]] and stumbles across a secret realm inhabited by [[troll]]s and other magical creatures. Soon afterward, he and his friends are charged with protecting the world from the dangerous monsters that lurk in the shadows of their small suburban town. |
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The first two episodes of the series premiered on October 8, 2016, at the [[New York Comic Con]].<ref name="AMPremiereNYCC">{{cite news|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title=DreamWorks TV to Premiere 'Trollhunters' at NYCC|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/dreamworks-tv-to-premiere-trollhunters-at-nycc/|access-date=September 25, 2016|work=Animation Magazine|date=September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CSHeadToNYCC">{{cite web|last1=Lesnick|first1=Silas|title=DreamWorks Animation and Netflix Head to New York Comic-Con|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/769165-dreamworks-netflix-new-york-comic-con|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=September 25, 2016|date=September 22, 2016}}</ref> The first season was released worldwide on Netflix on December 23, 2016.<ref name="FirstSeason">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/trollhunters-guillermo-del-toro-premiere-date-new-trailer-netflix-new-york-comic-con-1201833417/|title='Trollhunters' Sets December Debut Date on Netflix, Drops New Trailer & Key Art – NY Comic-Con|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=October 8, 2016|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> The second season premiered on December 15, 2017,<ref name="MagicandMyth">{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/trollhunters-season-2-review/|title='Trollhunters' Season 2 Review: Magic and Mythology Return to Arcadia in Bold New Ways|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=December 14, 2017|website=Collider|language=en-US|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="SixAnimatedSeries">{{cite web|last1=Foutch|first1=Haleigh|date=December 12, 2017|title=Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Team up for Six Animated Series in 2018|url=https://collider.com/netflix-dreamworks-animated-series-2018-trolls-boss-baby/|website=Collider|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> and the third and final season premiered on May 25, 2018.<ref name="ThirdSeason">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/trollhunters-season-3-trailer/|title=New 'Trollhunters' Trailer Teases the Beginning of the End for the Title Team|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=May 14, 2018|website=Collider|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="thewrap.com">{{cite news|last=Boucher|first=Ashley|date=April 24, 2018|title=Here's Everything Coming to and Leaving Netflix in May|url=https://www.thewrap.com/everything-coming-to-and-leaving-netflix-in-may/|work=TheWrap|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> |
The first two episodes of the series premiered on October 8, 2016, at the [[New York Comic Con]].<ref name="AMPremiereNYCC">{{cite news|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title=DreamWorks TV to Premiere 'Trollhunters' at NYCC|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/dreamworks-tv-to-premiere-trollhunters-at-nycc/|access-date=September 25, 2016|work=Animation Magazine|date=September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CSHeadToNYCC">{{cite web|last1=Lesnick|first1=Silas|title=DreamWorks Animation and Netflix Head to New York Comic-Con|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/769165-dreamworks-netflix-new-york-comic-con|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=September 25, 2016|date=September 22, 2016}}</ref> The first season was released worldwide on Netflix on December 23, 2016.<ref name="FirstSeason">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/trollhunters-guillermo-del-toro-premiere-date-new-trailer-netflix-new-york-comic-con-1201833417/|title='Trollhunters' Sets December Debut Date on Netflix, Drops New Trailer & Key Art – NY Comic-Con|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=October 8, 2016|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> The second season premiered on December 15, 2017,<ref name="MagicandMyth">{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/trollhunters-season-2-review/|title='Trollhunters' Season 2 Review: Magic and Mythology Return to Arcadia in Bold New Ways|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=December 14, 2017|website=Collider|language=en-US|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name="SixAnimatedSeries">{{cite web|last1=Foutch|first1=Haleigh|date=December 12, 2017|title=Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Team up for Six Animated Series in 2018|url=https://collider.com/netflix-dreamworks-animated-series-2018-trolls-boss-baby/|website=Collider|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> and the third and final season premiered on May 25, 2018.<ref name="ThirdSeason">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/trollhunters-season-3-trailer/|title=New 'Trollhunters' Trailer Teases the Beginning of the End for the Title Team|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=May 14, 2018|website=Collider|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="thewrap.com">{{cite news|last=Boucher|first=Ashley|date=April 24, 2018|title=Here's Everything Coming to and Leaving Netflix in May|url=https://www.thewrap.com/everything-coming-to-and-leaving-netflix-in-may/|work=TheWrap|access-date=May 26, 2018}}</ref> |
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* [[Fred Tatasciore]] as Aarghaumont "AAARRRGGHH!!!",<ref name="EWYelchinFinalRole"/> a burly troll and close companion of Blinky, who forms a deep bond with Toby. He was kidnapped by the Gumm-Gumms as a child from the Krubera (a race of troll that lives deep in the earth) which stunted his vocabulary. Tormented by the atrocities he committed, he deserted Gunmar to live a life of peace (as shown in ''Wizards).'' However, he will still fight to protect those he cares about. |
* [[Fred Tatasciore]] as Aarghaumont "AAARRRGGHH!!!",<ref name="EWYelchinFinalRole"/> a burly troll and close companion of Blinky, who forms a deep bond with Toby. He was kidnapped by the Gumm-Gumms as a child from the Krubera (a race of troll that lives deep in the earth) which stunted his vocabulary. Tormented by the atrocities he committed, he deserted Gunmar to live a life of peace (as shown in ''Wizards).'' However, he will still fight to protect those he cares about. |
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* [[Victor Raider-Wexler]] as Vendel, the leader of Trollmarket. An ancient and wizened troll, Vendel is at first suspicious of Jim and often comes across as a pessimist, but shows a softer side and eventual faith in Jim. At the end of Part 2, he is killed by Usurna after she reveals herself to be working for Gunmar, but not before recording the act to warn the Trollhunters. |
* [[Victor Raider-Wexler]] as Vendel, the leader of Trollmarket. An ancient and wizened troll, Vendel is at first suspicious of Jim and often comes across as a pessimist, but shows a softer side and eventual faith in Jim. At the end of Part 2, he is killed by Usurna after she reveals herself to be working for Gunmar, but not before recording the act to warn the Trollhunters. |
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* [[Ron Perlman]] as Bular,<ref name=DeadlineYelchinGrammerPerlman/> the son of Gunmar. A brutish and powerful troll warrior, he is obsessed with freeing his father from the Darklands. He holds a special disdain for Changelings, whom he considers "impure", putting him at odds with Strickler and other Changelings who seek to free Gunmar. He is killed by Jim in the first half of season 1, but later makes appearances in the season 1 episode "Where Is My Mind" and the season 2 episode "Unbecoming". |
* [[Ron Perlman]] as Bular,<ref name=DeadlineYelchinGrammerPerlman/> the son of Gunmar. A brutish and powerful troll warrior, he is obsessed with freeing his father from the Darklands. He holds a special disdain for Changelings, whom he considers "impure", putting him at odds with Strickler and other Changelings who seek to free Gunmar. He is killed by Jim in the first half of season 1, but later makes appearances in the season 1 episode "Where Is My Mind
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