Trollhunters is an American computer-animated TV series based on the book series of Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Part 1 was released on Netflix on December 23rd, 2016, while Part 2 was released on December 15th 2017. The third and final season will be released sometime in 2018.
Plot
When ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. stumbles upon a mystical amulet on his way to school one morning, he inadvertently discovers an extraordinary secret civilization of mighty trolls beneath his small town of Arcadia. Suddenly destined to play a crucial role in an ancient battle of good and evil, Jim is determined to save the world – right after gym class.
Cast
- Anton Yelchin as Jim Lake Jr.
- Charlie Saxton as Toby Domzalski
- Lexi Medrano as Claire Nuñez
- Kelsey Grammer as Blinky
- Steven Yeun as Steve Palchuk
- Jonathan Hyde as Strickler
- Fred Tatasciore as AAARRRGGHH!!!
- Matthew Waterson as Draal
- Jimmie Wood as NotEnrique
- Lauren Tom as Ms. Nomura
- Ron Perlman as Bular
- Ike Amadi as Angor Rot
Trivia
- This is the second DreamWorks show to be originally a movie and turned into a TV Series, with the first being Dinotrux.
- This is the first DreamWorks animated production to have the main characters deal with school life.
- Trollhunters has now been expanded into a 3 part series called the Tales of Arcadia