Dawn of the Croods
American animated TV series (2015–2017)
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Dawn of the Croods is an American 2D-animated television sitcom 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 | Animated sitcom Adventure |
| Based on | |
| 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 – July 7, 2017 |
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Plot
The adventures of the series takes place before the events of the film, with Eep and the family having new friends, and facing off against new enemy creatures.
Cast
- 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 Boor, Squawk, Bearowl, Creatures, Moler Bear, Mow, Earl, Old Man Root, Yelp
- Dominic Catrambone as Sulk Boor, 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
Episodes
Production
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]
Awards and nominations
| 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 |
