Monster High (TV series)
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| Based on | Monster High by Mattel |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producer | Shea Fontana |
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| Release | 2022 |
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| Ever After High | |
Monster High is an upcoming American CGI-animated series based on Mattel's fashion doll franchise of the same name. The series' showrunner is Shea Fontana, who previously developed another Mattel reboot (Polly Pocket). In the United States, the series will premiere on Paramount+ and Nickelodeon in fall 2022 alongside a live-action film. The series will follow Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, and Frankie Stein as they navigate the hilarity of high school in the hallowed halls of Monster High.
Development
Background and context
Monster High is an American fashion doll franchise created by Garrett Sander for Mattel, with illustrations by Kellee Riley and Glen Hanson,[1] and was launched on June 11, 2010.[2] Initially consisting only of dolls and a web series, it soon expanded to also include other various consumer products mainly marketed towards children, such as other types of toys, clothing, accessories, books, comics, stationery and other forms of merchandise. Featuring characters inspired by monster movies, sci-fi horror, thriller fiction, folklore, mythology and popular culture, this franchise involves teenage children of famous monsters and creatures of which the principal list are Draculaura, Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Cleo de Nile and Lagoona Blue attending a high school with the same name as the franchise itself. The first two film specials were animated in Flash by WildBrain Entertainment which later switched to CGI animation by Nerd Corps Entertainment in 2012 starting with Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? and ending in 2016 with Great Scarrier Reef. The franchise was rebooted in 2016 with a reboot and origin story film special called Welcome to Monster High, using revamped face molds, upgraded animation technologies and techniques, which was not well received by critics and fans and led to its initial cancellation on 9 February 2018.
Development
On February 23, 2021, Mattel, through its television division, announced the second return of the Monster High brand, promising new content and products for the following year, including an animated TV series and a live-action musical film based on the franchise, both of which will air on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ in the United States in October 2022.[3]
Shea Fontana, a writer known for developing Mattel's 2018 reboot of Polly Pocket, is the series' showrunner and co-executive producer.
On July 13, 2022, the cast was revealed on Twitter with Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, Courtney Lin as Draculaura and Iris Menas as Frankie Stein, respectively replacing Salli Saffioti, Debi Derryberry and Kate Higgins.[4]
References
- ^ Tse, Andrea (2010-06-04). "'Monster High': Mattel's Big, Bold Move". TheStreet. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ Paul "Nomad" Nicholasi (11 June 2010). "Mattel Launches Monster High". Dread Central. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mattel Television and Nickelodeon Announce Plans to Produce an Animated Series and Live-Action Television Movie Musical Based on Iconic Monster High Franchise" (Press release). Nickelodeon. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ^ Monster High [@MonsterHigh] (July 13, 2022). "Get ready ghouls 💜 Check out who's enrolling to voice your favorite monsters for a new generation of fans in the upcoming #MonsterHigh animated series on @Nickelodeon !" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
