Hotel Transylvania: The Series
Hotel Transylvania: The Series | |
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Genre | Adventure[1] |
Based on | Hotel Transylvania by Sony Pictures Animation |
Developed by | Mark Steinberg |
Directed by | Robin Budd[2] |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Jane Crawford |
Running time | 22 minutes[4] |
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Network | Disney Channel[5] |
Release | June 25, 2017 present | –
Hotel Transylvania: The Series[4] is an animated fantasy television series produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Nelvana. It is based on the 2012 film Hotel Transylvania. The events in the series will take place before those in the film, focusing on the teenage years of Mavis and her friends at the Hotel Transylvania.[5] The first season, consisting of 26 episodes, premiered on June 25, 2017 on Disney Channel, with the first episode released earlier on June 20, 2017 on the WATCH Disney Channel app, YouTube, and VOD.[4]
Plot
The series takes place four years before the film and follows Mavis & her friends as they have fun adventures at the Hotel Transylvania.[1]
Characters
- Mavis (voiced by Bryn McAuley) is Dracula's daughter who wants to have fun with her friends.[6]
- Wendy Blob (voiced by Evany Rosen) is the daughter of Blobby and one of Mavis' friends.[6]
- Hank N Stein (voiced by Gage Munroe) is the son of Frank and Eunice and one of Mavis' friends.[6]
- Pedro (voiced by Joseph Motiki) is a fat mummy who is Murray's (possible) son and one of Mavis' friends.[6]
- Aunt Lydia (voiced by Dan Chameroy) is Dracula's older sister who pushes more order and tradition at the Hotel when Mavis and her friends want to have fun.[6]
- Dracula (voiced by David Berni) is Mavis' dad and is away on "official vampire business"[6] at the Vampire Council.
Production
Hotel Transylvania: The Series' voice cast is based in Toronto, Canada, with the Dayton/Walters casting agency being responsible for the casting.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 26 | June 25, 2017 | TBA | |
Shorts | 4 | June 9, 2017 | June 26, 2017 |
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original release date [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1a | "Enter the Nosepicker" | Robin Budd | Mark Steinberg | Frank Litzen | June 25, 2017[note 1] | 0.96[8] | |
When an unexpected visit from an infant human brings chaos to the hotel, Mavis and her friends must make sure that her Aunt Lydia never finds out, not to mention let it intervene with the hotel's inspection. | |||||||
1b | "Hide & Shriek" | Robin Budd | Ben Joseph | Eugene McDermott | June 25, 2017[note 1] | 0.96[8] | |
After finding her long-lost spirit doll, Mavis decides to have some fun with her. But the hidden truth is, the "playful" doll wants to be with Mavis and her friends – forever. Now, Mavis must figure out how to get rid of the annoying undetachable nuisance before it's too late. | |||||||
2a | "Bad Friday" | Robin Budd | Alex Ganetakos | TBA | June 26, 2017 | 1.09[9] | |
The friends compete for an award when the holiday known as Bad Friday arrives. | |||||||
2b | "Hoop Screams" | Robin Budd | Emer Connon | TBA | June 26, 2017 | 1.09[9] | |
Mavis gives Hank the gift of basketball. | |||||||
3a | "Buggin' Out" | Robin Budd | Alice Prodanou | TBA | June 27, 2017 | 1.18[10] | |
Mavis puts the wrong bugs in the guest's rooms causing them to tell the truth and has to figure out a solution. | |||||||
3b | "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Medusa" | Robin Budd | Andrew Harrison | TBA | June 27, 2017 | 1.18[10] | |
Lydia's enemy from high school arrives at the hotel...after being invited by Mavis! | |||||||
4a | "Adventures In Vampiresitting" | Robin Budd | Mark Steinberg | TBA | June 28, 2017 | 1.12[11] | |
Mavis disguises herself as a human to spy on a family, but ends up babysitting a child. Her and her friends engage in shenanigans around the house, but soon the real babysitter shows up and informs the mother of the monsters. The house is then put on lockdown, and the monsters have to find a way to escape. In the end, Mavis decides humans shouldn't be feared. | |||||||
4b | "Phlegm Ball" | Robin Budd | Ben Joesph | TBA | June 28, 2017 | 1.12[12] | |
Mavis and her friends are visited by Claus, her cousin who wishes to prove he's better at playing phlegm ball than her. When she learns her friends have been letting her win, Mavis accepts Claus' challenge, but her dad's lucky fangs are on the line. | |||||||
5a | "Wendy Big and Tall" | Robin Budd | Emer Connon | TBA | June 29, 2017 | 1.44[13] | |
Wendy wants to get taller, but is accidentally turned into a giant monster. | |||||||
5b | "Doppelfanger" | Robin Budd | Andrew Harrison | TBA | June 29, 2017 | 1.44[14] | |
Mavis' favorite singer comes to visit the hotel. | |||||||
6a | "Great Eggspectations" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 9, 2017 | 1.21[15] | |
6b | "Hotel Pennsylvania" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 9, 2017 | 1.21[16] | |
7a | "Breakfast at Lydia's" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 16, 2017 | N/A | |
7b | "The Trouble with Wendies" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 16, 2017 | N/A | |
8a | "Frankenstunt" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 23, 2017 | N/A | |
8b | "What About Blob?" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 23, 2017 | N/A | |
9a | "Curse Club" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 30, 2017 | N/A | |
9b | "Casket if You Can" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | July 30, 2017 | N/A | |
10a | "A Scare to Remember" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | August 6, 2017 | N/A | |
10b | "Hank and the Real Boy" | Robin Budd | Unknown | TBA | August 6, 2017 | N/A |
Shorts
These shorts were released through WATCH Disney Channel and Disney Channel's YouTube, they also sometimes air on Disney Channel during commercial breaks.
No. | Title | Written and storyboarded by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Summer Vacation" | Unknown | June 9, 2017 | |
A compilation of clips from the first season | ||||
2 | "Drac Be Trippin'" | Unknown | June 11, 2017 | |
Drac is a terrible packer, so Mavis wants to help make sure he has everything he'll need while away at the Vampire Council. | ||||
3 | "Who's the Boss" | Unknown | June 18, 2017 | |
With her dad leaving for the Vampire Council, Mavis wants to prove that she can be the hotel’s temporary manager, so she shows off all the great things she’s done around the hotel. | ||||
4 | "Ballad of Mavis" | Unknown | June 24, 2017 June 26, 2017 (online) | (TV)|
Mavis is the frightener of humans and caused the most blood-curdling scream on Bad Friday! |
Broadcast
Sony Pictures Animation licensed Hotel Transylvania: The Series for platforms in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe (excluding Germany), Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States.[5] Sony Pictures Television is the distributor in the United States, while Nelvana Enterprises, successor of Nelvana International, is the distributor of the Hotel Transylvania: The Series internationally. The series will debut Fall 2017 on Teletoon in Canada.[17]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Nelvana and Sony Pictures Animation Check in Together on Hotel Transylvania Animated TV Series". Corus Entertainment. July 14, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ http://daytonwalters.com/DAYTONWALTERS/TV_files/web%20tv%20resume%20November%20%202016.pdf
- ^ a b "'Hotel Transylvania' TV Series in Development at Sony". TheWrap. July 14, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Evry, Max (May 22, 2017). "Hotel Transylvania Series First Look, Premiere Date and Teaser". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "'Hotel Transylvania' TV Series Headed to Disney Channels Worldwide". The Hollywood Reporter. June 20, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Calendar - Disney Channel Press". www.disneyabcpress.com.
- ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (June 27, 2017). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.25.2017". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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External links
- Official website at Corus Entertainment
- Official website at Sony Pictures Animation
- Hotel Transylvania: The Series at IMDb
- Hotel Transylvania
- 2010s American animated television series
- 2010s Canadian animated television series
- 2017 American television series debuts
- 2017 Canadian television series debuts
- American children's animated television series
- American children's fantasy television series
- Animated fantasy television series
- Canadian children's fantasy television series
- English-language television programming
- Prequel television series
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- Television series by Nelvana
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