I have to admit, I did not get the concept of DreamWorks Trollhunters when it first came out. Then I watched and episode and I was completely hooked. The story was great, the acting superb and the visuals were amazing. Trollhunters sprang from the mind of Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. The show ran for three seasons on Netflix. During season two it was announced that Trollhunters was part of something much, much bigger.
Trollhunters was just the beginning. There were many more tales to tell in Arcadia. Tales about aliens, trolls and wizards in fact. Trollhunters would be part of a trilogy that would include two additional shows, 3Below and Wizards. There was even a great conspiracy board video where Eli shows Toby all of the evidence that he has found. That was a fun video to tease this trilogy.
And now the time has finally come to show the world the second part of the trilogy. 3Below is the story of three aliens who have come to Earth. They are on the run from a hostile coup on their home planet. While they attempt to repair their ship they need to blend in with the locals. This short video below teases the overall look of the show and the aliens, Aja (Tatiana Maslany), Krel (Diego Luna) and Vex (Nick Offerman) in both their alien and human forms.
More about the New York Comic Con Panel below. I am quite jealous that the fans there got to see the first episode already!
Guillermo del Toro Surprises NYCC with World Premiere of DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below
Glenn Close makes surprise appearance alongside Diego Luna
Netflix original series to debut December 21st
Today, a special first look of DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below the second chapter in the DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia trilogy took place at New York Comic-Con inside Madison Square Garden in front of a packed audience. Creator and executive producer Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) was joined by voice talent Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico), and fellow executive producers Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes. The panel, along with moderator Whitney Matheson, unveiled the all-star voice cast including Glenn Close (The Wife) who made a surprise appearance!
DreamWorks previously announced the series will feature Luna and Tatiana Maslany in the lead roles of Krel and Aja. Nick Offerman, Andy Garcia, Nick Frost, Alon Aboutboul, Chris Obi, Uzo Aduba, Cheryl Hines, Tom Kenny, Haley Atwell, Danny Trejo, and Ann Dowd will be lending their voices along with returning talent from Trollhunters including Emile Hirsch, Charlie Saxton, Lexi Medrano, Steven Yeun, Cole Sands, Kelsey Grammer and more. Additionally, The Crystal Method created the main title theme that you hear in the opening credits video.
Fans of the 7 time Emmy®-winning Trollhunters can expect to find several familiar faces in 3Below when two royal teenage aliens, and their bodyguard flee a surprise takeover of their home planet by an evil dictator and crash land in Arcadia. Now on the run from intergalactic bounty hunters, they struggle to blend in and adapt to the bizarre world of high school all the while attempting to repair their ship so they can return and defend their home planet.
Panel Highlights Included:
- Guillermo del Toro surprised fans with the world premiere of the first episode of DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below.
- Glenn Close made a surprise appearance when her casting in 3Below was announced today. She had her adorable dog Pip in tow.
- When she introduced him as “Pippy”, Guillermo joked that soon he “might have peepee at my feet.”
- Close remarked that classic animated films have had a huge impact on her life and made her who she is today. Joining an animated world created by Guillermo was a no-brainer.
- Diego Luna, whose children were in the audience, was so excited to finally have a project he can share with them at home.
- Before closing out the panel, Guillermo’s fellow panelists surprised him with an early birthday cake. The audience joined in to sing him Happy Birthday.