The Croods: Family Tree
The Croods: Family Tree is an American 3D-animated streaming television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series is based on the 2013 animated film The Croods, taking place after the events of the 2020 film, The Croods: A New Age.
| The Croods: Family Tree | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Based on | Characters created by |
| Voices of |
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| Theme music composer | Brett Creswell Michael Tan |
| Composer | Hanna Parrott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Banker Todd Grimes |
| Animator | Technicolor |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Original release | September 23, 2021 – present |
Plot
After the events of the sequel, the Croods and Bettermans must learn to get along in the Betterman treehouse.
Cast
- Kiff VandenHeuvel as Grug Crood[1]
- Ally Dixon as Eep Crood[1]
- Darin Brooks as Guy[1]
- A.J. Locascio as Thunk Crood[1]
- Amy Landecker as Ugga Crood[1]
- Artemis Pebdani as Gran Crood[1]
- Dee Bradley Baker as Sandy, Belt, and Sash[1]
- Matthew Waterson as Phil Betterman[1]
- Amy Rosoff as Hope Betterman[1]
- Kelly Marie Tran as Dawn Betterman[1]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sticky Business" | Stephanie Arnett | Mark Banker | Jiedi Chen, Ryan Hansen and Max Lawson | September 23, 2021 |
| 2 | "Guy Time" | Stephanie Arnett | Stephanie Streisand | Jiedi Chen and Zheng Kang | September 23, 2021 |
| 3 | "Game Nightmare" | Steve Trenbirth | Rich Dahm | Tang Lee, Ben McLaughlin and Katie Yates | September 23, 2021 |
| 4 | "What Goes Eep Must Come Dawn" | Kevin Peaty | Lucas Mills | Marc Camelbeke and Gener Ocampo | September 23, 2021 |
| 5 | "Parental Stridence" | Scooter Tidwell | Matt Smith | Jiedi Chen, Max Lawson and Andrew Mashel | September 23, 2021 |
| 6 | "The Flopping of the Bullruses" | Steve Trenbirth | Amanda Brooke Perrin | Tang Lee, Ben McLaughlin and Katie Yates | September 23, 2021 |
Production
On August 31, 2021, DreamWorks announced a CGI animated series titled The Croods: Family Tree, based on The Croods: A New Age, and would stream September 23 on Hulu and Peacock.[1][2][3] Tran reprises her role as Dawn, while A.J. Locascio reprises his role as Thunk from Dawn of the Croods. The new voice cast features, Amy Landecker as Ugga, Kiff VandenHeuvel as Grug, Ally Dixon as Eep, Artemis Pebdani as Gran, Darin Brooks as Guy, Matthew Waterson as Phil, and Amy Rosoff as Hope.[4] Mark Banker (from Go, Dog, Go!) and Todd Grimes (from The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants) serve as executive producers and showrunners for the series.[5][6]
References
- "DreamWorks Drops Trailer and Images for 'The Croods: Family Tree' Series". Animation World Network. August 31, 2021.
- "'The Croods' New TV Series Coming to Hulu and Peacock". 31 August 2021.
- "'The Croods: Family Tree' Series to Air on Hulu & Peacock; Trailer, Premiere Date Unveiled". 31 August 2021.
- Long, Lacy (August 31, 2021). "'The Croods: Family Tree' Trailer Reveals a New Spinoff Series Coming to Hulu and Peacock". Collider. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- Milligan, Mercedes (August 31, 2021). "Trailer: 'The Croods: Family Tree' Branches Out on Hulu & Peacock This Month".
- "DreamWorks Animation's 'The Croods' Series Set at Hulu, Peacock (Video)". 31 August 2021.