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3Below: Tales of Arcadia
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Genre
Created by Guillermo del Toro
Voices of
Theme music composer The Crystal Method
Opening theme "3 Below"
Composer(s) Jeff Danna
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Rodrigo Blaas
  • Marc Guggenheim
  • Chad Hammes
Producer(s)
  • Steven Schweickart
  • Jaena Sta. Ana
Running time 24 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Netflix
Release
Original network Netflix
Picture format HDTV 1080p
Audio format Stereo
Original release December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21) – July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
Chronology
Preceded by Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Followed by Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

3Below: Tales of Arcadia (or just 3Below) is an American computer-animated TV show. It's a mix of science fantasy and adventure. The show was made by DreamWorks Animation.

This series is the second part of Guillermo del Toro's Tales of Arcadia story. Netflix and DreamWorks first announced the show on December 12, 2017. The first season, with 13 episodes, came out on December 21, 2018, on Netflix. The show finished with its second season, released on July 12, 2019.

The Tales of Arcadia story continued with Wizards. That show was released on August 7, 2020. A movie called Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans also came out in July 2021.

What is 3Below About?

The story follows two royal alien siblings. They are Princess Aja and Prince Krel of House Tarron. They also have their dog-like pet, Luug, and their bodyguard, Varvatos Vex. They have to escape their home planet, Akiridion-5.

Their planet is being taken over by an evil ruler named General Val Morando. Their spaceship crash-lands on Earth, in a city called Arcadia Oaks, California. The aliens try to fit in with human culture. They also work to fix their spaceship. They need to heal their parents, King Fialkov and Queen Coranda. Then they can go back and save Akiridion-5.

General Morando sends bounty hunters to find Aja and Krel. These hunters are called the Zeron Brotherhood. Later, Zadra, a protector from Akiridion-5, comes to Earth. She helps them fight Morando.

Aja and Krel learn that Vex helped Morando. They decide to send him away. While he is gone, Vex is captured. He is taken to a bounty hunter base on the moon. In Season 2, Aja and Krel rescue him.

The group soon finds out that Morando is coming to Earth. They successfully defeat him. Aja, Vex, Zadra, Luug, and others return home. Eli, a human friend, goes with them as Earth's ambassador. Krel decides that Earth is his home. He chooses to stay with his new human friends.

Who Are the Voices?

Many talented actors lend their voices to the characters in 3Below. Here are some of them:

Aja and Krel also appeared in two Trollhunters episodes. These were "In Good Hands" and "The Eternal Knight Pt. 1".

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally released
1 13 December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
2 13 July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original release date
'
1–2 1–2 "Terra Incognita" Guillermo del Toro and Rodrigo Blaas Guillermo del Toro and Marc Guggenheim December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
3 3 "Mind Over Matter" Johane Matte Matthew Chauncey, Aaron Eisenberg, Will Eisenberg, and Lila Scott December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
4 4 "Beetle Mania" Elaine Bogan Aaron Eisenberg and Will Eisenberg December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
5 5 "Collision Course" Andrew Schmidt Matthew Chauncey December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
6 6 "D'aja Vu" Johane Matte A.C. Bradley December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
7 7 "Flying the Coop" Johane Matte Lila Scott December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
8 8 "Party Crashers" Elaine Bogan A.C. Bradley December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
9 9 "Lightning in a Bottle" Andrew Schmidt Aaron Eisenberg and Will Eisenberg December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
10 10 "The Arcadian Job" Johane Matte and John Laus Matthew Chauncey December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
11 11 "Truth Be Told" Elaine Bogan Lila Scott December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
12 12 "Last Night on Earth" Andrew Schmidt Matthew Chauncey, Aaron Eisenberg, and Will Eisenberg December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)
13 13 "Bad Omen" Rodrigo Blaas A.C. Bradley and Lila Scott December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original release date
'
14 1 "Moving Day" Andrew Schmidt Lila Scott July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
15 2 "Moonlight Run" Johane Matte Matthew Chauncey July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
16 3 "Dogfight Days of Summer" Elaine Bogan Aaron Eisenberg & Will Eisenberg July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
17 4 "Mother's Day" Andrew L. Schmidt Matthew Chauncey July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
18 5 "Ill Gotten Gains" Elaine Bogan & Francisco Ruiz Velasco Ian Rickett July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
19 6 "There's Something About Gwen (of Gorbon)" Johane Matte Aaron Eisenberg & Will Eisenberg July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
20 7 "Asteroid Rage" Andrew Schmidt Matthew Chauncey, Aaron Eisenberg & Will Eisenberg & Lila Scott July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
21 8 "Luug's Day Out" Johane Matte Lila Scott July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
22 9 "The Fall of House Tarron" Francisco Ruiz Velasco & Elaine Bogan AC Bradley July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
23 10 "The Big Sleep" Rodrigo Blaas Matthew Chauncey July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
24 11 "Race to Trollmarket" Andrew Schmidt Aaron Eisenberg & Will Eisenberg & Lila Scott July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)
25–26 12–13 "A Glorious End" Francisco Ruiz Velasco (Part 1) Rodrigo Blaas & Johane Matte (Part 2) AC Bradley, Marc Guggenheim, Ian Rickett & Lila Scott July 12, 2019 (2019-07-12)

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