3Below: Tales of Arcadia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
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Genre	Action Adventure Science fantasy Comedy-drama
Created by	Guillermo del Toro
Voices of	Tatiana Maslany Diego Luna Nick Offerman Glenn Close Frank Welker
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)	DreamWorks Animation TV Double Dare You Productions
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:

• Tatiana Maslany as Aja and Queen Coranda Tarron
• Diego Luna as Krel Tarron
• Nick Offerman as Varvatos Vex
• Glenn Close as Mothership
• Frank Welker as Luug
• Alon Aboutboul as Val Morando
• Uzo Aduba as Colonel Kubritz
• Oscar Nuñez as Sergeant Costas
• Andy Garcia as King Fialkov
• Tom Kenny as Dadblank
• Cheryl Hines as Momblank
• Nick Frost as Stuart
• Darin De Paul as Zeron Alpha
• Ann Dowd as Zeron Omega
• Hayley Atwell as Zadra
• Jennifer Hale as Izita
• Chris Obi as Loth Saborian
• Danny Trejo as Tronos
• Cole Sand as Eli Pepperjack
• Steven Yeun as Steve Palchuk
• J.B. Smoove as Phil
• Tom Wilson as Coach Lawrence
• Charlie Saxton as Toby
• Fred Tatasciore as AAARRRGGHH!!!, Senior Uhl, Neb, Magmatron
• Matthew Waterson as Mr. Johnson
• Emile Hirsch as Jim Lake Jr.
• Lexi Medrano as Claire Nuñez
• Kelsey Grammer as Blinky
• Jonathan Hyde as Stricklander
• Alfred Molina as Archie
• Yara Shahidi as Darci Scott
• Colin O'Donoghue as Douxie "Big D"

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

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

See also

In Spanish: 3Below: Tales of Arcadia para niños