Dawn of the Croods facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dawn of the Croods |
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| Genre | Comedy Adventure |
| Developed by | Brendan Hay |
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| Theme music composer | John Van Tongeren |
| Composer(s) | Gabriel Mann Rebecca Kneubuhl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (140 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Brendan Hay |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Distributor | Netflix Steaming Services NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | December 24, 2015 – July 7, 2017 |
Dawn of the Croods is an American 2D-animated streaming television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series is based on the 2013 animated film The Croods, taking place before the events of the film. It premiered on December 24, 2015, on Netflix. The second season premiered on August 26, 2016, third season on April 7, 2017, and fourth and final season on July 7, 2017. Sam Riegel was the voice director for the first two seasons, and Brendan Hay replaced him for the last two.
Plot
The adventures of the series takes place before the film, with Eep and the family having new friends, and facing off against new enemy creatures.
Cast
- Dan Milano as Grug, Bud, Womp
- Cree Summer as Ugga, Pat, Clip, Pup Howler
- Stephanie Lemelin as Eep
- A.J. Locascio as Thunk, Baitsy, Steve
- Grey Griffin as Sandy, Lerk
- Laraine Newman as Gran, One-Eyed Amber Mosh, Pram
Additional voices
- Dee Bradley Baker as Bulk, Squawk, Bearowl, Creatures, Moler Bear, Mow, Earl, Old Man Root, Yelp
- Dominic Catrambone as Sulk, Kevin, Fan, Night Mare, Ow the Dentist, Cave Teen, Bag, Guy
- Jim Cummings as Little Mantrap
- Ana Gasteyer as Meep Boor
- Thomas Lennon as Crud, Munk
- Chris Parnell as Snoot Boor
Episodes
List of Dawn of the Croods episodes
On July 9, 2017, executive producer Hay replied on Twitter to a question about whether fourth season would be the last season, saying that it "most likely" would be.
Production
In contrast to the computer-animated film, the series is 2D-animated. The series' creators wanted to make it more "cartoonish", but found doing "squash and stretch" in CG too expensive for television. Different animation technique also helped the series to stand out from the feature film, which was concurrently shown on Netflix. The first three episodes were animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Vancouver's Bardel Entertainment. DreamWorks soon found that Harmony was not the best fit for animating scenes that contained multiple characters at once. The rest of the episodes were traditionally hand-drawn by South Korean studios: EMation, NE4U, and Dong Woo Animation.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2016 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Jonathan Pyun, Aaron Spurgeon, Baptiste Lucas, Margaret Wuller and Ethan Becker (for "Garden of Eaten") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Grey Griffin (for Lerk) | Nominated | ||
| Laraine Newman (for Amber) | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: El amanecer de los Croods para niños
