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Quick facts for kids Infinity Train
Genre	Adventure Science fantasy Mystery Drama
Created by	Owen Dennis
Story by	Owen Dennis Alex Horab Lindsay Katai Justin Michael Madeline Queripel (main) Cole Sanchez (episode 1–5, 7–10)
Directed by	Madeline Queripel (supervising) Jill Daniels (art; Books 1–2) Alen Esmaelian (art; Book 3)
Voices of	Ashley Johnson Jeremy Crutchley Owen Dennis Ernie Hudson Kate Mulgrew Lena Headey Robbie Daymond Bradley Whitford Ben Mendelsohn Kirby Howell-Baptiste Kyle McCarley Isabella Abiera Diane Delano Johnny Young Sekai Murashige Minty Lewis
Theme music composer	Chrome Canyon Owen Dennis (co-composer, episode 1 only)
Composer(s)	Chrome Canyon
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Owen Dennis Jennifer Pelphrey Tramm Wigzell Brian A. Miller Rob Sorcher
Producer(s)	Keith Mack
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution (Books 1–2) WarnerMedia Direct (Book 3–present)
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network (Books 1–2) HBO Max (Book 3–present)
Picture format	1080i ( HDTV) 480i (4:3 SDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Surround
First shown in	November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01) (Pilot)
Original release	August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05) – present

Infinity Train is an American animated TV show created by Owen Dennis. He used to be a writer and storyboard artist for Regular Show. A short preview (called a pilot) for the series came out on November 1, 2016.

People really liked it, so it was turned into a full miniseries that started on Cartoon Network on August 5, 2019. After the first season, Cartoon Network said the show would continue as an anthology series. This means each season tells a new story with different main characters.

The second season started on Cartoon Network on January 6, 2020. The third season then moved to HBO Max and began on August 13, 2020. Ten episodes were released over three weeks.

The show takes place on a huge, mysterious, and seemingly endless train. This train travels through a plain, empty land. Each car on the train has strange, magical, and impossible environments inside. People who get on the train have to complete challenges. These challenges help them work through their personal problems and feelings.

Every season of Infinity Train is called a "Book" and has its own subtitle. Each Book follows a different story and set of characters. However, they all happen in the same world, and some characters appear in different seasons. Often, a small character from an earlier season becomes a main character in a new one.

All three seasons of Infinity Train have been highly praised. People love their deep themes, interesting characters, unique stories, cool animation, and great voice acting. In August 2020, Owen Dennis said he wanted to make more seasons. But many of the crew had been let go, and the show might not continue. Dennis thought HBO Max might worry the show's stories were too dark for kids. However, a fourth and final season was announced on February 17, 2021.

What Infinity Train is About

The series happens on a train that seems to go on forever. It travels through a plain, empty land. The train's cars are full of strange and magical places. The passengers on the train are people who have problems or feelings they need to work through.

As they travel through the train's cars, their adventures help them face and solve their issues. A glowing number on their hand shows how much progress they are making. This number goes down as they deal with their problems. Once their number reaches zero, a special door opens. They can then leave the train and go back home.

Book 1: The Perennial Child

The first season is about Tulip Olsen, a 13-year-old girl. She is dealing with her parents' recent divorce. Tulip is joined by a small, confused robot named One-One. She also meets Atticus, the king of a land of talking corgis.

Tulip discovers many of the train's secrets. She faces Amelia, a passenger who took over as the Conductor from One-One. Amelia wanted to control the train to try and bring back her husband. Before leaving the train, Tulip helps Amelia see that she needs to accept changes in her life.

Book 2: Cracked Reflection

In one episode of the first season, Tulip helps her own reflection become free from the mirror world. They then go their separate ways. The second season focuses on Mirror Tulip ("MT"). She is now on the run from police who want to stop her for leaving her role as Tulip's reflection.

MT teams up with Jesse, a new train passenger. They are also joined by Alan Dracula, a quiet deer with many special powers. MT helps Jesse leave the train by teaching him to stand up for himself. Jesse then returns to the train to help MT escape to the outside world too.

Book 3: Cult of the Conductor

The third season is about Grace and Simon. They are the leaders of a group of passengers called the Apex. This group causes trouble on the train and attacks its creatures to keep their numbers high.

Grace travels with a young girl named Hazel and her gorilla friend, Tuba. This journey makes Grace care more about the train's creatures. After Simon hurts Tuba, it is revealed that Hazel is actually one of Amelia's creations. Grace then realizes that what she thought about the train was wrong.

Simon, however, refuses to change his mind. After Grace stops his attempt to take control, she starts to face and fix her own mistakes.

Book 4: Duet

The fourth season will be about Ryan and Min-Gi. They are two best friends from Canada. They both dream of becoming famous musicians.

Episodes and Shorts

List of Infinity Train episodes

Shorts: The Train Documentaries

Starting October 18, 2019, a series of ten short videos called "The Train Documentaries" were put online. You could find them on the Cartoon Network app and YouTube. Each short shows One-One exploring a different car on the train. Some examples are "The Green Car," "The Tiny Wizard Car," and "The Kaiju Car."

Characters and Voice Actors

Overview of Characters

Main Characters by Book

Book 1: The Perennial Child Characters

• Tulip Olsen (voiced by Ashley Johnson) – A 13-year-old girl. She is dealing with her parents' divorce. Tulip gets stuck on the train while trying to go to a game-design camp. She is smart, practical, and determined to get off the train.
  • Naomi Hansen and Lily Sanfelippo voice younger versions of Tulip.
• One-One – A robot made of two half-sphere robots. In Book 1, One-One travels with Tulip. It later learns that it is the real Conductor of the train. At the end of Book 1, One-One goes back to being the Conductor. It oversees how the train works and helps passengers.
  • Glad-One (Jeremy Crutchley) – The happy and hopeful part of One-One.
  • Sad-One (Owen Dennis) – The gloomy and negative part of One-One.
• Atticus (Ernie Hudson) – A talking Corgi. He is the king of Corginia, one of the train cars. He joins Tulip on her journey.

Book 2: Cracked Reflection Characters

• "MT" (Ashley Johnson) – Tulip's reflection. Tulip freed her from the mirror world in Book 1. At the start of Book 2, MT is living on the train as someone trying to escape. The reflection police want to stop her. She travels with Jesse and tries to figure out who she is as her own person. When she leaves the train at the end of Book 2, she names herself Lake.
• Jesse Cosay (Robbie Daymond) – A passenger who becomes MT's friend. He helps her escape the train. Jesse is easygoing and friendly. However, he finds it hard to say no to peer pressure. His time on the train teaches him how to stand up for his friends.
• Alan Dracula – A magical white-tailed deer. He is a creature from the train who travels with MT and Jesse.

Book 3: Cult of the Conductor Characters

• Grace Monroe (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) – The young leader of the Apex. This is a group of passengers who want to keep their numbers high to stay on the train. They believe One-One is not the real Conductor. Grace was a bad guy in Book 2. In Book 3, she becomes a main character. She slowly starts to see her mistakes and tries to fix them.
  • Brooke Singleton voices Grace when she was a child.
• Simon Laurent (Kyle McCarley) - Grace's second-in-command and best friend. They first appeared together in Book 2. They are very close, but they slowly grow apart during Book 3. This is because Simon acts in mean and sometimes violent ways. He also refuses to admit his mistakes or learn from them.
  • Samuel Faraci voices Simon when he was a child.
• Hazel (Isabella Abiera) - A 6-year-old girl who travels the train. She has a number on her hand, but it doesn't glow. She doesn't know that she is actually a creature from the train. Amelia created her during her experiments.
• Tuba (Diane Delano) - Hazel's gorilla friend and protector. She is also a creature from the train.

Book 4: Duet Characters

• Min-Gi Park (Johnny Young) - A young adult of Korean background. He is Ryan's best friend. He wants to become a famous musician.
• Ryan Akagi (Sekai Murashige) - A young adult of Japanese background. He is Min's best friend. He also wants to become a famous musician.
• Kez (Minty Lewis) - A talking concierge bell. She is a creature from the train who travels with Ryan and Min.

Other Important Characters

• The Cat (Kate Mulgrew) – A talking cat who collects things and tricks people. In Book 1, she works for Amelia. In Book 2, she runs a carnival. Book 3 shows that her name is Samantha. She was Simon's friend when he first got on the train.
• Randall (Rhys Darby) - A liquid person who can make copies of himself. He tries to sell a "Donut Holer" (which is just a pipe) with his copies. He helps Tulip get One-One back in "The Beach Car."
• Amelia Hughes (Lena Headey) – A passenger who took over One-One's job as the Conductor. She hoped to use the train to bring back her husband, Alrick Timmens. In Book 3, Amelia works with One-One to fix the mistakes she made on the train.
• The Steward (voiced by Ashley Johnson) - A scary robot that helps the Conductor.
• Ghoms (Dee Bradley Baker) – Creatures that look like dogs or cockroaches. They live in the empty land outside the train. They try to take the life-force from living things.
• Megan Olsen (Audrey Wasilewski) – Tulip's mother. She is a nurse and Andy's ex-wife.
• Andy Olsen (Mark Fite) – Tulip's father. He is sad and Megan's ex-husband.
• Makayla (Reagan Gomez-Preston) — Tulip's best friend before she got on the train.
• The Reflection Police, or "Flecs" – Two officers who chase MT. They want to stop her for leaving her job as Tulip's reflection.
  • Agent Mace (Ben Mendelsohn) – The tough, older partner of the team.
  • Agent Sieve (Bradley Whitford) – The more cheerful, younger partner to Mace.
• Toad / Terrance (Owen Dennis) – A toad that passengers must kick to leave the Toad Car.
• Nathan "Nate" Cosay (Justin Felbinger) – Jesse's younger brother.
• Lucy (voiced by Jenna Davis) – A young girl who is part of the Apex group.

The Future of Infinity Train

On August 16, 2020, Owen Dennis said that the team wanted to make more episodes. However, production had stopped for a while. The whole crew had been let go and found new jobs. Dennis said that more episodes would depend on how many people watched the show on HBO Max.

Dennis mentioned he has ideas for several more seasons if the show continues. He wants to explore the train's history more. Maybe even go back to a time before trains existed. Dennis also said, "We have rough ideas for themes and which characters we'd like to follow for five more seasons, up to season eight. Eight feels like a good place to stop because it looks like an infinity symbol."

When asked what else he would like to do with Infinity Train, Dennis said he would love to make a movie about Amelia's story. She was the main bad guy from season one. He also wants to do stories about other time periods on the train. Dennis also thought about making Infinity Train comic books. These comics would be part of the show's official story.

On March 11, 2021, it was announced that Infinity Train would end with its fourth season. Dennis later explained on Twitter that he didn't plan for this to be the last season. He is still open to continuing the show in the future if he gets the chance.

Soundtrack

On December 4, 2019, Owen Dennis announced that the soundtrack for Book One would be available. It was released on December 6, 2019, on all major digital music platforms.

See also

In Spanish: El tren infinito para niños