Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

Trolls: The Beat Goes On! is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. Based on the 3D computer-animated comedy musical film Trolls, the series ran in the United States on Netflix from on January 19, 2018 to November 22, 2019, and takes place between the events of the first film and the sequel, Trolls World Tour. Amanda Leighton, Skylar Astin, Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner, David Kaye, David Fynn, Sean T. Krishnan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Matt Lowe, and Fryda Wolff provide the new voices for Queen Poppy, Branch, Bridget, King Gristle, King Peppy, Biggie and Mr. Dinkles, Guy Diamond, Smidge, Creek, DJ Suki and Satin & Chenille for this series respectively; only Ron Funches and Walt Dohrn reprise their roles as Cooper and Cloud Guy, also respectively.^[2][3]

Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Genre	Adventure Fantasy Musical Comedy
Based on	Trolls by DreamWorks Animation
Developed by	Matthew Beans Hannah Friedman Sam Friedman
Voices of	Skylar Astin Amanda Leighton Ron Funches Kari Wahlgren David Fynn Sam Lerner David Koechner Sean T. Krishnan Kevin Michael Richardson Fryda Wolff Walt Dohrn
Theme music composer	Jeannie Lurie Mia Minichiello Matias Mora
Opening theme	"Hair in the Air" by Kenz Hall and Skylar Astin
Composers	Alex Geringas Alana Da Fonseca (original songs)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Matthew Beans
Running time	24 minutes
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) – November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)[1]
Related
Trolls: TrollsTopia

Hannah Friedman, Sam Friedman, and Matthew Beans developed the series, with music from Alex Geringas and original songs by Alana Da Fonseca.^[4] The series ran for eight seasons.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

A new Trolls series called Trolls: TrollsTopia was released on Hulu on November 19, 2020.^[13][14] It was also released on Peacock on the same day.

Plot

Following the events of the first film, Poppy and Branch go on adventures with their friends.

Cast and characters

Main characters

• Amanda Leighton as Queen Poppy, the excitable and optimistic queen of the Trolls
• Skylar Astin as Branch, an over-cautious, but good-hearted survivalist Troll and Poppy's best friend
• David Fynn as:
  • Biggie, a large, friendly Troll
  • Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet worm
• Fryda Wolff as:
  • DJ Suki, a cheerful and positive Troll who uses DJ equipment made of insects
  • Satin and Chenille, twin Trolls with a flair for fashion design and conjoined by their hair. Satin is very cheerful and talkative while Chenille is calm and sassy.
• Ron Funches as Cooper, a giraffe-like Troll
• Sean T. Krishnan as Guy Diamond, a glittery, naked Troll with a highly auto-tuned voice
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Smidge, a small, inordinately strong female Troll with a masculine voice

Supporting characters

• David Kaye as King Peppy, the former king of the Trolls and Poppy's father
• Sam Lerner as King Gristle Jr., the king of the Bergens
• Kari Wahlgren as:
  • Bridget, a Bergen who is a former scullery maid, Gristle Jr's girlfriend, and Poppy's best friend
  • Harper, a very artistic, creative, sassy, jocund, competitive and optimistic Troll who loves to paint
• Matt Lowe as Creek, a Troll with zen-like wisdom and Branch's treacherous rival
• Gary Cole as Sky Toronto, the boss and owner of Sky Toronto's Party Shop
• Declan Churchill Carter as Keith, a young Troll
• Abby Ryder Fortson as Priscilla, a young Troll
• Kyla Carter as CJ Suki, DJ Suki's young niece
• Walt Dohrn as:
  • Fuzzbert, a Troll whose legs are the only thing visible besides his hair
  • Cloud Guy, an anthropomorphic cloud who often makes fun of Branch
• Sainty Nelsen as Nova Swift, a trendsetter and fashionista Troll
• Jonah Platt as Milton Moss, a gentle critter keeper and veterinarian Troll and Smidge's love interest
• Utkarsh Ambudkar as Master Controll is a rapper who wants to battle Poppy in a compliment rap battle
• Fryda Wolff as:
  • Dr. Moonbloom, a medical Troll who has a habit of saying things dramatically
  • Gia Grooves, a kind, glittery Troll who run the daycare center
• Alexa Kahn as Tug Duluth, a tour guide Troll
• Kevin Michael Richardson as:
  • Klaus Von Frousting, a Troll who applies frosting and speaks in that of a Scandinavian accent.
  • Groth, an upper class Bergen with high standards.
  • Chad and Todd, the guards of the Royal Bergen family.
• Pat Pinney as Nangus, a Bergen who is in charge of the dungeon
• Arnie Pantoja as Archer Pastry, a creature who was once part of a group called "The Party Crashers" and a new friend to Poppy and the Trolls
• Rachel Bloom as Cybil, a fortune teller Troll

Episodes

Main article: List of Trolls: The Beat Goes On! episodes

Season	Segments	Episodes		Originally released
1	12	6		January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19)
2	14	7		March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
3	12	6		August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
4	13	7		November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)
5	12	6		January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
6	12	6		April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)
7	14	7		August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
8	14	7		November 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)

Soundtrack

DreamWorks Trolls - The Beat Goes On! (Music From the TV Series)
Soundtrack album by Cast of Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Released	March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Genre	Pop
Length	34:00
Label	RCA Records

Songs

All tracks are written by Da Fonseca and Yaeger except written.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Hair In The Air"	Jeannie Lurie, Mia Minichiello, & Matias Mora	Kenz Hall,[15] Skylar Astin, & Ensemble	2:16
2.	"Happily Ever After"		Aleque Reid,[16] Astin, & Ensemble	2:34
3.	"One and Only Love"		Kari Wahlgren, Sam Lerner	2:22
4.	"Sunshine All the Time"		Fryda Wolff	2:35
5.	"Best Day Ever"		Reid[16]	2:32
6.	"Party On"		Kevin Michael Richardson	2:20
7.	"Forgive Me (Show Version)"		Astin	2:24
8.	"Move Ya Body"		Walt Dohrn	2:42
9.	"The Other Side of the Storm"		Reid,[16] Astin	2:58
10.	"Happy Prank Day"		Reid,[16] Ensemble Cast	2:18
11.	"Rap Battle Suite"		Reid,[16] Richardson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, David Fynn	2:15
12.	"Dance It Out"		Reid[16]	2:49
13.	"The Winners"		Reid[16]	2:22
14.	"Forgive Me (Remix)"		Astin	2:22

Broadcast

The series was released internationally on Netflix. It was also aired on linear television in the United States on Universal Kids, in the United Kingdom on Pop, Tiny Pop and Pop Max, in Australia on ABC Me, in Canada on Family, in South Africa on e.tv, in Southeast Asia on DreamWorks Channel Asia, in the Philippines on TV5 (dubbed in Filipino) and in Pakistan on Pop.

The series was also released for broadcast in South Korea on Tooniverse. The main theme of the program, "Hair in the Air", is sung in its Korean version featuring vocals from Red Velvet's Yeri and NCT's Jeno, Jaemin, and Renjun.

Home media

Trolls: The Beat Goes On! - Seasons 1 - 4, containing all of the episodes from seasons 1–4, was released on DVD on May 7, 2019, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.