The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series) explained

Narrated:Daran Norris
Composer:Guy Moon
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:26
Runtime:23 minutes
Network:Amazon Prime Video
Related:The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is an American animated comedy television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television which is a reboot of the 1959–64 animated television series of the same name. It debuted on May 11, 2018, on Amazon Prime Video, being DreamWorks Animation Television's first series to air on a streaming service other than Netflix. Like its preceding spin-off The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, animation was outsourced by DHX Media's 2D animation studio in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The second and final half of the series was released on January 11, 2019.

Premise

The series sees Rocky and Bullwinkle "thrust into harrowing situations but end up saving the day time and again". As Rocky and Bullwinkle's innocent and silly ambitions to become rock stars or find lost treasure end up dovetailing with Fearless Leader's sinister plans to take over the world, our heroes are set on a collision course with his notorious superspies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Playing themselves

Episodes

Season 1 (2018–19)

Production

Development

On December 10, 2017, it was reported that DreamWorks Animation Television was developing a revival of Jay Ward's The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. Animation was expected to be handled by DHX Studios Vancouver with writing and early production duties taking place in Los Angeles.[2]

On April 12, 2018, it was announced that Amazon Prime Video had given a series order to the production and that the show would premiere on May 11, 2018. Executive producers were reported to include Scott Fellows and Tiffany Ward, daughter of the original series producer Jay Ward.[1] [3] On December 15, 2018, it was reported that the series would return with the second half of season one in January 2019.[4] On January 3, 2019, it was announced that these episodes would be released on January 11, 2019.[5]

Casting

Alongside the series announcement, it was confirmed that voice cast would include Tara Strong, Brad Norman, Ben Diskin, Rachel Butera, Piotr Michael, and Daran Norris.[1] Strong takes over the role of Rocky from the late June Foray; this series is the first instance where Rocky is voiced by somebody other than Foray (besides GEICO commercial, where he is voiced by Lauri Fraser) due to her death in 2017.

Release

Alongside the series announcement, the first official trailer was released.[1] On April 27, 2018, four clips from the series were released.[6] [7]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result
2019Annie AwardsCharacter Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast ProductionChris Mitchell (for "The Stink of Fear: Chapter One" –
Characters: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Fearless Leader,
Boris, Natasha, Director Peachfuzz)
[8]
Keiko Murayama (for "The Stink of Fear: Chapter One" –
Characters: Baby Natasha, Baby Boris, Grandwinkle, Mayor Grundstrom, Boris’ Gang, Gang)
Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast ProductionChris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Anut,
DanBob Thompson, and Aaron Spurgeon
(for "The Stink of Fear: Chapter One")
Kids Programming – Best New SeriesThe Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle[9]
Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for an Animated ProgramGreg Miller, Howie Perry, Kristi Reed and Chuck Sheetz [10]
Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design for an Animated Program
2020Annie AwardsCharacter Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast ProductionChris Mitchell (for "Amazamoose and Squirrel Wonder: Chapter Five" –
Characters: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Fearless Leader, Boris, Natasha, Director Peachfuzz)
[11]
Production Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast ProductionChris Mitchell, Chris Turnham, Tor Anut,
DanBob Thompson, and Aaron Spurgeon
(for "The Legend of the Power Gems: Chapter One")
Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for an Animated ProgramGreg Miller, Howie Perry and Chuck Sheetz [12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amidi . Amid . TRAILER: New Dreamworks Version Of 'The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' . . December 18, 2018 . April 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: DreamWorks readies new Rocky & Bullwinkle TV series . ToonBarn . December 18, 2018 . December 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: Pedersen . Erik . New 'Rocky & Bullwinkle', 'Kung Fu Panda' Series From DreamWorks Animation TV Headed To Amazon . . December 18, 2018 . en . April 12, 2018.
  4. Web site: Baysinger . Tim . Here's What You Can Stream With on Amazon Prime in January . . December 18, 2018 . December 15, 2018.
  5. Web site: Milligan . Mercedes . WATCH: 'Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle' Season 2 Debuts Jan. 11 . . January 4, 2019 . January 3, 2019.
  6. Schwartz . Dana . Rocky and Bullwinkle are back and causing trouble in exclusive clips from the new Amazon series . . December 18, 2018 . en . April 27, 2018.
  7. Web site: Schwartz . Dana . Rocky and Bullwinkle are back and causing trouble in exclusive clips from the new Amazon series . . December 18, 2018 . April 27, 2018.
  8. Web site: Giardina . Carolyn . Annie Awards: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Wins Best Animated Feature . . February 3, 2019 . February 2, 2019.
  9. Web site: Hobson . Jane . Nickelodeon leads Kidscreen Awards 2019 noms . Kidscreen . December 18, 2018 . December 12, 2018.
  10. Web site: Daytime Emmy Awards 2019: The Complete List of Winners . Grossman . Lena . May 5, 2019 . E!.
  11. Web site: Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs. The Hollywood Reporter. 2 December 2019. en. 2019-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203021340/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-annie-award-nominations-complete-list-1258296. 2019-12-03. live.
  12. Web site: Daytime Emmy Nominees: 'Elena of Avalor,' 'Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure' Lead Toon Contenders. Mercedes. Milligan. May 21, 2020. Animation Magazine.
  13. Web site: Daytime Emmy Awards: 'Dragon Prince,' 'Ask the Storybots' & 'Last Kids on Earth' Win Key Animation Categories for Netflix. Mercedes. Milligan. July 26, 2020. Animation Magazine.