All Hail King Julien
All Hail King Julien is an American computer-animated 3D streaming television series. It stars King Julien, Maurice, and Mort from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar franchise and takes place in Madagascar before the events of the first film, making it a prequel.[3] It is the second DreamWorks Animation show to be based on the Madagascar franchise.
| All Hail King Julien | |
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| Also known as | All Hail King Julien: Exiled (season) |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Tom McGrath Eric Darnell |
| Based on | Characters created by Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell from the DreamWorks Animation feature Madagascar |
| Directed by |
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| Voices of | |
| Opening theme | "Who Da King" by Blaze N Vill[1] |
| Composer | Frederik Wiedmann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 + Exiled |
| No. of episodes | 78 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mitch Watson Bret Haaland |
| Running time | 22 minutes[2] |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | December 19, 2014 – December 1, 2017 |
The series debuted on December 19, 2014, on Netflix when the first five 22-minute episodes were released.[2] Season 2 was released on October 16, 2015.[4] Season 3 was released on June 17, 2016,[5] Season 4 was released on November 11, 2016,[6] while next season, subtitled Exiled, was released on May 12, 2017. The fifth and final season was released on December 1, 2017. The series is currently showing reruns on Universal Kids in the United States.
Premise
When King Julien XII (also known as Uncle King Julien), a very strict and cowardly ring-tailed lemur, is foretold to be eaten by fossa (spelled and pronounced as "foosa"), he abdicates his throne in favor of his nephew, who becomes King Julien XIII, a fun, notorious party animal, who now has an entire kingdom of lemurs to lead on his own. While Uncle King Julien is gone, the new King Julien gets into various troubles in the company of his adviser Maurice, his head of security Clover the crowned lemur, and his biggest fan Mort. All the while, his devious uncle returns and tries to get rid of his nephew to reclaim the throne. Aside from Uncle King Julien and the fossa, Julien deals with other threats like the mad fanaloka Karl and Clover's twin sister Crimson.
At the end of the fourth season, King Julien is dethroned and forced into exile by King Koto and his army but successfully defeats Koto and regains his kingdom in the next season, subtitled Exiled. The fifth and final season takes place after Koto's demise; villains such as Karl and Uncle King Julien decide to give up their evil ways and start a new life. This all leads up to the arrival of Alex on Madagascar (setting the stage of the first film) just as Clover leaves with her husband, Sage Moondancer, on their honeymoon.
Episodes
Short films
All Hail King Julien: New Year's Eve Countdown (2017)
All Hail King Julien: New Year's Eve Countdown is a three-minute computer-animated film about celebrating New Year on Madagascar.[7]
All Hail King Julien: Happy Birthday to You (2017)
All Hail King Julien: Happy Birthday to You is a one-minute computer-animated special, which could be used for the birthday of Julien's fan.[8]
Cast
- Danny Jacobs as:
- King Julien XIII,[2] a Ring-tailed lemur and the king of the lemurs.
- Pancho, a crowned lemur.
- Andy Richter as:
- Mort,[2] a small Goodman's mouse lemur who loves and constantly annoys King Julien.
- Ted, a nervous golden bamboo lemur.
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Maurice,[2] an Aye-aye and Julien's Royal advisor.
- India de Beaufort as:
- Clover,[2] a Crowned lemur who is Julien's bodyguard and Captain of the Ring Tail Guard who later married Sage Moondancer and became Queen of the mountain lemurs.
- Crimson, a Crowned lemur who's Clover's sister who used to work for Uncle King Julien after King Julien XIII dumped her on their wedding day. She later betrayed Uncle King Julien to help her sister stop Julien's uncle from having both Clover and Julien killed by Vigman Wilderbeast. In the series finale, Crimson and Clover made amends after Crimson admitted that she was jealous of her because, despite being her parents' favorite, Clover was the one they were most proud of.
- Henry Winkler as King Julien XII,[2] the former lemur king and King Julien XIII's maternal uncle who constantly tries to assassinate his nephew.
- Dwight Schultz as Karl, a fanaloka who also tried to kill Julien.
- David Krumholtz as Timo, a tenrec who invents things for King Julien.[9]
- Betsy Sodaro as Xixi, a toucan who loves attention.[10]
- Sarah Thyre as Dorothy, a mongoose lemur and Ted's wife.
- Debra Wilson as:
- Grey DeLisle as Pam Simonsworthington, a ring-tailed mongoose.
- David Koechner as Rob McTodd, a Coquerel's sifaka and King Julien's old friend.
- Kether Donohue as Brosalind, an aye-aye and Maurice's sister.
- Jeff Bennett as:
- Sage Moondancer, a dull indri.[2]
- Hector, a black and white ruffed lemur who hates everybody and everything.
- Horst, a blue-eyed black lemur who used to date Mary Ann.
- Dr. S, a king cobra and mad scientist/unlicensed doctor who practices “OUT OF A CAVE!”.
Production
The series was announced in March 2014 as part of an agreement between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation, under which the studio will develop more than 300 hours of exclusive programming for the service.[11] The series is based on the characters from Madagascar, but is a prequel, set prior to the events of the film series.[12] Danny Jacobs, Andy Richter and Kevin Michael Richardson reprised their roles from previous Madagascar media, while Henry Winkler, India de Beaufort and Betsy Sodaro joined the cast.[13]
Reception
Critical response
The series has garnered favorable reviews, receiving critical acclaim particularly for its cultural relevance. Additionally, Jacobs and the rest of the cast were praised for their voice acting in the series.[citation needed]
After the initial release of the first five episodes, Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote in his review that the series "succeeds on matters of style, script, timing and performance, not the number of individual hairs rendered in a patch of fur. And Julien delivers on all the important accounts."[14]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Daytime Emmy Awards[15][16] | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson, Randy Dormans, Nicholas Filippi, Chris Neuhahn and Katie Ely | Won |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Danny Jacobs (as King Julien) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special | Ania O'Hare | Won — tied with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Christo Stamboliev | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Original Song — Main Title and Promo | Will Fuller and Alex Geringas (for "Who's da King") | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Awards[17][18] | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson, Randy Dormans, Chris Neuhahn and Katie Ely | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Danny Jacobs (as King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Mitch Watson, Michael Ryan, Sharon Flynn, Sonam Shekhawat and Elliott Owen | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Stephen Heneveld, Christo Stamboliev, James Wootton and Collette Sunderman | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation | Devon Bowman, Chris Gresham, Andrew Ing, DJ Lynch, Peter Munters, Lawrence Reyes, Ian Nyeste, Mishelle Fordham, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | Devon Bowman, Vicki Lemar, Aran Tanchum, Ian Nyeste and DJ Lynch | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Original Song | Frederik Wiedmann and Mitch Watson (for "True Bromance") | Won | ||
| 2017 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | King Julien Superstar! | Nominated |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Awards[19][20] | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson and Chris Belcher (All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Andy Richter (as Mort, Grammy Mort, and Smart Mort) (in All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Mitch Watson, Benjamin Lapides, Elliott Owen, Michael Ryan (All Hail King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation | Devon G. Bowman, Ian Nyeste, Alfredo Douglas, Chris Gresham, DJ Lynch, Lawrence Reyes, Jonathan Abelardo, Mark Mercado, Mishelle Fordham, Alfredo Douglas, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti (All Hail King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation | Devon G. Bowman, Ian Nyeste, Alfredo Douglas, Chris Gresham, DJ Lynch, Lawrence Reyes, Jonathan Abelardo, Mark Mercado, Mishelle Fordham, Alfredo Douglas, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti (All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | DJ Lynch, Ian Nyeste, Aran Tanchum, Mark Mercado, Jon Abelardo (All Hail King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | DJ Lynch, Ian Nyeste, Aran Tanchum, Mark Mercado, Jon Abelardo (All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Won |
See also
References
- ^ "Who's da King (All Hail King Julien Theme) – Single". iTunes. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h DreamWorks Animation (November 3, 2014). "The Wildest Party Ever Hits the Jungle When the Netflix Original Series ALL HAIL KING JULIEN Debuts Dec. 19" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
- ^ . DreamWorks. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Liu, Ed (October 15, 2015). "CLIP: "All Hail King Julien"'s Return to Netflix on October 16, 2015". ToonZone. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ Diaz, Eric (June 16, 2016). . Nerdist. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Netflix's New Releases Coming in November 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "All Hail King Julien: New Year's Eve Countdown | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "All Hail King Julien: Happy Birthday to You! | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ Evry, May (April 4, 2015). "Interview: David Krumholtz Gets Animated in All Hail King Julien and Sausage Party". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Wild Voices" (PDF). MPRM. Retrieved 9 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Spangler, Todd (March 13, 2014). "Netflix to Add Three Original Series from DreamWorks Animation, Sets Debut for New 'Turbo FAST' Episodes". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "DreamWorks Animation's All Hail King Julien Debuts on Netflix in December". ComingSoon.net. March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (November 3, 2014). "Netflix to Stagger Rollout of 'All Hail King Julien' Series from DreamWorks Animation". Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (December 20, 2014). "Review: 'All Hail King Julien' lets the 'Madagascar' rave begin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (April 1, 2015). "2015 Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (April 25, 2015). "Daytime Emmy Awards Hail King Julien". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 25, 2016). "DWA Netflix Series Dominate Daytime Emmy Animation Noms". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (May 2, 2016). "'Tumble Leaf' Leads Animated Daytime Emmy Creative Winners". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 45TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). Emmy Awards Official Site. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Daytime Emmy winners: Full list of Creative Arts Awards winners and nominees" (PDF). April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.