Scripted series · Netflix
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Anton Yelchin
Jim Lake Jr. (voice)
39 eps
Lexi Medrano
Claire Nuñez (voice)
52 eps
Charlie Saxton
Toby Domzalski (voice)
52 eps
Amy Landecker
Barbara Lake (voice)
52 eps
Kelsey Grammer
Blinky (voice)
52 eps
Fred Tatasciore
AAARRRGGHH!!! (voice)
52 eps
Yara Shahidi
Darci (voice)
52 eps
Jonathan Hyde
Mr. Strickler (voice)
52 eps
Ron Perlman
Bular (voice)
52 eps
Tom Hiddleston
Kanjigar (voice)
52 eps
Laraine Newman
Nana (voice)
52 eps
James Purefoy
Amulet (voice)
52 eps
Cole Sand
Eli Pepperjack (voice)
52 eps
Lena Headey
Morgana
13 eps
Emile Hirsch
Jim Lake Jr. (voice)
13 eps
Ike Amadi
Angor Rot (voice)
15 eps
Rodrigo Blaas
Gnome Chompsky (voice)
1 eps
Brook Chalmers
Security Guard (voice)
1 eps
Tom Wilson
Coach Lawrence (voice)
1 eps
Steven Yeun
Steve Palchuck (voice)
1 eps
Lauren Tom
Mary Yang (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Humour.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 52 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20161 episode
Best episode · S00E01 New Year's Eve Countdown
Season 1 · Complete
Part 1
201626 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S01E24 Angor Management
Season 2 · Complete
Part 2
201713 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S02E01 Escape from the Darklands
Season 3 · Complete
Part 3
201813 episodes
7.6IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E24
Angor Management
A reluctant Jim joins forces with Strickler to keep Barbara alive. Gnome Chompsky returns from the Darklands with important news about Enrique.
- Directed by Rodrigo Blaas
S01E25
A Night to Remember
With Barbara's life hanging in the balance, Jim races to break the spell that bonds her to Strickler. Angor Rot attacks Toby and Claire.
- Directed by Andrew L. Schmidt
S01E22
It's About Time
Every second counts when Jim turns to a time-stopping Kairosect to snatch Strickler's ring, save his mother and find the second Triumbric Stone.
- Directed by Andrew L. Schmidt
S01E20
Where Is My Mind?
A horde of pixies descends on Arcadia Oaks High, sending the student body into a tailspin. Angor Rot comes to Jim with a surprising proposal.
- Directed by Elaine Bogan
S01E02
Becoming: Part 2
Still reeling from the discovery of the amulet's power, a stunned Jim meets his new mentors and learns he's been tasked with a sacred responsibility.
- Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Rodrigo Blaas
S01E23
Wingmen
A troll queen arrives from afar to take AAARRRGGHH!!! back to his homeland, revealing his devastating secret. Strickler asks Jim for protection.
- Directed by Elaine Bogan
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E03
Bad Coffee
S03E05
The Exorcism of Claire Nunez
S03E01
A Night Patroll
S03E02
Arcadia's Most Wanted
S03E04
So I'm Dating a Sorceress
S03E06
Parental Guidance
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kevin HagemanExecutive Producer
- Marc GuggenheimExecutive Producer
- Christina SteinbergExecutive Producer
- Dan HagemanExecutive Producer
- Guillermo del ToroExecutive Producer
- Rodrigo BlaasExecutive Producer
Writing
- Marc GuggenheimWriter
Direction
- Elaine BoganDirector
- Johane MatteDirector
- Simon OttoDirector
- Andrew L. SchmidtDirector
- Guillermo del ToroDirector
- Rodrigo BlaasDirector
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · latest 2017
- WinnerDaytime Emmy Award2017
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia · Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Where to watch
Streaming
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