Skylanders Academy is an American animated web television series produced by TeamTO and Activision Blizzard Studios based on the Skylanders series. The first season debuted on Netflix on October 28, 2016, while a second season debuted on October 6, 2017. A trailer for the series debuted on October 12, 2016.
Video Skylanders Academy
Plot
In the world of Skylands, Spyro the Dragon, Stealth Elf, and Eruptor are new graduates at Skylanders Academy. Under the teachings of Master Eon and Jet-Vac, the three of them will learn what it means to be a Skylander while fighting the evil Kaos and other villains of Skylands.
Maps Skylanders Academy
Voice cast
Main cast
The voice cast consists of:
- Justin Long as Spyro the Dragon
- Jason Ritter as Dark Spyro
- Ashley Tisdale as Stealth Elf
- Jonathan Banks as Eruptor
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Master Eon
- Jonny Rees as Jet-Vac
- Bobcat Goldthwait as Pop Fizz
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Kaos
- Norm Macdonald as Glumshanks
- Harland Williams as Hugo
- Felicia Day as Cynder (Season 2)
Recurring voice actors
- John DiMaggio as Chef Pepper Jack
- James Hetfield as Wolfgang
- Fred Tatasciore as Snap Shot, Strykore
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Chompy Mage
- John Mathot as Kindly Mabu Prisoner
- Catherine O'Hara as Kaossandra/Kaos's Mom
- Parker Posey as the Dreamcatcher
- Susan Sarandon as Golden Queen
- Jim Cummings as Malefor
- Jill Talley as Roller Brawl
- Courtenay Taylor as Hex
- Josh Robert Thompson as Skull
- Daniel Wu as King Pen
- Billy West as Food Fight, Kaboom
- Cedric Yarbrough as Broccoli Guy
- Grey Griffin as Sprocket
Notable guest voices
- Eric Rogers as Crash Bandicoot
- DanTDM as Cy (Water Imaginator)
- John DiMaggio as Bad Breath
- Billy West as Bully
Episodes
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2017)
Season 3 (2018)
A third season has also been announced, began production in 2018.
Production
At an Investor Day presentation on November 6, 2015, Activision Blizzard announced the formation of Activision Blizzard Studios, a film production subsidiary dedicated to creating original films and television series. Headed by former The Walt Disney Company executive Nick van Dyk, Activision Blizzard Studios would look to produce and adapting Skylanders into a film and television series; the latter being called Skylanders Academy, which started airing on October 28, 2016 on Netflix.
The series is a spin-off, said to be separate from the storyline of the games with no direct tie-ins to sequels. In addition, the different voice cast is made to give the show its own separate identity. However, Richard Horvitz, Jonny Rees, Bobcat Goldthwait, Billy West, Fred Tatasciore, and Courtenay Taylor are the only actors from the games to reprise their roles as Kaos, Jet-Vac, Pop Fizz, Food Fight, Snap Shot, and Hex respectively.
The trailer for the second season was released on September 19, 2017.
References
External links
- Skylanders Academy official website
- Skylanders Academy on Netflix
- Skylanders Academy on IMDb
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