Back in January,Netflixannounced two new animated series that will debut later this year, as part of their extended deal with DreamWorks Animation. The first series,Voltron: Legendary Defender, has already been given a July 12, 2025 premiere date on the streaming service, but the second show,Guillermo del Toro’sTrollhunters, has not been given a proper release at this time. Earlier today,Annencyannounced a new Masterclass with Guillermo del Toro, which came with the first photo fromTrollhunters.
The Masterclass event will take place on Wednesday, June 15 at the Annency Film Festival, featuring award-winning master storyteller Guillermo del Toro as he reflects on his prolific career leading up to the world’s first glimpse at his latest creation, DreamWorksTrollhunters, debuting later this year. Slated to premiere as a Netflix original series in 2016, DreamWorksTrollhunterswill unleash a new,fantasticalworld wrapped around the residents of the fictional suburb of Arcadia who make a startling discovery that the world beneath their hometown is as vast and mind-blowing as anything on the surface. A global must-see viewing event for the entire family, DreamWorksTrollhunterswill bring viewers of all ages around the world into the rich and creative mind of Guillermo del Toro.
Guillermo del Toro’s work as a director, screenwriter, filmmaker, producer and author is incredibly extensive and varied, ranging from novels tocomic booksand television to imaginative feature films. Throughout his career, he has consistently had a strong connection and lifelong fascination with fantastical creatures and in DreamWorksTrollhuntershe has created vast and vibrant worlds with complex human and troll characters that create a cinematic television experience.
Guillermo del Toro’sTrollhuntersis most likely based on the novel he co-wrote last summer with Daniel Kraus. It isn’t known if Guillermo del Toro will write or direct the pilot episode for this series, and no voice cast members have been announced at this time. Perhaps the director will announce the voice cast and thepremiere dateduring this Annency Masterclass, but we’ll have to wait and see.
Trollhunterswill mark Guillermo del Toro’s first foray into TV animation, although he previously served as a producer on 20th Century Fox’sThe Book of Lifein 2014. Are you looking forward to seeing what Guillermo del Toro can do withTrollhunterslater this year? Chime in with your thoughts after checking out this first look photo from the animated series.
