Monster High (TV series) (2024)

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Monster High is an American CGI animated series produced by Mattel Television and based on Mattel's fashion doll franchise of the same name.

On September 26, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on October 28, 2022;^[1] however, the first season began airing on October 6, 2022, branded as a sneak peek^[2], alongside the live-action film; and ended on December 8, 2023.

On February 22, 2024, creator Shea Fontana announced that the second season would begin in March;^[3] a few days later, it announced the new season for March 11, 2024.^[4]

Premise[]

The 26-episode series follows the teenage children of famous monsters including Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, and Deuce Gorgon as they discover who they are, embrace their differences, and learn to be fierce and fearless at the one place they all belong: Monster High.^[5]

Cast[]

Cast source^[5][6]

• Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, the half-human and half-werewolf who is thrilled to join Monster High despite the challenge of being a half-monster in a school of full-monster students.
• Courtney Lin as Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, who seems like the perfect dictionary definition of a monster. But she hides a deep desire to become a witch, which is strictly forbidden in the monster world.
• iris menas as Frankie Stein, who was brought to life just 15 days ago by their scientist parents, and is figuring out who they are and who they want to be.

Secondary[]

• Tony Revolori as Deuce Gorgon, the son of Medusa and Lyra, Deuce is often influenced by the snakes that live on his head and get him into trouble.
• Kausar Mohammed as Cleo de Nile, a mummy monster who knows she is destined for greatness—if only everyone else would just admit it and get out of her way.
• Valeria Rodriguez as Lagoona Blue, having grown up in an ancient underwater Mayan Castillo with her ocean nymph mother and sea monster father, sweet yet ferocious Lagoona doesn’t know much about life on land.
• Alexa Kahn as Toralei Stripe, hailing from an elite monster family, Toralei is a werecat and the "bad girl" at Monster High. Old-fashioned and brave, Toralei is committed to her cause of preserving monster society.
• Alexander Polinsky as Heath Burns, as temperamental and passionate as the son of Hades would be, he is quite literally a hot head who can get worked up over anything and is prone to fiery outbursts.
• Debra Wilson as Headmistress Bloodgood, the headless overseer of the school. Bloodgood has a proclivity for wandering around at night to keep an eye on the students.

Series Overview[]

Production[]

Development[]

In 2021, Mattel announced the return of the Monster High brand, promising new content and products in 2022. Mattel Television announced a new animated series and a live-action movie based on the franchise. Both projects will air on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 6, 2022.

Shea Fontana, a writer known for DC Super Hero Girls and Polly Pocket, is the showrunner.

On July 13, 2022, the cast was revealed with Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, Courtney Lin as Draculaura and iris menas as Frankie Stein.

The series is animated by Xentrix Studios.

On November 17, 2022, a second season for the series was announced.

Casting[]

On July 13, 2022, it was announced by the official Monster High Twitter account that, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, Courtney Lin, iris menas, Tony Revolori, Kausar Mohammed, Alexander Polinsky, Valeria Rodriguez, Alexa Kahn and Debra Wilson would star in the series.^[6]

Release[]

On October 6, 2022, after the debut of "Monster High: The Movie," a sneak peak of the episodes: "Food Fight" and "Unfinished Brain-ness" aired on Nickelodeon.

Accolades[]

• Nomination for Outstanding Children's Programming at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards.^[7]
• Winner of Best Voice Talent at the Kidscreen Awards 2024.^[8]

Trivia[]

• Each title card is designed to help you to know who is narrating the episodes.
  • For example, bats mean Draculaura narrated that episode. Clawdeen, Draculaura, Frankie, Deuce, Cleo and Lagoona all have unique title cards. Secondary characters all share the slime title card.
    • As of Season 2, Clawd and Toralei now have their own unique title cards.

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