Skylanders Academy | |
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Genre | Action-Adventure, Comedy, Science Fantasy |
Based on |
Skylanders by Activision |
Developed by | Eric Rogers |
Starring | |
Voices of | |
Opening theme | "Harmony" by Timbaland Feat. Dalton Diehl |
Composer(s) | Conrad Wedde Samuel Scott Lukasz Buda |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Bobby Kotick Eric Rogers Sander Schwartz Stacey Sher Nick van Dyk |
Producer(s) | Coco Francini Emily Levitan |
Running time | 44 minutes (episode 1) 24-25 minutes |
Production company(s) |
TeamTO Activision Blizzard Studios |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Original release | October 28, 2016 |
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, with a second season slated to debut in late 2017. A trailer for the series debuted on October 12, 2016.
In the world of Skylands, Spyro the Dragon, Stealth Elf, and Eruptor are new students 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, his mother Kaossandra, the Doom Raiders, and other villains of Skylands
The voice cast consists of:
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 is the only actor from the games to reprise his role as Kaos.