New York Comic-Con attendees at the Dreamworks Animation 3Below panel Friday were exclusively treated to the entire first episode of the upcoming Tales of Arcadia series. Everyone else gets a different kind of first look at Guillermo del Toro’s latest concoction.
3Below is the second of at least three planned series that comprise the Tales of Arcadia; the other two being Trollhunters and Wizards. The first, though not necessarily last, season of 3Below premieres December 21st on Netflix.
It was revealed during the Comic-Con panel that a portion of 3Below will overlap with Season 3 of Trollhunters. For example, the scene in Trollhunters that introduces Krel (Diego Luna ) and Aja (Tatiana Maslany) will be seen from their point of view as opposed to Jim, Claire and Toby’s.
Speaking of the Trollhunters crew, they will certainly crossover into 3Below, some with their own new arcs. The announced voice cast from Trollhunters returning for 3Below to reprise their characters in some form include Emile Hirsch (Jim), Charlie Saxton (Toby), Lexi Medrano (Claire), Steven Yeun (Steve), Cole Sands(Eli) and Kelsey Grammer (Blinky). AAARRRGGHH!!! is also confirmed to return.
Newly announced 3Below cast members include Nick Offerman, Andy Garcia, Nick Frost, Alon Aboutboul, Chris Obi, Uzo Aduba, Cheryl Hines, Tom Kenny, Haley Atwell, Danny Trejo, and Ann Dowd.
The big casting announcement is Glenn Close will portray Mother, the alien spaceship’s artificial intelligence.
Sprinkled into the panel is a tease that there’s one big surprise left to announce at a later date. My guess is that there’s a fourth series planned starring the cast from every Tales of Arcadia story.
Here’s the 3Below opening title sequence, a handful of new stills, and the new poster key art.