Fright Krewe

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Fright Krewe
Genre Adventure
Horror
Comedy
Created by Eli Roth
James Frey
Showrunners
  • Joanna Lewis
  • Kristine Songco
Voices of
  • Sydney Mikayla
  • Tim Johnson Jr.
  • Grace Lu
  • Chester Rushing
  • Terrence Little Gardenhigh
  • Jacques Colimon
ComposerZach Robinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Eli Roth
James Frey
Joanna Lewis
Kristine Songco
Production company DreamWorks Animation Television
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02) 
present

Fright Krewe is an American animated adventure horror comedy series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and created by Eli Roth and James Frey. Sydney Mikayla, Tim Johnson Jr., Grace Lu, Chester Rushing, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, and Jacques Colimon star as the series' main voice cast.

Contents

The series premiered on October 2, 2023, on Peacock and Hulu. A second season was released on March 29, 2024.

Summary

In modern day New Orleans, a mismatched group of teens find themselves charged with defending the city from a vast variety of dark creatures. Blessed with powers from voodoo spirits, the teens will have to work together to stop an evil they themselves have unleashed.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 10October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
2 10March 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)

Season 1 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date
11"The Blood Awakening: Part 1"Leah ArtwickJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJosh Covey and Abby DaviesOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
22"The Blood Awakening: Part 2"Leah ArtwickJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoJosh Covey, Kai Lynn Jiang and Jae Hong KimOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
33"The Craving"Kevin Wotton and Stephen CopperEve Crusto, Scott Damian and Crescent Imani NovellAndries Martiz, Darwin Tan, Simon Williams and Hayden MorrisOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
44"The Haunting"Marc WasikCrescent Imani NovellManuk Chang, Mark Sonntag, Mauricio Pizarro and Simon WilliamsOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
55"The Feast"Kevin WottonScott DamianAndries Martiz, Darwin Tan, Hayden Morris and Tony LovettOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
66"The Swamp"Mark Wasik and Kelly BaigentEve CrustoMark Sonntag, Manuk Chang, Mauricio Pizarro, Pete Jacobs and Tony LovettOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
77"The Light"Joseph BernadosEmily BeaverJosh Covey, Abby Davies and Kai Lynn JiangOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
88"Part 1: The Bait"Kevin WottonCrescent Imani NovellDarwin Tan, Hayden Morris, Tony Lovett, and Mauricio PizarroOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
99"Part 2: The Trap"Mark Wasik and Kelly BaigentScott DamianManuk Chang, Mauricio Pizarro, Pete Jacobs and Tony LovettOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
1010"The War"Joseph BernadosEve CrustoJosh Covey, Abby Davies, Kai Lynn Jiang and Holly ReadyOctober 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal release date
111"The Nightmare"Kevin WottonScott DamianHayden Morris, Darwin Tan, Tony Lovett, Mark Sonntag and Manuk ChangMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
122"The Loss"Kelly BaigentJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoAaron Davies, Tony Lovett, Manuk Chang, Mark Sonntag and Mauricio PizarroMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
133"The Bridge"Joseph Bernados and Scooter TidwellCrescent Imani NovellThad Carlile and Holly ReadyMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
144"The Collection"Kevin WottonEve CrustoDarwin Tan, Hayden Morris, Mark Sonntag and Bingxin (Vicky) HuMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
155"The Escape"Kelly Baigent and Mark WasikEmily BeaverManuk Chang, Mauricio Pizarro, Tony Lovett, Tang Lee, and Hayden MorrisMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
166"The Return"Joseph Bernados and Scooter TidwellScott DamianThad Carlile, Kai Lynn Jiang and Chelsey LynnMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
177"The Decay"Kevin WottonCrescent Imani NovellDarwin Tan, Hayden Morris, Mark Sonntag, Marc Wasik, Tang Lee and Bingxin (Vicky) HuMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
188"The Descent"Kelly Baigent and Mark WasikEve CrustoMark Sonntag, Manuk Chang, Mauricio Pizarro and Tony LovettMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
199"The Sacrifice: Part 1"Kevin WottonEmily BeaverDarwin Tan, Hayden Morris, Tang Lee and Bingxin (Vicky) HuMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)
2010"The Sacrifice: Part 2"Joseph Bernados and Scooter TidwellJoanna Lewis and Kristine SongcoThad Carlile, Kai Lynn Jiang and Chelsey LynnMarch 29, 2024 (2024-03-29)

Production

Development

The concept for the series was conceived during 2015, when Eli Roth had a discussion with James Frey regarding shows of their childhood such as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Goosebumps , and how they felt modern children's media lacked projects with a similar tone. This led them to want to create their own children-oriented project with a horror tone. [3] By 2019, the duo were developing a pitch for a children-oriented horror series for DreamWorks Animation Television when they, [3] via DreamWorks executive Ben Cawood, approached Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) episode writers Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco to work on their pitch, as the two were interested on developing DreamWorks series directed at older audiences. [4]

On June 9, 2023, it was reported that Roth and Frey were working on a series titled Fright Krewe for DreamWorks Animation Television. Roth and Frey were set as executive producers alongside Lewis and Songco, with Sydney Mikayla, Tim Johnson Jr., Grace Lu, Chester Rushing, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, and Jacques Colimon announced to star. [1] Lewis and Songco also serve as showrunners. [3]

In November 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. [5]

Writing

Early drafts for the series had a more episodic storytelling, but Lewis and Songco decided to use a serialized story after joining the project in order to make it more approachable to older audiences focusing more on the kids' relationships and experiences. [6] They also felt this approach allowed the series to stand out from other horror-oriented children series. [4]

Having no experience writing horror material before, Songco and Lewis studied horror films as research in how to write within the genre, in addition to drawing inspiration from films they watched during their childhoods, [6] and authors such as Anne Rice and R. L. Stine. [7] The duo also sought to avoid rellying in slasher material due to the series' young-adult demographic, [8] wanting the series to instead serve as "bridge between something that’s a little bit… older than Scooby-Doo but for people who are starting to get into horror but not quite ready for slasher, gory films". [9] The writers first conceived the main cast as horror film stereotypes, before expanding theur characterizations into more nuanced personalities that still explored horror tropes while using the series' world to give said tropes a unique interpretation. [9]

Having traveled to New Orleans and learning of voodoo before working on the series, Lewis sought to represent voodoo accurately within the show, so she and Songco did research on voodoo and brought in experts to work on the series as consultants. [10]

Animation

Animation services for the series were provided by Digitoonz. [11]

Music

Zach Robinson composed the score for the series. [12]

Release

The series premiered on Hulu and Peacock on October 2, 2023. [1] [2] The second season premiered on March 29, 2024. [5] [13]

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