Helluva Boss
American web series
Helluva Boss is an American adult animated series created by Vivienne Medrano. It is based on the misadventures of the employees of I.M.P., a murder-for-hire company. The pilot was released on November 25, 2019[1] and the first season was released on October 31, 2020.[2] On November 13, 2021, a second season was announced, which premiered on July 30, 2022.[3][4]
| Helluva Boss | |
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| Created by | Vivienne Medrano |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Vivienne Medrano |
| Voices of | List of voice actors
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| Composers | List of composers
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (including pilot) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Timothy Cubbison |
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| Running time | 11-22 minutes |
| Production company | SpindleHorse Toons |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | October 31, 2020 – present |
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Premise
changeThe story follows I.M.P. (Immediate Murder Professionals), a murder company in Hell.[5][6] The members are Blitzo (pronounced "Blitz"), the owner of the company, Millie and Moxxie, a married imp couple, and Loona, a hellhound who is Blitzo's daughter. Blitzo also has a tricky relationship with Stolas, a demon prince. Stolas has a book called a grimoire, which I.M.P. uses to do their job, because it allows them to access the human world.[7][8][9]
The series takes place in the same universe as Hazbin Hotel, but with different characters and stories.[10][11][12]
Characters
change- Blitzo (voiced by Brandon Rogers): The boss of I.M.P. He is shown to have trouble making friends. He was born into a circus, but he caused a fire that destroyed it and made the people in the circus hate him.
- Moxxie (voiced by Richard Horvitz): The weapons expert of I.M.P. He is shy and sometimes does not like killing. He is married to Millie.
- Millie (voiced by Vivian Nixon): The fighter of I.M.P. She likes to speak freely. She is married to Moxxie.
- Loona (voiced by Erica Lindbeck): The receptionist of I.M.P. She is very rude, and does not respect the people in her life. She is Blitzo's adopted daughter.
- Stolas (voiced by Bryce Pinkham): A demon prince. He owns a book called a grimoire, which can create a portal to the human world. He is in love with Blitzo, and does not understand why Blitzo does not love him back. He has a daughter named Octavia, and an ex-wife named Stella. Stella wants to murder Stolas because he cheated on her with Blitzo.
- Striker (voiced by Edward Bosco): An imp assassin. He has tried to kill Blitzo and Stolas several times, but failed every time.
- Fizzarolli (voiced by Alex Brightman): A famous imp performer, who works at a club called Ozzie's. He is dating Asmodeus, the prince of Lust. He and Blitzo were childhood friends, but after Blitzo caused a fire that destroyed the circus and injured Fizzarolli, he hated Blitzo. The two eventually make up and become friends again.
Episodes
change| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Cumulative views (in millions) | ||
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| Pilot | 1 (+ 1 dub) | November 25, 2019 | 68.8 | ||
| 1 | 8[13] | October 31, 2020 | June 24, 2023 | 375 | |
| 2 | 12 | July 30, 2022 | TBA | TBA | |
Pilot (2019)
change| Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| "Pilot"[a] | Vivienne Medrano | Brandon Rogers & Vivienne Medrano | Samantha Ames, Amanda Heard, Amy Heard & Lidia Liu | November 25, 2019 |
Season 1 (2020–23)
change| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Online views (in millions) |
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| 1 | "Murder Family" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Samantha Ambriz, Thomas Brooks, & Nick Swift | October 31, 2020 | 71 |
| 2 | "Loo Loo Land" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Seth Anderholm, Zach Giering, Jess Sims, & Paul Villeco | December 9, 2020 | 57 |
| 3 | "Spring Broken" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Zi Chen, Adam Ford, Zach Giering, Amanda Heard, & Lidia Liu | January 31, 2021 | 55 |
| 4 | "C.H.E.R.U.B." | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Seth Anderholm, Thomas Brooks, Kyle Bullock, & Paul Villeco | March 14, 2021 | 44 |
| 5 | "The Harvest Moon Festival" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Kyle Bullock, Zach Giering, Arielle Somerville, Nick Swift, & Ang Vondra | April 30, 2021 | 43 |
| 6 | "Truth Seekers" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Samantha Ames, Seth Anderholm, Zach Giering, Arielle Somerville, & Nick Swift | August 21, 2021 | 47 |
| 7 | "Ozzie's" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano | Zach Giering, Amanda Heard, Amy Heard, & Arielle Somerville | October 31, 2021 | 36 |
| 8 | "Queen Bee" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano & Brandon Rogers | Nick Swift, Kevin Slawinski, Zach Giering, & Amanda Heard | June 24, 2023 | 22 |
Season 2 (2022-)
change| No. in season | Title [14] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Online viewers (in millions) |
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| 1 | "The Circus" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano | Samantha Ambritz, Zach Giering, & Lidia Liu | July 30, 2022 | 32 |
| 2 | "Seeing Stars" | Vivienne Medrano | Adam Neylan | Gavin Arucan, Mariya Kharlamova, & Sophia Magallanes Morales | October 19, 2022 | 28 |
| 3 | "Exes and Oohs" | Vivienne Medrano | Adam Neylan | Arielle Somerville, Samantha Ambriz, Amanda Heard, & Kaden Westbrook | March 11, 2023 | 26 |
| 4 | "Western Energy" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano | Seth Anderholm, Arielle Somerville, Sandra D. Rivas, & Gabe Del Valle | May 20, 2023 | 21 |
| 5 | "Unhappy Campers" | Vivienne Medrano | Adam Neylan | Eddie Mead, Amanda Heard, Nick Swift, Gavin Arucan, Anna Lencioni, and Nicole Rodriguez | July 8, 2023 | 18 |
| 6 | "Oops" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano | Nicole Rodriguez and Mariya Kharlamova | September 9, 2023 | 25 |
| 7 | "Mammon's Magnificent Musical Mid-Season Special (ft Fizzarolli)" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano | Amanda Heard, Nick Swift, and Kevin Slawinski | October 29, 2023 | 25 |
| 8 | "The Full Moon" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano, Adam Neylan | Gavin Arucan, Samantha Ames | May 31, 2024 | 12 |
| 9 | "Apology Tour" | Vivienne Medrano | Vivienne Medrano | Gavin Arucan, Sophia Jamalie Magallanes Morales, Lidia Liu, Anna Lencioni | June 22, 2024 | 11 |
| 10 | "Ghostfuckers" | October 2024 | ||||
| 11 | "Mastermind" | November 2024 | ||||
| 12 | "Sinsmas" | December 2024 |
References
change- ↑ Vivziepop (November 25, 2019). "Helluva Boss (Pilot)". Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Vivziepop (November 1, 2020). "Helluva Boss - Murder Family // S1: Episode 1". Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Helluva Boss Case Live Q&A and Live Autograph Signing!! on YouTube
- ↑ @IMPmurderpros (June 4, 2022). "Speaking of teasers... #HelluvaBoss see you July 30th for the start of Season Two ❤🦉😈" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ eloiseedgington (March 23, 2020). "7 Animators That You Should Get To Know". Domestika. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ↑ Troup, Margaret (November 2, 2020). "'Hazbin Hotel' creator releases new episode of spinoff series 'Helluva Boss'". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ↑ Beatrice (November 14, 2019). "Estrenan tráiler de Helluva Boss, la nueva serie de la creadora de Hazbin Hotel" [They release a trailer for Helluva Boss, the new series from the creator of Hazbin Hotel]. Cafetoons (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Helluva Boss (2019) directed by Vivienne Medrano". Letterboxd. November 14, 2019. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ↑ Troup, Margaret (December 10, 2020). "'Helluva Boss' creator Vivienne Medrano releases second episode of her spinoff series". Iowa State Daily. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Hazbin Hotel: ¿qué sabemos hasta el momento?" [Hazbin Hotel: what do we know so far?]. EsDeGamers (in Spanish). December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ↑ "VivziePop Animation Helluva Boss Pilot". All Ages of Geek. November 2019. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020. The video linked in the post is here.
- ↑ Pearce, Steven "SP" (August 12, 2020). "Hazbin Hotel". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
Also set in the same universe is Helluva Boss (2019), a short (11 minutes) animated webfilm.
- ↑ Helluva Boss [@IMPmurderpros] (June 3, 2022). "Thank you all for your patience and understanding. Have a big #HelluvaBoss update!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Medrano, Vivienne (31 July 2023). "For some positivity I wanted to share the titles for the rest of #HelluvaBoss S2! Enjoy!". Twitter. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
Notes
change- ↑ Not given a name other than "Helluva Boss (Pilot)"
Other websites
change- Helluva Boss on Twitter
- Helluva Boss on IMDb