The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)


The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle is an American animated web television series produced by DreamWorks Animation Television which is a reboot of the original Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. It debuted on May 11, 2018 on Prime Video, being DreamWorks Animation Television's first series to air on a streaming service other than Netflix. Like its preceding spin-off The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, animation was outsourced by DHX Media's 2D animation studio in Vancouver, Canada. The second half of the first season was released on January 11, 2019.

Premise

The series sees Rocky and Bullwinkle "thrust into harrowing situations but end up saving the day time and again". As Rocky and Bullwinkle’s innocent and silly ambitions to become rock stars or find lost treasure end up dovetailing with Fearless Leader’s sinister plans to take over the world, our heroes are set on a collision course with his notorious superspies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale.

Cast and characters

Main

Production

Development

On December 10, 2017, it was reported that DreamWorks Animation Television was developing a revival of Jay Ward's The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends. Animation was expected to be handled by DHX Studios Vancouver with writing and early production duties taking place in Los Angeles.
On April 12, 2018, it was announced that Prime Video had given a series order to the production and that the show would premiere on May 11, 2018. Executive producers were reported to include Scott Fellows and Tiffany Ward, daughter of the original series producer Jay Ward. On December 15, 2018, it was reported that the series would return with the second half of season one in January 2019. On January 3, 2019, it was announced that these episodes would be released on January 11, 2019.

Casting

Alongside the series announcement, it was confirmed that voice cast would include Tara Strong, Brad Norman, Ben Diskin, Rachel Butera, Piotr Michael, and Daran Norris. Strong takes over the role of Rocky from the late June Foray; this series is the first instance where Rocky is voiced by somebody other than Foray due to her death in 2017.

Release

Alongside the series announcement, the first official trailer was released. On April 27, 2018, four clips from the series were released.

Awards and nominations