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The Owl House is an American animated fantasy series, created by Dana Terrace. It premiered on January 10, 2020, on Disney Channel.
On November 21, 2019, ahead of the series premiere, Disney Channel renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on June 12, 2021.[2]
On May 17, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season, ahead of the second season premiere.[3]
The series ended on April 8, 2023, with the 55-minute special "Watching and Dreaming".[1]
Premise
The Owl House follows Luz, a self-assured teenage girl who accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King. Despite not having magical abilities, Luz pursues her dream of becoming a witch by serving as Eda's apprentice at the Owl House and ultimately finds a new family in an unlikely setting.
Production information
Terrace first conceived the idea of a girl learning to be a witch in late 2016.[4] That same year, she began to finally develop the story after a fellow writer called it "boring" and dismissed it as something no one would want to see.[5] She began researching influences and work from her college years, as she didn't feel "artistically or emotionally fulfilled," and eventually rediscovered the works of artists such as Hieronymus Bosch and Remedios Varo, which inspired her to create a show that featured strong surreal visual elements.[6] Terrace spent about two months developing 15 pages with a summary of a story and characters to pitch to different networks. She pitched the idea to Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon, with the former eventually picking it up.[5] Terrace admitted that Disney was the only network that allowed her to develop the series in a 22-minute format, as others were looking for 11-minute comedies.[7] The pilot was in development for six months between April to September 2017.[8] A separate animation test was also created around this time.[9]
On February 23, 2018, Disney Channel greenlit the series, alongside Amphibia.[10] On Twitter, many of the production crew announced their involvement in the series. On March 22, 2018, supervising producer Stephen Sandoval announced production such as casting, designs, music, storyboards, and writing had begun.[11]
On September 5, 2019, it was announced that Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, and Alex Hirsch, would be the main cast, as the voices of Luz, Eda, and King, respectively. That same day, it was announced that Tati Gabrielle, Issac Ryan Brown, Mae Whitman, Isabella Rossellini, Matthew Rhys, Eden Riegel, and Parvesh Cheena, would be part of the cast.[12]
Cast
Main
- Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
- Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthorne
- Alex Hirsch as King, Hooty
- Tati Gabrielle as Willow Park
- Issac Ryan Brown as Gus Porter
- Mae Whitman as Amity Blight
- Zeno Robinson as Hunter
- Cissy Jones as Lilith Clawthorne
- Matthew Rhys as Emperor Belos
- Fryda Wolff as The Collector
Recurring/Guest-Starring
- Avi Roque as Raine Whispers
- Elizabeth Grullon as Camila Noceda
- Parvesh Cheena as Tibbles
- Eden Riegel as Boscha
- Bumper Robinson as Principal Bump
- Ryan O'Flanagan as Edric Blight
- Erica Lindbeck as Emira Blight
- Isabella Rossellini as The Bat Queen
- Roger Craig Smith as Warden Wrath
- Dana Terrace as Tinella Nosa
- Grey DeLisle as Katya, Roselle, Usurper
- Cissy Jones as Dottie
- Jorge Diaz as Matt Tholomule
- Kimberly D. Brooks as Skara
- Deb Doetzer as Gwendolyn Clawthorne
- Robin Atkin Downes and Billy Kametz as Adegast/Nevareth Bladestrife
- Arin Hanson as Snaggleback
- Mela Lee as Kikimora
- Noah Galvin as Jerbo
- Ally Maki as Viney
- Andre Sogliuzzo as Piniet
- Shannon McKain as Morton
- JB Blanc as Professor Hermonculus
- Michaela Dietz as Vee
- Steve Blum as Salty
Crew
Animators
- Ricky Cometa – Art director[8]
- Matthieu Cousin – Character designer
- Marina Gardner – Character designer[13]
- Jess Marfisi – Character designer[14]
- Sarah Craig – Character designer
- Erik Elizarrez – Character designer
- Justin K. Noel – Character designer
- Rhea Dadoo – Storyboard revisionist[15]
- Luz Batista – Storyboard Revisionist
- Charlie Bryant – Storyboard artist[16]
- Stu Livingston – Storyboard artist
- King Pecora – Storyboard artist
- Kelsey Norden – Storyboard artist
- Naomi Hicks – Storyboard artist
- Steven Sugar – Lead background designer[17]
- Ryan Andrews – Background designer
- Wendy Park – Background paint
- Adel Sabi – Background paint
- Jacob Streilein – Background paint
- Barbara Lynn Hamane – Color stylist
- Mariama Alizor – Color stylist
- Rachelle Reyes – Color design
- Shawn Responts – Color design
- Jaison Duell Wilson – Color design
- Denise Wogatzke – Color design
- Jane Bak – Location designer
- Sam Bosma – Location designer
- Leland Goodman – Location designer
- Killian Ng – Location designer
- Kyle Fewell – Location designer
- Alexandre Diboine – Location designer
- Melanie Atwater – Prop designer
- Becky Dreistadt – Prop designer
- Tara Whitaker – Prop designer
- Megan Willoughby – Prop designer
Directors
- Tyler Chen – Creative director
- Aminder Dhaliwal
- Stu Livingston
- Stephen Sandoval
- Julia Pleasants – Casting director
- Aaron Drown – Casting director
- Ivan Sayon – Technical director
- Jezreel Mann Carlos II – Technical director
- Vesela Stamenova – Technical director
- Herb Moore – Timing director
- Eden Riegel – Voice director
Editors
- Kevin Locarro – Film editor
- Lauren Crist – Animatic editor
- Jenny Jordan – Assistant editor
- Matt Brailey – Animatic/Assistant editor
Producers
- Dana Terrace – Creator/Executive producer[18]
- Stephen Sandoval – Supervising producer
Sound
- Nicole A. Fletcher – Sound editor/mixer
- Jim Harrison – Track reader
- Tanya Orlov – Assistant audio engineer
- Mark Stephen Kondracki – Supervising dialogue engineer
Writers
- Charley Feldman – Staff writer[19]
- Zach Marcus – Staff writer[20]
- Manuel Jesse Nieto Jr. – Staff writer
- Jeff Trammell – Staff writer
- Molly Ostertag – Staff writer
- Janae Hall – Staff writer[21]
- Rachel Vine – Story editor[22]
Intern
Misc
- Kameron J. Moore – Digital coordinator
- Brandon Swofford – Digital coordinator
- Dreanna Castellanos – Production associate
- Eden Rousso – Production associate
- Rebecca Bozza – Production associate
- Matthew Haddon – Production coordinator
- Rian Borland – Production coordinator
- Scott Morrison – Production coordinator
- Wade Wisinski – Production manager
- Anne Chunapongse – Post-production manager
- Ron Earhart – Production control
- Kenzie Holmquist – Production secretary
- Leona Beckert – Script coordinator
Oversea animation studios
Casting Coordinator
Recording studios
Episodes
Main article: List of The Owl House episodes
Episodes are usually 22 minutes each, but the third season and its 3 episodes were over double this length, with Thanks to Them being 48 minutes, For the Future being 50, and Watching and Dreaming being 55, the longest of the show and season.
Rough Draft Korea, Sunmin Image Pictures, and Sugarcube each provide animation for the episodes.
Series | |||||
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Season | Episodes | Production codes | Start date | End date | Average ratings |
1 | 19 | 101-116, 118-120 (Disney and airing) 450H-101 - 450H-TBA (production) |
January 10, 2020 | August 29, 2020 | 0.41 |
2 | 21 | 201 - 221 (Disney and airing) 450H-201 - 450H-221 (production) |
June 12, 2021 | May 28, 2022 | 0.38 |
3 | 3 | 301 - 303 (Disney and airing) 450H-301 - 450H-303 (production) |
October 15, 2022 | April 8, 2023 | 0.40 |
Shorts | |||||
Short series | Shorts | Production codes | Start date | End date | |
Owl Pellets | 5 | 101-105 | April 4, 2020 | May 2, 2020 | |
Chibi Tiny Tales | 4 | TBA | May 17, 2022 | TBA |
International release
Country | Language | Original network | Premiere date | Title | Source |
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Canada | English | Disney Channel | January 12, 2020 | The Owl House | |
Australia | Disney Channel (season 1) Disney+ (Singapore); Disney+ Hotstar (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand) (season 2) |
March 4, 2020 | |||
Southeast Asia | English | March 20, 2020 | |||
Indonesian | |||||
Malay | The Owl House | ||||
Mandarin | The Owl House | ||||
Thai | The Owl House | ||||
Vietnamese (subtitles) |
Nhà Cú | ||||
Latin America | Spanish (Latin America) | Disney Channel | April 4, 2020 (Sneak preview) April 13, 2020 (Official) |
La Casa Búho | |
Portuguese (Brazil) | A Casa Coruja | ||||
Turkey | Turkish | April 6, 2020 | Baykuş Evi | [23] | |
Belgium | French | April 11, 2020 | Luz à Osville | ||
France | April 15, 2020 | ||||
Switzerland | |||||
South Korea | Korean | Disney Channel (season 1) Disney+ (season 2) |
May 23, 2020 | 아울 하우스 | |
Israel | Hebrew | Disney Channel | July 1, 2020 | בית הינשוף | |
Hong Kong | Cantonese | Disney Channel (season 1) Disney+ (season 2) |
July 16, 2020 | 奇幻貓頭鷹小屋 | [24] |
Taiwan | Mandarin | 奇幻貓頭鷹小屋 | |||
Japan | Japanese | Disney Channel | July 23, 2020 (Sneak preview) August 3, 2020 (Official)[25] |
アウルハウス | [26] |
United Kingdom | English | Disney Channel (season 1) Disney+ (season 2) |
August 10, 2020 | The Owl House | [27] |
Netherlands | Dutch | Disney Channel | August 24, 2020 | Het Huis van de Uil | [28] |
Germany | German | August 31, 2020 | Willkommen im Haus der Eulen | [29] | |
Spain | Spanish (Spain) | October 3, 2020 | Casa Búho | ||
Romania | Romanian | January 2, 2021 | Casa Bufnițelor | [30] | |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian | January 2, 2021 | Къщата на Совите | [31] | |
Poland | Polish | Disney XD | January 4, 2021 | Sowi dom | |
Portugal | European Portuguese | Disney Channel | January 10, 2021 | Casa da Coruja | [32] |
Italy | Italian | Disney+[33] | February 5, 2021 | The Owl House - Aspirante strega | [34] |
Kosovo | Albanian | Prince Kids | April 2023 | Shtëpia e Bufkës | [35][36] |
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
32nd GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids & Family Programming | The Owl House | Nominated | |
48th Annie Awards | Best Character Design | "Young Blood, Old Souls" (Marina Gardner) | Nominated | [37] |
2021 Peabody Award | Children's & Youth Programming | The Owl House | Won | [38] |
48th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Main Title for a Daytime Animated Program | The Owl House | Nominated | [39] |
36th Annual Imagen Awards | Best Voice-Over Actor – Television | Sarah-Nicole Robles (for Luz Noceda) | Nominated | [40] |
4th Annual Autostraddle Gay Emmys | Outstanding Animated Series | The Owl House | Nominated | [41] |
33rd GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids and Family Programming | The Owl House | Nominated | [42] |
50th Annie Awards | Best TV/Media – Children | "King's Tide" | Nominated | [43] |
34th GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids and Family Programming – Animated | The Owl House | Nominated | [44] |
Gallery
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Production artwork
Main article: The Owl House production artwork
Videos
Trivia
- The Owl House is the sister show to Amphibia[45] and was originally scheduled to air alongside it in 2019, before the former was delayed to 2020.
- Both of the series share two of the same animation studios: Rough Draft Korea & Sunmin Image Pictures.[46][47]
- Both series share a similar premise of a teenage female protagonist (Luz/Anne) who gets transported from Earth to a mythical place and is taken in by a family while staying in the world they're in.
- Dana Terrace originally considered The Owl House taking place in the afterlife after Luz had died.[48]
- Dana Terrace was greatly influenced by Hieronymus Bosch's for the style of the show, and named Boscha and Principal Bump after him.
- The series was also influenced by Pokemon Red, a game Terrace's father, Thomas Terrace, an attorney in Hamden, Connecticut, gave her before he died in a car accident when she was age 11.[49][50]
- The design for Luz's palisman, Stringbean, was partially inspired by the series' logo. This is due to the fact that, when the logo is turned upside-down, the 'L' in owl and 'S' in house form a silhouette which resembles a snake-like palisman staff.[51]
- After the premiere of the series finale, "Watching and Dreaming", a final rerun of the special the following day marked the end of regular reruns on Disney Channel.[52] The series continued to regularly air on Disney XD until it left its programming schedule on August 18, 2023 with a final rerun of "Clouds on the Horizon",[53] after which it would seldom air on that channel as well. The series remains available on transactional video on demand services and Disney+.
- It is unclear when exactly the series takes place. However, based on on the "GIRL LOST IN FROG LAND??" news article Camilla is reading in King's Tide, which directly references Amphibia, it can be inferred that it takes place sometime in the early 2020s.
References in other media
- Amphibia:
- In the episode "The Plantars Check In", a bottle containing Eda's elixir from "The Intruder" appears in King Andrias's gift basket.
- In the episode "Bessie & MicroAngelo", King's skull can be seen as part of the armor Anne tries on. A guitar version of The Owl House Main Title Theme can also be briefly heard.
- In the episode "If You Give a Frog a Cookie", a blurred image of the Owl House can be seen on one of Dr. Frakes's monitors.
- In the episode "The Root of Evil", a sun/moon symbol resembling the insignia of the Collector can be seen in the background.
- In the Big City Greens episode "Present Tense", a King plushie can be seen in a claw machine in an arcade along some other Disney Channel figures from other Disney Animation shows, including Sprig Plantar from Amphibia, Wander from Wander Over Yonder, Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb, Rufus the naked mole-rat from Kim Possible, Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls, and Star Butterfly from Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
- In The Ghost and Molly McGee's Darryl Theme Song Takeover, one of Darryl McGee's scams involves selling cheap knockoff DVDs. Depicted is cover art of a parody of The Owl House titled The Hoot Home, alongside others parodying Star vs. the Forces of Evil, DuckTales (2017), Amphibia and The Ghost and Molly McGee.
- In Kiff's Disney Channel Theme Song Takeover, Kiff replaces Luz in a rendition of The Owl House's opening sequence.
- On page 174 of the Danny Phantom comic Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time, a pair of characters resembling Luz and Amity can be seen in attendance for a speech by the mayor of Amity Park. It is the first reference to The Owl House in a non-Disney property.
- Amity Park has been the main setting of the series since its 2004 debut and is not an Owl House reference.
- In the game Transformice, Amity Blight's hair appears in the shop.
Web videos
- Psych2Go:
- The video 6 Phrases Manipulators Say To Make You Feel Crazy contains depictions of Hunter and Emperor Belos.[54]
- The video 8 Signs You're Being Used, Not Loved contains depictions of Luz, Amity, Hunter and Belos.[55]
- The scene in "Reaching Out" of Luz discussing her father's death with Amity under the Grom tree is recreated.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (March 10, 2023). ""The final episode of Owl House is finished so I'll probably be more active on insta for a while. See you April 8th for the finale. 💖💫"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' Gets Season 2 Order Ahead of Series Premiere (Exclusive)" (November 21, 2019).
- ↑ "'The Owl House' Renewed For Season 3 By Disney Channel Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere". Deadline (May 17, 2021).
- ↑ Trumbor, Dave (January 10, 2020). "'The Owl House' Creator Dana Terrace & Art Director Ricky Cometa on Their Fantasy Tale". Collider.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tucci, Joseph (October 20, 2021). "Disney's 'The Owl House' creator, a CT native, talks final season, local ties". CT Insider.
- ↑ Nolan, Liam (January 9, 2020). "The Owl House's Creator, Art Director Explain How They Crafted the New Show". CBR.
- ↑ Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (October 21, 2022). "I think it's important to note that Owl House would NOT be what it is if made at another studio. I was pitching this in 2016, I was a first time showrunner, most studios were looking for 11-min comedies and DTV was the only place that allowed me to have 22-minute episodes. (1/4)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Ricky Cometa". LinkedIn.
- ↑ "Preshow PostHoot for #FortheFuture". Instagram (January 20, 2023).
- ↑ "Disney TV Animation Will Produce 2 New Series: 'Amphibia' and 'The Owl House'". Cartoon Brew (February 23, 2018).
- ↑ Sandoval, Stephen (March 22, 2018). "#Owlhouse is moving fast! Writing, storyboards, design, casting, music, production! It's very exciting!". Twitter.
- ↑ "Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' Sets Voice Cast, Secures New York Comic Con Berth". Deadline (September 5, 2019).
- ↑ Gardner, Marina [@marmars_a_mess] (April 17, 2018). "i'm doing character design on #TheOwlHouse !" (Tweet). Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Marfisi, Jess [@jessdrawz] (February 23, 2018). "THIS IS GONNA BE SO GOOD Y'ALL!!! I had the honor of doing a lil bit of character design work for development of this show! The hype is absolutely real🦉" (Tweet). Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Dadoo, Rhea [@rheadadoo] (June 8, 2018). "I started my first job!!! I'm doing revisions on the Owl House (^:" (Tweet). Retrieved June 12, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Bryant, Charlie [@getvent] (March 23, 2018). "Oh hey so uh I’m gonna be a board artist on the Owl House 🦉🏠" (Tweet). Retrieved March 23, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Sugar, Steven [@SteSug] (April 17, 2018). "Excited to be doing backgrounds for this rad show!!! #TheOwlHouse" (Tweet). Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (February 23, 2018). ""The... owl's outta the bag! I am the creator and executive producer of @DisneyChannel's new horror-comedy series THE OWL HOUSE! #OwlHouse 🦉🏡 HOOT HOOT!!!"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Charley Feldman (February 23, 2018). "Tweet 967077185780527105. Retrieved on April 12, 2018.]".
- ↑ Zach Marcus (February 23, 2018). "Tweet 967072088627470336". Twitter. Retrieved on April 12, 2018.
- ↑ "WHO IS JANAE HALL?". janaehall.com.
- ↑ Vine, Rachel [@rachelvine] (February 23, 2018). "SO STOKED to be Story Editor of this awesome show!!! #OwlHouse" (Tweet). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved on April 14, 2018.
- ↑ "YENİ DİZİ BAYKUŞ EVİ 6 NİSAN PAZARTESİ 17.45'TE DISNEY CHANNEL'DA!😋✨". YouTube (March 16, 2020).
- ↑ "TV Guide". nowplayer.now.com.
- ↑ "#アウルハウス" (Japanese). Twitter (August 1, 2020).
- ↑ "アウルハウス" (Japanese). disney.co.jp. Retrieved on November 15, 2021.
- ↑ "The Owl House starts next Monday at 9:30pm in the UK & Ireland.". Twitter (August 3, 2020).
- ↑ "The Owl House - Dutch Premiere Promo". YouTube (August 14, 2020).
- ↑ "WILLKOMMEN IM HAUS DER EULEN - Die neue Serie, ab 31.August". YouTube (August 23, 2020).
- ↑ "Casa Bufnițelor - Promo (2 Ianuarie)". YouTube (December 20, 2020).
- ↑ "Disney Channel CEE (Български) - Промо на премиерата "Къщата на совите" [12.2020]".
- ↑ "Casa da Coruja - Nova Série". YouTube (December 19, 2020).
- ↑ Local version of Disney Channel shut down before the scheduled premiere
- ↑ What to watch on Disney + in February. Disney.it (February 2021). Archived from the original on 2021-02-05.
- ↑ ARTMOTION - Tjeter nivel | TV (Albanian). Artmotion. Archived from the original on 2022-11-10. Retrieved on November 10, 2022.
- ↑ Arbër! 🐀 on Twitter: "They kept their word. Stumbled upon the end credits while flipping through channels" (English). Twitter. Archived from the original on 2023-07-16. Retrieved on July 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Disney TVA's tweet" (March 3, 2021).
- ↑ Dana Terrace's tweet (May 4, 2021). Archived from the original on 2021-05-04.
- ↑ Deadline (June 28, 2021). "Daytime Emmy Awards".
- ↑ "36th Annual Imagen Awards Nominations Announced".
- ↑ "Vote Now In Autostraddle's 4th Annual Gay Emmys" (September 13, 2021).
- ↑ "Disney Animation Promo's twitter" (Tweet). Twitter (January 19, 2022).
- ↑ Pederson, Erik (January 17, 2023). "Annie Awards Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved on 2023-01-20.
- ↑ GLAAD (January 18, 2023). "34th GLAAD Media Awards Nominees". Retrieved on 2023-01-20.
- ↑ Braly, Matt [@Radrappy] (Feb 24, 2018). "I am utterly delighted to be sister shows with @DanaTerrace and The Owl House. I was a big fan before we worked together and an even bigger fan afterwards. This has been an incredible day and I'm so happy we got to share it!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2023-04-14 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Dana Terrace on Instagram". Instagram.
- ↑ "Disney Takes a Leap with 'Amphibia'". Animation Magazine (June 3, 2019).
- ↑ "Disney Channel's 'The Owl House': It's a Hoot!". Animation Magazine (December 24, 2019).
- ↑ "The Owl House Creators Talk Bringing Creepy Back to Disney With a Dash of Bosch". Newsweek (January 8, 2020).
- ↑ "Hamden native creates Disney Channel's newest show 'The Owl House". Hamden Courant (January 6, 2020).
- ↑ "The "watching and dreaming" PostHoot with the one and only Dana Terrace!". Instagram (April 28, 2023).
- ↑ Disney Schedule Archive [@DisneySchedules] (April 3, 2023). "Not gonna sugarcoat it. The Owl House leaves Disney Channel's lineup after this Sunday, one day after the finale airs. If it airs on the channel in the USA again, you'll know. By that point, full episodes will be on Disney XD and streaming on Disney+." (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Disney Schedule Archive [@DisneySchedules] (Aug 15, 2023). "The Owl House leaves Disney XD's schedule after Friday. The late Sunday (Monday) 12-3 am time slots will be replaced with Phineas and Ferb from 12-1:30 am, and Hamster & Gretel from 1:30-3 am, respectively. Weekdays 2:30 pm is more Gravity Falls. Full series streaming on D+." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-17 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Psych2Go (August 22, 2022). 6 Phrases Manipulators Say To Make You Feel Crazy (Video) (English). YouTube. Psych2Go YouTube channel. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved on 2024-03-14.
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