Skull Island (TV series)

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Skull Island
Genre	Action Adventure Science fiction
Format	2D Anime-style series
Created by	Brian Duffield
Directed by	Danny Araya Julie Olson Amanda Sitareh B.
Written by	Brian Duffield
Voices of	Nicolas Cantu Mae Whitman Darren Barnet Benjamin Bratt Betty Gilpin
Composer(s)	Joseph Trapanese Jason Lazarus
Number of seasons	1
Number of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brad Graeber Jen Chambers Thomas Tull Jacob Robinson Brian Duffield
Running time	20–26 minutes
Production company(s)	Powerhouse Animation JP Tractor Pants Productions (uncredited) Legendary Television Studio Mir (Animation studio)
Distributor	Netflix
Broadcast
Original channel	Netflix
Original run	June 22, 2023 – present

Skull Island is an American anime-influenced adventure television series developed by Brian Duffield for Netflix. It is the fifth installment and the first television series of the MonsterVerse franchise and a sequel to Kong: Skull Island (2017). The series was produced by Powerhouse Animation, JP and Legendary Television, with Duffield and Jacob Robinson serving as showrunners, and features the voices of Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt and Betty Gilpin as a group of shipwrecked characters who find themselves on Skull Island in the 1990s, where they encounter giant-sized prehistoric creatures, including the island's self-appointed guardian Kong.

The series debuted on Netflix on June 22, 2023. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Premise

In the 1990s, a group of well-meaning explorers venture out to sea to rescue Annie from the ocean. In doing so, they find themselves shipwrecked on the perilous Skull Island. Together, they fight to survive the dangers of the mysterious isle, which is home to large creatures and terrifying monsters, including Kong.

Voice cast

• Nicolas Cantu as Charlie
• Mae Whitman as Annie
  • Charlie Townsend as young Annie
• Darren Barnet as Mike
• Benjamin Bratt as Cap
• Betty Gilpin as Irene
• Phil LaMarr as Sam, Hungry Merc
• Fryda Wolff as Island Girl
• Tania Gunadi as Islander
• Ian James Corlett as Boomer
• John DiMaggio as Crybaby Merc, Annie's father, Wells
• Trevor Devall as Glasses Merc, Veteran
• Mara Junot as Tracker Merc
• Alejandra Reynoso as Pointing Merc

Episode List

Season 1 (2023)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Maritime Pilot"	Danny Araya	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
2	"The Last Blank Space on the Map"	Julie Olson Amanda Sitareh B.	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
3	"What's Up, Croc?"	Danny Araya	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
4	"Breakfast Fit for a Kong"	Amanda Sitareh B.	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
5	"Doggone It"	Danny Araya	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
6	"Terms of Endearment"	Amanda Sitareh B.	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
7	"You're Not a King, You're Just a Stupid Animal"	Danny Araya	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023
8	"You'll Never Catch a Monkey That Way"	Amanda Sitareh B.	Brian Duffield	June 22, 2023

Production

Development

By January 2021, a continuation of the MonsterVerse in the form of an anime television series was in development. Brian Duffield was hired to serve as writer, creator, executive producer, director, and showrunner for the show, while Jacob Robinson was hired to serve as an executive producer. The project is a joint-venture production between Legendary Television, Powerhouse Animation, and Tractor Pants Productions and was produced with intent to release exclusively to Netflix, Warner Bros. still owns the rights for MonsterVerse franchise alongside Legendary.

In October 2023, Duffield stated that the script for the second season had been completed; while creatives were waiting for an official season two renewal green-lighting from Netflix.

Casting

By May 2023, the voice cast was announced with Nicolas Cantu, Mae Whitman, Darren Barnet, Benjamin Bratt, and Betty Gilpin serving in the primary roles.

Soundtrack

Skull Island (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
General information
Released	June 23, 2023
Label	Milan Records

Skull Island (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) is the soundtrack to the 2023 Netflix Original animated series Skull Island, composed by Jason Lazarus and Joseph Trapanese. Milan Records released it digitally on June 23, 2023.

Tracks

1. "Once Upon a Maritime"
2. "Sea Beast"
3. "The Depths Below"
4. "Ashore"
5. "Shipwrecked"
6. "Big Croc, Bigger Monkey"
7. "Cheeseburger"
8. "Interview"
9. "Breakfast"
10. "Focal Point"
11. "Baited"
12. "Kong's Throne"
13. "Air Whale"
14. "Bamboo Cross"
15. "Memories of Mom"
16. "Gremlins, Reunions, and Apologies"
17. "Skull"
18. "Stargazing"
19. "Massacre"
20. "Mi Rey"
21. "Kong in Pursuit"
22. "Clash of the Titans"
23. "Tentacles, Fists, and Fury"
24. "Seafloor Struggle"
25. "A Helping Hand"
26. "Eye for an Eye"
27. "Long Live the King"
28. "An Unfamiliar Island"

Release

Skull Island was released on Netflix on June 22, 2023.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 82% and an average score of 7.00/10 based on 17 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "A rousing if faintly recycled reincarnation of King Kong's latest cinematic foray, Skull Island succeeds in its aim of putting a more adult twist on Saturday morning cartoons of yore". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Samantha Nelson of IGN gave 5 out of 10 stating that "Skull Island tries to fuse Kong: Skull Island with Jonny Quest, but dull performances, weak writing, and retreads of fights from the film blunt the pulpy action". Joey Rambles of Cultured Vultures gave an 7.5 out of 10, writing: "With fun characters, gripping action, and splendid visuals, Skull Island is a highly energized rollercoaster ride that earns its hefty title as well as its place in the MonsterVerse".

Gallery

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Development

Concept Arts

Model Sheets

Videos

Skull Island - Official Teaser - Netflix

Skull Island - Official Trailer - Netflix

Trivia

• Powerhouse Animation previously created the opening animation for the indie kaiju video game Dawn of the Monsters (2022).
  • Brian Duffield written and executive produced the anime series alongside Jacob Robinson who executive produced under his company Tractor Pants. The animation studio behind Skull Island is Powerhouse Animation which is the company behind Castlevania and Blood of Zeus.
• A Skullcrawler appears to bleed red when impaled by Kong in the seventh episode. This would seem to contradict Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), where the creatures' blood was depicted as green.
• Episode 7 of Skull Island, "You're Not a King, You're Just a Stupid Animal," takes place sometime between Kong: Skull Island and the rest of the show.
• The show's Castilian Spanish dub is the only version whose credits do not change between episodes. As such, characters like Hiro are listed on every episode, despite him only appearing in two.
• Skull Island is currently the only audiovisual entry in the Monsterverse to not feature Monarch. The only other Monsterverse media in which the organization does not appear is the short comic Godzilla: Fight or Flight.
  • When asked about whether Monarch could appear in a future season of the series, showrunner Brian Duffield stated that he has no plans to include it.
• In a Twitter AMA, Brian Duffield expressed interest in pitting Kong against King Ghidorah, had he been given the rights to use other Titans.
• Mae Whitman, who voices Annie, previously voiced a character in the Godzilla: The Series episode "Shafted".
• Aside from returning monsters from the film, the series features new kaiju created for the show. However, Godzilla and related monsters do not appear due to legal reasons.
• While the episodes were produced in 1.78:1 aspect ratio, the backstories were produced in 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
• Fryda Wolf and Mae Whitman previously star together in the Disney Animation show: "The Owl House".
• This is the first television series in the MonsterVerse to be distributed by another television studio besides Warner Bros. since 2017 film Kong: Skull Island (which was distributed by Warner Bros.), In January 2021, a continuation of the MonsterVerse in the form of an anime television series was in development. Brian Duffield was hired to serve as writer, creator, executive producer, director, and showrunner for the show, while Jacob Robinson was hired to serve as an executive producer. The project is a joint-venture production between Legendary Television, Powerhouse Animation, and Tractor Pants Productions and was produced with intent to release exclusively to Netflix, as Warner Bros. still owns the rights for the MonsterVerse franchise alongside Legendary.
  • In addition to that, this series marks Joseph Trapanese's second score in the MonsterVerse franchise, after 2021 HBO Max's film 8-Bit Christmas.
  • This is also the second non-Warner animated television series, since The Legend of Calamity Jane (1997-1998), which was co-produced by Canal+, produced at Gangster Production, Contre Allée, distributed by ITEL and the production supervision, animation checks, copying and shipping, sound readings and titles were created at Warner Bros. Animation, many of the original members were involved with it, including Howard Schwartz and Ken Duer.
  • This is the 4th production media collaborated with Powerhouse Animation Studios, since DC Universe Online (DC Comics), Mortal Kombat X (NetherRealm Studios) and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (Cartoon Network).
    • Likewise, it is the another Netflix originals series to be produced by a Warner Bros. label after Lucifer (2016), Disjointed (2017), You (2018), Manifest (2018), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018), The Kominsky Method (2018), Special (2019), It's Bruno! (2019), What/If (2019), Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019), Green Eggs and Ham (2019), AJ and the Queen (2020), 100 Humans (2020), Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020), Sweet Tooth (2021), Maid (2021), Keep Breathing (2022) and The Sandman (2022), both produced by Warner Bros. Television.
      • Likewise, it is also the second Netflix originals series to be produced by a Warner Bros. label after Green Eggs and Ham (2019-2022), produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
      • Thus, it is also the first animated television series to be made by Netflix instead of Warner Bros. Television. It was moved from Warner Bros. Television to Netflix sometime during distribution for unknown reasons.
  • The series is unable to be released on Max (formerly as HBO Max) or in Adult Swim.
    • This is not even available on any digital stores or on DVD and Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment.
• This is the first MonsterVerse production media to not feature Monarch.

External links

• Skull Island (TV series) at Wikipedia

• Skull Island (TV series) on Netflix
• Skull Island (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database

• Skull Island on Gojipedia
• Skull Island on Wikizilla

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