Nickelodeon and Mattel Television announced today the renewal of the original animated series Monster High for a second season (20 episodes), following the children of famous monsters and creatures on even bigger comedy-packed adventures. Season 1 premiered in the U.S. on October 28 on Nickelodeon. The series also debuted in the U.K. and will launch later this month in Australia on Nickelodeon and Paramount+, rolling out in additional international territories in 2023.
In Live +3, the most recent premiere of Monster High (11/4, 7P) delivered a strong 0.58 K2-11 rating, up double digits from the prior four weeks’ timeslot and the prior week’s launch. Across all telecasts to date on the Nick portfolio of nets (Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nicktoons and TeenNick), the Monster High series has reached 1 million Kids 2-11 and nearly 4 million total viewers.
“Monster High is an iconic franchise that continues to connect with fans around the globe because of its creativity, relatable characters, and authenticity,” says Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, Big Kids Animation. “We can’t wait to continue to work alongside our partners at Mattel to bring even more animated stories to life surrounding the most-famous teen monsters around.”
Fred Soulie, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Mattel Television, concurs: “Monster High is a franchise that, at its core, encourages fans to live as their true selves and celebrate the things that make them unique. We are proud to partner with Nickelodeon and our talented cast members from both the animated and live-action worlds of Monster High to continue delivering this important message through fun, entertaining content.”
In addition to the linear series, an all-new digital original series (8 episodes), Monster High Mysteries, will debut on the official Monster High YouTube channel on Friday, November 18. The series features everyone’s favorite beasties as they attempt to crack the case of a stolen trophy. The 2D-animated YouTube series features the voice talent behind the linear series and offers fans even more of the beloved characters and world. The first four episodes will rollout weekly with the second batch debuting in 2023.
Monster High follows teenage monsters Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, Frankie Stein and Deuce Gorgon as they discover who they are, embrace their differences and learn to be fierce and fearless at the one place they all belong: Monster High. In its new season, Monster High will dive even deeper into character backgrounds and continue expanding on the theme of friendship.
Returning for a second season of spooktacular adventures will be the scary good key voice cast: Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, Courtney Lin as Draculaura, Iris Menas as Frankie Stein, Tony Revolori as Deuce Gorgon, Kausar Mohammed as Cleo De Nile, Valeria Rodriguez as Lagoona Blue, Alexa Kahn as Torelei Stripe, Alexander Polinsky as Heath Burns and Debra Wilson as Headmistress Bloodgood.
Shea Fontana (Polly Pocket) serves as showrunner and co-executive producer of Monster High, with Nick Filippi (Big Hero 6: The Series) as supervising producer. Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, SVP, Big Kids Animation, and Nikki Price, Director of Franchise Animation. Fred Soulie, SVP and General Manager of Mattel Television, and Christopher Keenan, SVP of Creative, serve as executive producers for Mattel.
Nickelodeon and Mattel Television also recently announced the greenlight for a sequel to the successful live-action title Monster High The Movie, which debuted Oct. 6 on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. The second flick will begin production in January in Vancouver, BC, and is set to arrive on air and streaming in 2023.
