Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) took the stage at New York Comic Con on Friday to surprise fans with the first episode world premiere of DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below, the second chapter in the Netflix exclusive animated trilogy which he created and exec produces. Del Toro was joined by voice talent Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico) and fellow EPS Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes (along with moderator Whitney Matheson) to reveal the all-star voice cast, including screen legend Glenn Close (The Wife) who made a surprise appearance — and her little dog, too!
As previously announced,; the series will feature Luna and Tatiana Maslany in the lead roles of Krel and Aja. Newly revealed voicers are Nick Offerman, Andy Garcia, Nick Frost, Alon Aboutboul, Chris Obi, Uzo Aduba, Cheryl Hines, Tom Kenny, Hayley Atwell, Danny Trejo and Ann Dowd, joining returning talent from Trollhunters including Emile Hirsch, Charlie Saxton, Lexi Medrano, Steven Yeun, Cole Sands, Kelsey Grammer and more. Additionally, The Crystal Method created the main title theme!
Fans of the seven-time Emmy-winning Trollhunters will find several familiar faces in 3Below, which kicks off when two royal teenage aliens and their bodyguard flee a surprise takeover of their home planet by an evil dictator, and crash land in Arcadia. Now on the run from intergalactic bounty hunters, they struggle to blend in and adapt to the bizarre world of high school, while attempting to repair their ship so they can return and defend their home planet.