Dawn of the Croods

Lore & Background

The series follows the adventures of Eep and her family before the events of the 2013 film The Croods, introducing new friends and enemy creatures. The voice cast includes Dan Milano as Grug, Cree Summer as Ugga, Stephanie Lemelin as Eep, and others. Sam Riegel served as voice director for the first two seasons, with Brendan Hay replacing him for the last two. The series also aired on Family Channel and Family Chrgd in Canada.

Reader's Guide

Dawn of the Croods is notable for its shift from the computer animation of the feature film to 2D animation, a choice driven by cost and creative goals. The creators wanted a more 'cartoonish' look and found 'squash and stretch' too expensive in CG.

The first three episodes were animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Bardel Entertainment, but DreamWorks found Harmony unsuitable for scenes with multiple characters; subsequent episodes were traditionally hand-drawn by South Korean studios EMation, NE4U, and Dong Woo Animation. The series aired on Netflix and in Canada on Family Channel and Family Chrgd. Executive producer Brendan Hay indicated on Twitter on July 9, 2017, that the fourth season would 'most likely' be the last, which it was.