The Adventures of Puss in Boots
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Shawn Patterson |
| Composer(s) | Shawn Patterson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Doug Langdale |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | January 16, 2015 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Adventures of Puss in Boots is an American computer-animated web television series. It stars the character Puss in Boots from the DreamWorks Animation Shrek franchise, voiced by Eric Bauza. The series premiered on January 16, 2015 on Netflix with the first five episodes; the fourth season is set to be released on December 16, 2016.
Plot
The series sees Puss in Boots fight off an endless legion of invaders to protect the previously hidden city of San Lorenzo, after his actions unintentionally broke the spell that protected its legendary mystic treasure from the outside world and must also find a way to restore the protection spell that will cloak the town once more.
Episodes
The first season debuted on January 16, 2015 on Netflix, when the first five episodes were released, with further episodes released in May and September 2015.[1][2][3] A second season was released on December 11, 2015.[4] The third season was released on July 15, 2016.[5] The fourth season is set to be released on December 16, 2016.[6]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 15 | January 16, 2015 | September 28, 2015 | ||
| 2 | 11 | December 11, 2015 | |||
| 3 | 13 | July 15, 2016 | |||
Characters
Main
- Puss in Boots (voiced by Eric Bauza) – The titular character.[1]
- Dulcinea (voiced by Jayma Mays) – A female cat who is Puss's love interest.[1] Mays describes her as sweet and naive,[7] very innocent and sheltered.[8][9]
- Artephius (voiced by Paul Rugg)[10][11] – An elderly alchemist who acts as a mad scientist.[9]
- Señora Zapata (voiced by Carla Jimenez)[10][11] – The administrator of the town's orphanage. She is suspicious of Puss's activities.[9]
- Mayor Temoroso (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) – A big guy who likes to keep a low profile by hiding inside barrels.[9]
- Pajuna (voiced by Laraine Newman)[11] – Pajuna is a Highland cow who is the owner of the local cantina.[9]
- Vina (voiced by Grey Griffin)[10] – An older orphan who makes up facts and sometimes steps into Puss's personal space.[9]
- Toby (voiced by Joshua Rush)[1] – An orphan. He is a pig who idolizes Puss.[9]
- Kid Pickles (voiced by Candi Milo)[10] – A "Runyon-esque" 11-year-old who likes pickles.[9]
- Esme (voiced by Ariebella Makana)[10] – A 5-year-old girl who is described as adorable.[9]
- Cleevil (voiced by Candi Milo)[10] – A street-smart goblin in her early teens.[9]
- Sphinx (voiced by Grey Griffin) – A hairless, winged cat who acts a little like a valley girl and a hipster. She protects the City Of San Lorenzo.[9]
Recurring
- El Moco (voiced by Danny Trejo)[12][11] – A bandit king who is often foiled in the episodes.[9]
- The Duchess (voiced by Maria Bamford)[12] – One of the recurring villains in the series. She steals the souls of magicians and sorcerers to use their powers- denying observations that she has no magic of her own- and was involved with Artephius; she also had a previous fight with Puss, in which the latter had cut off her foot.[9]
- Jack Sprat (voiced by John Leguizamo)[12][11] – One of Puss's oldest friends who often gets Puss in trouble with his schemes.[9]
- Goodsword (voiced by John Rhys-Davies) – An enchanted sword who falls from the sky stuck into a stone, then chooses Dulcinea to be the town's hero.[12][9]
Production
The series was announced in March 2014 as part of an agreement between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation, under which the studio will develop more than 300 hours of exclusive programming for the service.[13] A total of 78 episodes are in production for the series, and they are expected to be released in blocks from 2015 onward in a multi-year deal.[14][15]
Critical reception
The New York Times gave the first episode a positive review stating that the show "is nicely drawn, and San Lorenzo is populated with some appealingly odd young residents, human and otherwise." Moreover, they praised the humour stating that it was "relatively sophisticated (you could write a psychological treatise on Dulcinea, who has modeled her life on a somewhat vacuous book of epigrams), but not so sophisticated that children will be left behind."[16]
Awards and nominations
In 2015, the second episode of the series, "Sphinx", was nominated at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[17]
In 2016, the series won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special.[18]
Comic book
In April 2016, Titan Comics released the first of a two-issue limited series of comic books as a tie-in to the TV show, under the same title of The Adventures of Puss in Boots.[19]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Puss in Boots Announces Premiere". Decider. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ↑ Wickman, Kase (April 24, 2015). "Get Ready To Watch 'Legally Blonde' And Everything New On Netflix In May". MTV. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ DreamWorks Animation (September 25, 2015). "Puss wishes you a Happy Friday, and he's also here to bring you awesome news! There will be 5 new episodes of The Adventures of Puss in Boots on Netflix this Monday!". Facebook. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Grab your sword and put on your boots! Puss In Boots is searching for new friends, new treasure, and all-new adventures in the new season of "The Adventures of Puss In Boots," now streaming on Netflix!". Facebook. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (July 14, 2016). "Exclusive Clip: 'Puss in Boots' Season 3 Debuts Friday". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Puss is getting his Season 4 body ready! An all-new season of The Adventures of Puss In Boots premieres in ONE MONTH!". Facebook. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ↑ Altmann, Alana (January 16, 2015). "Jayma Mays On 'The Adventures of Puss in Boots,' 'Glee,' and the 'Wet Hot American Summer' Prequel". The Moviefone Blog.
- ↑ Fernandes, Marriska (January 16, 2015). "Jayma Mays dishes on Netflix's The Adventures of Puss in Boots". Tribute.ca.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "The Adventures Of Puss in Boots now on Netflix". SPIN South West. Limerick, Ireland. January 16, 2015. and "The Adventures Of Puss In Boots Now On Netflix". Beat Blog. 2015-01-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hidden". The Adventures of Puss in Boots. Season 1. Episode 1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Beck, Jerry (January 5, 2015). "FIRST LOOK: Dreamworks' Netflix Original "The Adventures". Animation Scoop. Indiewire.
- 1 2 3 4 "Netflix Sets 'The Adventures of Puss in Boots' Series Premiere". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Netflix to Add Three Original Series from DreamWorks Animation, Sets Debut for New 'Turbo FAST' Episodes". Variety. March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Beck, Jeremy. "Netflix/Dreamworks Preview "Adventures Of Puss In Boots" Season 2". Animation Scoop. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ Schwartzel, Erich (December 8, 2015). "DreamWorks Animation plans live-action TV shows". Animation Scoop. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (January 16, 2015). "5 More Lives, and Counting". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ CITIA. "The Adventures of Puss in Boots "Sphinx"". Annecy.org. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ↑ "The 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Puss in Boots #1". Retrieved April 24, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Official website at Netflix
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots at the Internet Movie Database