Kulipari

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Kulipari
Kulipari An Army of Frog.png
Title card for season 1
Genre Comedy-Drama
Fantasy
Action
Adventure
Created by Trevor Pryce
Based onCharacters created
by Trevor Pryce
Developed by Trevor Pryce
Splash Entertainment
Voices of Josh Keaton
Keith David
Mark Hamill
Wendie Malick
Charlie Adler
Composer Michael Tavera
Country of originUnited States
Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Mike Young
Trevor Pryce
Paul Cummins
Nicholas Atlan (season 1)
Steve Rosen (season 2)
ProducersClarise Cameron
Cathy Ní Fhlaithearta
Patrick Inness (season 1)
Running time23 minutes
Production companies Splash Entertainment
The Outlook Company
Telegael
Original release
Network Netflix (seasons 1-2)
Hulu (season 3)
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) [1]  
present

Kulipari is an animated television series created by Trevor Pryce for Netflix. It is co-produced by Splash Entertainment, The Outlook Company and Telegael Teoranta. Its first season, subtitled An Army of Frogs, was released in September 2016. The show is based on Pryce's novel series of the same name. Kulipari: Heritage, a four-issue comic miniseries taking place between the first and second seasons, was published by Red 5 Comics and released from August to November 2016. [2] The series was renewed for a second season called Kulipari: Dream Walker on March 8, 2017, which was released on November 20, 2018. [3] [4] A graphic novel called Kulipari: Warflower was purported to be released on January 1, 2019, but it was canceled.

Contents

Three compilation movies for season 1, Kulipari: An Army of Frogs, Kulipari: Mercenaries and Kulipari: Amphibian's Rise have been released on Amazon, Google Play and iTunes between 2017 and 2018.

On February 28, 2023, it was announced that Hulu would be continuing the series with a newly announced third season titled Kulipari: A King Rises, that was set to premiere at the end of the year but was delayed to July 28, 2024, as well as a CGI film reboot of the first season, initially announced to premiere in 2024. The first two seasons were added to Hulu in February. [5] The first two seasons have also been remastered and include new opening and ending credit sequences.

The third season, Kulipari: A King Rises, was released on July 28, 2024.

Plot

The series takes place in the Amphibilands — a hidden village of frogs. For many years the inhabitants of the Amphibilands have lived safely, protected by a magical Veil and an elite group of poison frogs called the Kulipari. The story begins with the frogs of the Amphibilands finding their homeland threatened by an army of scorpions teamed up with the magically powerful Spider Queen. Our hero, Darel, a young frog that has always dreamed of joining the Kulipari despite his lack of poison, finds himself at the front of the battle. With the help of his friends, Darel must overcome his anxieties to embrace his dream of becoming a Kulipari warrior and save all the frogs from extinction. [6]

Characters

Main characters

Professional Kulipari Frogs

Villains

Other characters

More characters to be listed

Cast

Production

The series is co-produced by American studios Splash Entertainment and The Outlook Company and Irish studio Telegael Teoranta. Animation was outsourced to Cartoon Conrad Enterprises for the first season and Oasis Animation for the second season.

Episodes

Series overview

Series overview
SeasonTitleEpisodesOriginally releasedNetwork
1 An Army of Frogs13September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) Netflix
2 Dream Walker10November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
3 A King Rises3July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) Hulu

Season 1: An Army of Frogs (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Episode 1" Tad Stones Lee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
While a young frog named Darel dreams of becoming a Kulipari warrior like his late father, Lord Marmoo of the Scorpions starts conspiring with Spider Queen Jarrah to attack the Amphibilands.
22"Episode 2"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
While training with Arabanoo the Tree Frog, Darel accidentally destroys the local market. The townspeople and the Chief ban him from training as punishment. Unfortunately for the frogs, the Scorpion King's army is crossing the Veil with the Spider Queen's magic.
33"Episode 3"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Darel discovers that Scorpion soldiers have broken through the Veil, and uses his Kulipari training to defend his friends and family.
44"Episode 4"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Darel's best friend Gee is captured by the Scorpion soldiers. Darel must use his Kulipari training to find and save his best friend, who was caught by a scorpion.
55"Episode 5"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Darel disguises himself as a sandpaper frog to join a group of lizard mercenaries and rescue Gee, but are the lizards able to be trusted?
66"Episode 6"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
After rescuing Gee, Darel and his friend decide to stay at the Scorpion camp and do some damage. Meanwhile, their friends and family in the Amphibilands are preparing for battle under the guidance of Old Jir.
77"Episode 7"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Darel and Gee finally meet the famous Kulipari and go on a journey together to find the Turtle King to save the veil.
88"Episode 8"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
The Spider Queen finally manages to break down the Veil, allowing the Scorpions to enter the Amphibilands.
99"Episode 9"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
The Kulipari (and Darel) join the villagers to fight the scorpion army and the Spider Queen's magic.
1010"Episode 10"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Though Lord Marmoo and Queen Jarrah have been temporarily defeated, Darel and the Kulipari go on a journey to find a way to prevent the scorpions from invading the Amphibilands again.
1111"Episode 11"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
The Rainbow Serpent delivers an important message to Darel, while the Spider Queen makes Lord Marmoo stronger than he's ever been before.
1212"Episode 12"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Darel and the Kulipari exit the Veil in search of allies who can help defend the Amphibilands from Lord Marmoo and his Scorpion Army.
1313"Episode 13"Tad StonesLee Nichols, Joel Naftali, and Tad StonesSeptember 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Darel leads the bruised and banished frogs and platypi through the desert, trying to find water with the Rainbow Serpent's help.

Season 2: Dream Walker (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Episode 1"Chuck Patton Trevor Pryce and Joshua Starnes November 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
As the Kulipari thrive in their new settlement of Nova Australis, Chief Bindi of the Gecko tribe seeks Darel's help to rescue his kidnapped son.
152"Episode 2"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
While the Kulipari youth deal with a snake problem, Darel and his party descend upon Cardigal, where Darkan's guards scour the area for intruders.
163"Episode 3"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
Darel dons a disguise to rescue Ponto deep inside the dungeons of Darkan's fortress. Stinger and the triplets tend to a poisoned Jir back home.
174"Episode 4"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
As Jir's condition worsens, the Kulipari youth search for a rare flower to be used in an antidote. Lady Fahlga offers to help Darel in locating Ponto.
185"Episode 5"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
With all of Cardigal focused on the tournament, Captain Killara offers Darel and his rescue party a way to slip inside Darkan's palace undetected
196"Episode 6"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
Per Killara's plan, Darel and party find themselves easily infiltrating the palace dungeon. But a cleverly set trap awaits their arrival.
207"Episode 7"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
The events that transpired during Darel's rescue attempt are shown from Killara's viewpoint. Lady Fahlga gets an opportunity to exact her revenge.
218"Episode 8"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
The Kulipari youth rush to deliver the antidote to Jir. Chained to each other, Marmoo and Ponto must fight together to survive the tournament.
229"Episode 9"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
Darel and Lady Fahlga hatch an escape plan, urging Ponto to persuade Killara's soldiers to convince prisoners inside Darkan's castle to revolt.
2310"Episode 10"Chuck PattonTrevor Pryce and Joshua StarnesNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)
While Koa's body floats in a trancelike state, his mind struggles inside the dreamworld as a battle for his soul rages on between Sergu and Jarrah.

Season 3: Kulipari: A King Rises (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
241"Episode 1" Trevor Pryce and Tyriq-Tyrell MurphyTrevor PryceJuly 20, 2024 (2024-07-20)
252"Episode 2"Trevor Pryce and Tyriq-Tyrell MurphyTrevor PryceJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)
263"Episode 3"Trevor Pryce and Tyriq-Tyrell MurphyTrevor PryceJuly 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)

Accolades

Mark Hamill was nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards.

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