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Genre | Comedy [1] |
Created by | Chris Savino |
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Opening theme | "The Loud House Theme Song" [2] by Michelle Lewis, Doug Rockwell, and Chris Savino |
Ending theme | "The Loud House End Credit" by Freddy Horvath and Chris Savino |
Composer | Doug Rockwell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 261 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 11 minutes (regular) 22 minutes (specials) 43 minutes ("Schooled!" only) |
Production company | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | May 2, 2016 – present |
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The Loud House franchise |
The Loud House is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a large family of 11 children. It is set in a fictional town in southeastern Michigan called Royal Woods, based on Savino's hometown of Royal Oak. The series was pitched to the network in 2013 as a two-minute short film entered in the annual Animated Shorts Program. It entered production the following year. [3] The series is based on Savino's own childhood growing up in a large family, and its animation is largely influenced by newspaper comic strips.
Since its debut, the series has gained high ratings, becoming the top-rated children's animated series on American television within its first month on the air. [4] The series has received considerable media attention and nominations at both the 28th and the 29th GLAAD Media Awards for its inclusion of Howard and Harold McBride, two supporting characters who are an interracial gay married couple. Their introduction into the series was reported in the news as being historic and caused a rating surge. [5] In May 2017, the characters of Lincoln Loud and Clyde McBride were featured on the front cover of Variety as an example of diverse characters in children's television. [6]
As of May 2023, seven seasons of the series have been broadcast. The series has spawned a multimedia franchise, including the spin-off series The Casagrandes , which aired from October 2019 to September 2022, an animated feature film that was released on Netflix in August 2021, a live-action television film that premiered in November 2021, and live-action series The Really Loud House that premiered in November 2022. Additionally, a second live-action television film A Really Haunted Loud House premiered in September 2023, as well as a second animated feature film, The Casagrandes Movie , which premiered in March 2024 on Netflix.
Lincoln Loud is the only boy and the middle child in a family of eleven children residing in the fictional town of Royal Woods, Michigan. He has ten sisters with distinctive personalities consisting of bossy eldest child Lori, ditzy fashionista Leni, musician Luna, comedian Luan, athletic Lynn Jr., gloomy poetic goth Lucy, polar opposite twins Lana and Lola, child genius Lisa, and baby Lily. Lincoln occasionally breaks the fourth wall to explain to the viewers the chaotic conditions and sibling relationships of the household, and continually devises plans to make his life in the Loud House better.
During the first four seasons, Lori, Leni, Luna, and Luan were in high school, Lynn was in middle school, and Lincoln, Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lisa were in elementary school. In the fifth season, the Loud siblings aged up a year with Lori going to Fairway University, Lincoln going to middle school, and Lily going to preschool. [7]
Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 52 | 26 | May 2, 2016 | November 8, 2016 | |
2 | 49 | 26 | November 9, 2016 | December 1, 2017 | |
3 | 48 | 26 | January 19, 2018 | March 7, 2019 | |
4 | 50 | 26 | May 27, 2019 | July 23, 2020 | |
Special | May 23, 2020 | ||||
5 | 47 | 26 | September 11, 2020 | March 4, 2022 | |
Specials | February 15, 2021 | September 4, 2023 | |||
6 | 49 | 26 [1] | March 11, 2022 | May 16, 2023 | |
7 | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2023 | TBA |
The Loud House was created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. Savino based the series on his own experiences growing up in a large family. [8] Early in development, the Loud family was going to be composed of rabbits, but this was terminated when an executive, Jenna Boyd, asked Savino to make them human. [9] [10] The idea of the Loud family being rabbits became used as Lincoln's dream in the Season 3 episode "White Hare". He pitched the idea to Nickelodeon in 2013 as a 2+1⁄2-minute short for their annual Animated Shorts Program. [11] In June 2014, Nickelodeon announced that The Loud House had been picked up for a season of 13 episodes. [12] The episode order was later increased to 26. [13] On May 25, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been picked up for a second season of 14 episodes later increased to 26. [14] On October 19, 2016, the series had been picked up for a third season of 26 episodes. [15] Savino has cited Peanuts and Polly and Her Pals as influences on the show's characterizations and animation. Newspaper comic strips are also influences on the show's background art.
Episodes are produced at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California, USA and animated by Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment.
On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Chris Savino was suspended from the studio due to allegations of sexual harassment, the report noting that rumors of Savino's behavior have existed for "at least a decade". [16] On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that Savino had been fired from the studio, and that the series will continue production without him. [17] Six days later on October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since his firing saying he said he was "deeply sorry" for his actions. [18] Alongside the announcement of the series being greenlit for a fourth season, it was revealed that story editor Michael Rubiner had now been named executive producer and showrunner. [19] On May 30, 2018, Savino was suspended from The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, for one year. [20]
The series debuted on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016, with new episodes premiering every weekday that month. [21] The first trailer for the series premiered on March 13, 2016. [22] The series also aired on AFN Family.
Internationally, the series premiered in Israel and Italy on May 15. [23] It premiered in Latin America, Brazil, Poland, Germany, France and Africa the following day. [24] It began airing in Southeast Asia on May 20. Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland's Nickelodeon channels premiered the series on May 30. [25] In Canada, YTV aired a sneak peek of the series on September 5, 2016, which was followed by an official premiere on September 6, 2016. [26]
The series premiered on May 15, 2016, in the Middle East and North Africa on Nickelodeon, dubbed in Gulf Arabic.
In India, the series premiered on Nick HD+ on May 18, 2020. [27]
Region | Set title | Season(s) | Aspect ratio | Episode count | Time length | Release date |
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1 | Welcome to The Loud House [28] | 1 | 16:9 | 13 | 305 minutes | May 23, 2017 |
It Gets Louder [29] | 293 minutes | May 22, 2018 | ||||
Relative Chaos [30] | 2 | May 21, 2019 | ||||
Absolute Madness [31] | May 19, 2020 | |||||
Road Tripped [32] | 3 | May 18, 2021 | ||||
The Complete First Season [33] | 1 | 26 | TBA | October 19, 2021 | ||
The Complete Second Season [34] | 2 | TBA | October 19, 2021 | |||
Cooked [35] | 3 | 13 | TBA | November 2, 2021 | ||
The Complete Third Season [36] | 26 | TBA | May 24, 2022 | |||
2 | A Very Loud Christmas (UK) [37] | 1, 2 | 7 | 90 minutes | October 29, 2018 | |
Intégrale de la saison 1 [38] | 1 | 1.78:1 | 26 | 572 minutes | December 5, 2018 | |
L'amour vache [39] | 7 | 154 minutes | ||||
La chasse au trésor [40] | 6 | 132 minutes | ||||
Les sœurs à la rescousse [41] | ||||||
Tempête à la maison [42] | 7 | 154 minutes | ||||
Intégrale de la saison 2 [43] | 2 | 26 | 572 minutes | December 4, 2019 | ||
Tirages de portraits [44] | 7 | 154 minutes | ||||
Chaos familial [45] | 6 | 132 minutes | ||||
Photo de groupe [46] | 7 | 154 minutes | ||||
Les vacances à la neige [47] | 6 | 132 minutes | ||||
Intégrale de la saison 3 [48] | 3 | 24 | 572 minutes | November 11, 2020 | ||
Saison 4 : partie 1 [49] | 4 | 13 | TBA | November 17, 2021 | ||
Les Casagrandes [50] | 16:9 | 7 | 154 minutes | |||
Les rois de la convention [51] | 6 | 132 minutes | ||||
Saison 4: partie 2 [52] | 1.78:1 | 13 | 286 minutes | February 23, 2022 | ||
Intégrale de la saison 4 [53] | 26 | TBA | October 5, 2022 | |||
4 | A Very Loud Christmas (Australia) [54] | 1,2 | 16:9 | 7 | 90 minutes | November 14, 2018 |
The Loud House has received positive reviews, specifically for its animation, voice acting, characterization, and the heartwarming themes of each episode. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media praised the show's voice cast and thematic messages, writing that "kids will come to The Loud House for the laughs, but they'll return for the ensemble cast and the surprisingly heartwarming themes that dominate every story." [55] Kevin Johnson of The A.V. Club gave the series a B+, noting that "the female characters are defined by their traits, but never judged for them." [56]
In the show's later years, it received heavy criticism for its long-running status and growing amount of spin-offs and extended media, with critics and audiences alleging the series was experiencing a decline in quality. Ryan Lewis of CBR.com wrote that "Nickelodeon tried too hard to match SpongeBob's influence and immediately took to creating spin-offs, a Netflix movie, and countless merchandise. These efforts may have been justified had The Loud House not been written with one-note stock characters making up its main cast." [57]
As with other animated series of the decade, The Loud House has been noted for its strong implementation of LGBT themes, including same-sex relationships and people of color. The characters of Howard and Harold McBride have received praise for being a positive representation of an interracial gay married couple. [58] They are the first married gay couple to be featured in a Nicktoon. [59] [60] Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair stated that The Loud House "handles the topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way...this kind of casual representation in children's programming is a milestone." [61] De Elizabeth of Teen Vogue wrote, "The best part is that the show doesn't treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status." [62] The Frisky 's Tai Gooden mentioned that "kids who have two dads (or moms) will be more than thrilled to see a family they can identify with on TV." [63] Time reported that "people are thrilled about Nickelodeon's decision" to include a gay couple. [64] Some conservative groups, by contrast, have criticized the introduction of the characters. The One Million Moms division of the American Family Association objected to scenes featuring the McBride parents and unsuccessfully pushed for the episode in which they first appeared to be edited to exclude the couple, [65] saying that "Nickelodeon should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda." [66] The Kenya Film Classification Board also called for the suspension of the series on pay television service DStv, saying that the animated series "promotes the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender agenda." [67]
Kenya's film and classification board (KFCB) has called for the suspension of several US-produced children's programs running on channels provided by TV company MultiChoice. The board said the cartoons featured "disturbing content glorifying homosexual behavior" which was not suitable for children.
The animation programs are The Loud House, The Legend of Korra , and Hey Arnold , which run on the Nickelodeon channel, and Clarence , Steven Universe , and Adventure Time which air on Cartoon Network. ...
It's wasn't immediately clear if the supposedly offending Nickelodeon episodes ever aired in Kenya. Viacom Africa, which licenses the Nickelodeon shows said last July it would not be airing such shows in South Africa and the rest of sub Saharan Africa.
— Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, [68]
The Loud House became the number-one children's animated series on television within its first month on the air. [4] Throughout May 2016, it received an average of 68% more viewers in its target audience of children aged 6–11 than broadcasts on Nickelodeon in May of the previous year. [69] As of June 2016, it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, beating SpongeBob SquarePants with an average Nielsen rating of 4.9 among the 2–11 demographic at the time. [70]
The Los Angeles Times cited The Loud House as a major factor in maintaining Nickelodeon's position as the highest-rated children's network in summer 2016. [71] During the show's fourth week of premieres, Cyma Zarghami announced that it was continuing to draw more viewers than any other program on the channel. [72]
The show's highest-rated episode, with 2.28 million viewers upon its premiere, is "Two Boys and a Baby". [73] This was the first episode to air after it was announced that Howard and Harold McBride would be debuting on the program. The first episode of The Loud House shown at prime time, "11 Louds a Leapin'", was the seventh most-viewed telecast across all U.S. households on November 25, 2016. [74]
The Loud House's portrayal of interracial gay married couple Howard and Harold McBride led the series to be nominated for Outstanding Individual Episode at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards and for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming at the 29th, 31st, 32nd and 35th GLAAD Media Awards. The series has also been nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the Kids' Choice Awards every year since 2017.
Year | Presenter | Award/Category | Nominee | Status | Ref. |
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2017 | 28th GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Individual Episode | "Attention Deficit" | Nominated | [75] |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | The Loud House | Nominated | ||
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Teen Actor | Grant Palmer | Won | ||
ASCAP Screen Television Award | Top Television Series | Doug Rockwell Michelle Lewis Phillip Cimino | Won | [76] | |
2018 | 29th GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids & Family Programming | The Loud House | Nominated | [77] |
45th Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Amanda Rynda Larry Murphy Edgar Duncan Hallie Wilson Jared Morgan | Nominated | ||
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | The Loud House | Nominated | ||
2018 Genesis Awards | Outstanding Children's Programming | "Frog Wild" | Won | [78] | |
45th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Kyle Marshall Lisa Schaffer | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Eric Acosta Sammie Crowley Karla Shropshire Kevin Sullivan Whitney Wetta Michael Rubiner | Nominated | |||
Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | The Loud House | Won | ||
2019 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | Nominated | [79] | |
46th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Series | Won | [80] | ||
Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Eric Acosta Sammie Crowley Karla Sakas Shirosphire Kevin Sullivan Whitney Wetta Michael Rubiner | Won | |||
Outstanding Editing in an Animated Program | Oliver Pearce Amaris Cavin Gayle M. Grech Andrew Huang Monica DeStefano Rachel Russakoff Jon Kinyon Richard A. Domincus Matthew Malach Matt Brailey | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition | Doug Rockwell Michelle Lewis | Nominated | |||
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Teen Actor | Andre Robinson | Won | ||
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Teen Actress | Brie Singleton | Nominated | |||
Imagen Awards | Best Children's Television Programming | The Loud House | Won | ||
2020 | 31st GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids & Family Programming | Nominated | [81] | |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Animated Series | Nominated | [82] | ||
47th Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Animated Series | Nominated | [83] [84] | ||
2021 | 32nd GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids & Family Programming | Nominated | [85] | |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Animated Series | Nominated | [86] | ||
2022 | 33rd GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids & Family Programming | Nominated | [87] | |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | Nominated | [88] | ||
1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program | Grey DeLisle | Nominated | [89] | |
Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in an Animated or Preschool Animated Program | Asher Bishop | Nominated | [90] | ||
2023 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Animated Show | The Loud House | Nominated | [91] |
2024 | 35th GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids and Family Programming - Animated | Pending | [92] |
The Loud House has spawned a multimedia franchise, including several video game, graphic novel, and book series adaptations, the spin-off animated series The Casagrandes , which aired from October 2019 to September 2022, an animated feature film which was released on Netflix in August 2021, a live-action television film pilot that premiered in November 2021, and live-action series, The Really Loud House , that premiered in November 2022.
The series has spawned a graphic novel series by publisher Papercutz. The graphic novels are by either crew members or other incoming artists, and dive into the world of the show and the characters within. They are usually anthology comics, however, others are arranged on certain themes, while others have overarching storylines. The first graphic novel, There Will Be Chaos, was released on May 9, 2017. [93] There are currently two series, a running series and a special series focusing on the seasons and certain holidays.
List current as of April 2023. [94]
Release date | Volume # | Title | ISBN | Notes |
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May 9, 2017 [95] | 1 | There Will Be Chaos | ISBN 978-1-62991-741-2 | |
November 21, 2017 [96] | 2 | There Will Be More Chaos | ISBN 978-1-62991-824-2 | |
March 20, 2018 [97] | 3 | Live Life Loud | ISBN 978-1-62991-862-4 | |
August 21, 2018 [98] | 4 | Family Tree | ISBN 978-1-54580-004-1 | |
November 27, 2018 [99] | 5 | After Dark | ISBN 978-1-54580-153-6 | The first graphic novel to feature an interconnected storyline. |
May 7, 2019 [100] | 6 | Loud and Proud | ISBN 978-1-54580-210-6 | The second graphic novel to feature an interconnected storyline, and the first to span multiple graphic novels. |
August 20, 2019 [101] | 7 | The Struggle is Real | ISBN 978-1-62991-796-2 | |
November 26, 2019 [102] | 8 | Livin' La Casa Loud! | ISBN 978-1-54580-343-1 | |
June 9, 2020 [103] | 9 | Ultimate Hangout | ISBN 978-1-54580-405-6 | |
August 11, 2020 [104] | 10 | The Many Faces of Lincoln Loud | ISBN 978-1-54580-474-2 | |
November 18, 2020 [105] | 11 | Who's the Loudest? | ISBN 978-1-54580-559-6 | |
March 16, 2021 [106] | 12 | The Case of the Stolen Drawers | ISBN 978-1-54580-621-0 | |
August 24, 2021 [107] | 13 | Lucy Rolls the Dice | ISBN 978-1-54580-704-0 | |
December 28, 2021 [108] | 14 | Guessing Games | ISBN 978-1-54580-723-1 | |
March 29, 2022 [109] | 15 | The Missing Linc | ISBN 978-1-54580-867-2 | |
September 27, 2022 [110] | 16 | Loud and Clear | ISBN 978-1545808894 | |
December 27, 2022 [111] | 17 | Sibling Rivalry | ISBN 978-1545809792 | |
July 4, 2023 [112] | 18 | Sister Resister | ISBN 978-1545810361 | |
October 17, 2023 [113] | 19 | Bump It Loud | ISBN 978-1545810576 |
Release date | Title | Theme | ISBN | Notes |
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October 6, 2020 [114] | Winter Special | Winter | ISBN 978-1-54580-687-6 | |
June 1, 2021 [115] | Summer Special | Summer | ISBN 978-1-54580-692-0 | |
December 7, 2021 [116] | Love Out Loud Special | Valentine's Day | ISBN 978-1-54580-854-2 | |
July 26, 2022 [117] | Back to School Special | School | ISBN 978-1-54580-890-0 | |
February 7, 2023 [118] | Super Special | Superheroes | ISBN 978-1545810248 | |
November 14, 2023 [119] | Loud Spies | Spies | ISBN 978-1545810620 |
The series has also produced a series of chapter books with original stories, initially published by Random House before switching to Scholastic.
Release date | Title | Writer | Original publisher | ISBN | Notes |
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July 3, 2018 [120] | Who Ghost There? | Karla Sakas Shropshire | Random House (New York) | ISBN 978-1-52477-035-8 | Republished by Scholastic, ISBN 978-1-33868-152-9 |
July 3, 2018 [121] | Arcade or Bust! | Amaris Glass | Random House (New York) | ISBN 978-1-52477-036-5 | Republished by Scholastic, ISBN 978-1-33868-151-2 |
January 8, 2019 [122] | Campaign Chaos! | Mollie Freilich | Random House (New York) | ISBN 978-1-98485-148-2 | Republished by Scholastic, ISBN 978-1-33868-153-6 |
October 6, 2020 [123] | The Ultimate Party | Mollie Freilich | Scholastic (New York) | ISBN 978-1-33868-154-3 | |
September 6, 2022 [124] | No Bus, No Fuss | Shannon Penney | Scholastic (New York) | ISBN 978-1-33884-796-3 |
Nickelodeon and its YouTube channel have done a series of podcasts called Listen Out Loud, where each member of the Loud family does a podcast revolving around their topics.
On March 28, 2017, Paramount Pictures' president Marc Evans announced a film based on the series, that was originally set for a February 7, 2020 theatrical release. [125] However, in January 2019, Paramount removed the film from their schedule for unknown reasons. [126] On February 5, 2019, it was announced that the film would instead be produced for a release on Netflix. [127] On January 12, 2021, it was reconfirmed that the film would release on Netflix within the same year, with the film's plot focusing on the Loud family traveling to Scotland, where they discover that they are part of Scottish royalty. [128] [129] In April 2021, it was revealed that the film would be released in summer 2021. [130] On June 10, 2021, Netflix announced the film would be released on August 20, 2021. [131]
A live-action film based on the series, titled A Loud House Christmas , premiered on Nickelodeon on November 26, 2021. [132] [133] The film was first announced on February 19, 2020, originally titled The Loud House: A Very Loud Christmas!, and was set to premiere in late 2020. The film depicts Lincoln and Clyde working to preserve the Christmas traditions when the Loud sisters plan to have their Christmas plans elsewhere. [134] Filming took place in Atlanta in mid-2021. [132] [135] On March 18, 2021, it was announced that Wolfgang Schaeffer and Jahzir Bruno were cast as Lincoln and Clyde, respectively. [132] On August 23, 2021, other cast members of the film were announced, including Lexi Janicek as Lisa, Ella and Mia Allan as Lola and Lana, Aubin Bradley as Lucy, Morgan McGill as Lynn, Catherine Ashmore Bradley as Luan, Sophia Woodward as Luna, Dora Dolphin as Leni, Lexi DiBenedetto as Lori, Charlotte Ann Tucker as Lily, Brian Stepanek reprising his regular series voice role as Lynn Loud Sr., and Muretta Moss as Rita Loud. [136]
In April 2023, a live-action Halloween movie titled A Really Haunted Loud House was announced. [137] The film premiered on Nickelodeon and released on Paramount+ on September 28, 2023. [138]
A spin-off, entitled The Casagrandes, was put into development by Nickelodeon in March 2018. It features Bobby and Ronnie Anne Santiago as well as their extended Casagrande family living in Great Lakes City. [19] [139] On May 7, 2019, it was revealed that Eugenio Derbez, Ken Jeong, and Melissa Joan Hart had joined the cast as Bobby and Ronnie Anne's father Dr. Arturo Santiago and new neighbors Stanley and Rebecca Chang, respectively. [140] [141] The series premiered on October 14, 2019. [142] [143] On February 17, 2022, the series was reported to be cancelled, with its characters set to make more appearances in The Loud House. [144] The series concluded September 30, 2022.
On March 24, 2022, a live-action series of The Loud House was originally announced for Paramount+. The main cast members of A Loud House Christmas reprise their roles for the series, including Wolfgang Schaeffer as Lincoln and Jahzir Bruno as Clyde. [145] Filming for the series began in Albuquerque, New Mexico in June 2022. [146] In September 2022, it was announced that the series, entitled The Really Loud House, would premiere on Nickelodeon in November 2022. [147] On October 5, 2022, it was announced that the series would premiere on November 3, 2022. [148] The show was renewed for a second season in April 2023. [137]
A mobile game based on the series called The Loud House: Ultimate Treehouse was released on September 20, 2018, for iOS and Android. [149] The Loud House: Outta Control was released on Apple Arcade on February 14, 2020. In the game, the siblings try to get through to their goals without running into each other. [150]
Lincoln, Lucy, and Clyde appear as playable characters, with the rest of Lincoln's sisters appearing as unlockable pit crew characters, in the 2020 racing video game Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix . [151] Lincoln, Lucy and Clyde return in the 2022 sequel Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway , with Bentley Griffin, Jessica DiCicco, and Jaeden White reprising their roles from the show. [152]
Lincoln and Lucy are also playable in the 2021 title Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl ; [153] a patch to the game added voice acting with their roles being reprised by Bentley Griffin and Jessica DiCicco. [154] Lucy returns in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 . [155]
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DreamWorks Animation Television is an American animation studio that serves as the television production arm of DreamWorks Animation, itself a subsidiary of Universal Pictures and a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. Founded in 1996, the entity was formerly named DreamWorks Television Animation. Its first programs from the 1990s and early 2000s used the live-action television logo, and were produced by DreamWorks Television, before DWATV and its parent company were spun off into an independent company in 2004 and later purchased by NBCUniversal in 2016. In total, the division has released 57 programs, with 8 in development.
In the 2020s, LGBTQ representation in animated series and animated films became more pronounced than it had in the 2010s, or 2000s when it came to Western animation. This included series like The Owl House, Harley Quinn, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, RWBY, and Dead End: Paranormal Park. Series like She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Steven Universe Future, The Hollow, and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, which had various LGBTQ characters, came to an end in 2020, and Gen:Lock came to an end in 2021. An upcoming season of Hazbin Hotel was hinted at, while an animated adaption of Lumberjanes was in development.
Netflix has contributed substantially to LGBTQ representation in animation. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual and transgender characters have appeared in various animated series, and some animated films, on the streaming platform. GLAAD described Netflix as a company taking "impressive strides in viewership and impact," when it came to LGBTQ representation. Scholars have stated that LGBTQ characters on streaming services, such as Netflix, "made more displays of affection" than on broadcast networks.
A Loud House Christmas is a 2021 American live-action Christmas comedy adventure family television film based on the Nickelodeon animated series, The Loud House. The film is directed by Jonathan Judge, written by Liz Maccie, and stars Wolfgang Schaeffer, Jahzir Bruno, Lexi DiBenedetto, Dora Dolphin, Sophia Woodward, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Morgan McGill, Aubin Bradley, Lexi Janicek, Mia Allan, Ella Allan, Charlotte Anne Tucker, Lainey Jane Knowles, and Muretta Moss while Catherine Taber and Brian Stepanek reprise their respective roles from the animated series as characters Katherine Mulligan and Lynn Loud Sr. The first live-action work and second film in the overall franchise after The Loud House Movie, it aired on Nickelodeon on November 26, 2021, and started streaming on Paramount+ the same day. The film also serves as the backdoor pilot of the sequel series, The Really Loud House.
This article features the history of the representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) characters in animated productions under The Walt Disney Company, including films from the studios Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, and programming from the Disney Branded Television channels as well as the streaming service Disney+. From 1983 onward, Disney struggled with LGBTQ representation in their animated series, and their content often included LGBT stereotypes or the content was censored in series such as Blazing Dragons. Some creators have also criticized Disney studio executives of cutting LGBTQ scenes from their shows in the past, or criticized that their shows were not seen as part of the "Disney brand", like The Owl House.
The Really Loud House is an American comedy television series developed by Tim Hobert that premiered on Nickelodeon on November 3, 2022. It is a live-action spin-off of The Loud House and the third television series in the overall franchise, utilizing most of the actors that appeared in the 2021 television film A Loud House Christmas.
The Loud House is an American sitcomedy multimedia franchise, owned by Nickelodeon, following the chaotic everyday life of large families, in particular that of the eponymous Loud family. Created by Chris Savino, based on his own childhood growing up in a large family, with animation largely influenced by newspaper comic strips, the original animated series has been broadcast for six seasons since May 2, 2016, along with a renewal for a seventh season, with a spin-off series The Casagrandes, airing from October 14, 2019 to September 30, 2022, and the live-action television series The Really Loud House, which premiered November 3, 2022. The franchise expanded to film with The Loud House Movie on August 20, 2021, followed by A Loud House Christmas on November 26, 2021, A Really Haunted Loud House on September 28, 2023, and The Casagrandes Movie on March 22, 2024.
Nickelodeon, an American TV channel which launched in 1979, has featured lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) characters in its programming.