| All Hail King Julien | |
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| Also known as | All Hail King Julien: Exiled(2017) |
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| Based on | Characters created byTom McGrath andEric Darnell |
| Showrunner | Mitch Watson[1] |
| Voices of | |
| Opening theme | "Who Da King" byBlaze N Vill[2] |
| Composer | Frederik Wiedmann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 + Exiled |
| No. of episodes | 78(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mitch Watson Bret Haaland |
| Running time | 22 minutes[3] |
| Production company | DreamWorks Animation Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19) – December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01) |
All Hail King Julien is an American animated television series that stars King Julien, Maurice, and Mort fromDreamWorks Animation'sMadagascar franchise and canonically takes place inMadagascar before the events of thefirst film, making it aprequel.[4] It is the second DreamWorks Animation show to be based on theMadagascar franchise.
The series was announced in March 2014 as part of an agreement between Netflix andDreamWorks Animation, under which the studio will develop more than 300 hours of exclusive programming for the service.[5] The series is based on the characters fromMadagascar, but is a prequel, set prior to the events of the film series.[6]Danny Jacobs,Andy Richter andKevin Michael Richardson reprised their roles from previousMadagascar media, whileHenry Winkler,India de Beaufort andBetsy Sodaro joined the cast.[7]
The series debuted on December 19, 2014, onNetflix when the first five 22-minute episodes were released.[3] Season 2 was released on October 16, 2015.[8] Season 3 was released on June 17, 2016,[9] Season 4 was released on November 11, 2016,[10] while next season, subtitledExiled, was released on May 12, 2017. The fifth and final season was released on December 1, 2017. The series is currently showing reruns onUniversal Kids in theUnited States. The show was removed from Netflix globally in November 2023.[11]
In an uninhabited islet off the coast of mainlandMadagascar, fearmongering "Uncle" King Julien XII runs a tyrannical monarchy in whichlemurs must stay silent at all hours to avoid invasion by predatorfossa. When spiritual advisor Masikura foretells that the King will be eaten by fossa at dawn, Uncle King Julienabdicates his throne to his nephew, anticipating his nephew's death. The Prince, a notorious party animal, ascends to become King Julien XIII, immediately legalizing noise and public events. After hisnear-death experience by fossa consumption, the new King embraces his leadership, ensuing an era radically different from his uncle's rule.
With the help of royal advisor Maurice; head of security Clover; and his obsessive lackey, Mort, nephew King Julien XIII leads the kingdom. He impulsively decrees a variety of changes, includesovereign audiences,opinion polling, water slides, trampolines,caffeinated beverages, art shows, interviews, electric technology,border walls, and other attempted improvements. Some are beneficial to animal society, while others end in catastrophic failure.
King Julien's haphazard schemes create a complex web of allies, political enemies, and love interests across the islets of Madagascar. All the while, his devious uncle enacts elaborate schemes to regain his throne.
TheExiled season was a spinoff of the main series, featuring a strong overarching narrative.[12] It takes place between season 4 and 5 and depicts the exile of Julien XIII by thetyrant Koto; the rebellion of the lemurprisoners of war; and Julien's battle to regain control of his kingdom.[13]
At the conclusion of Season 4, King Julienbarrels off of a waterfall, accidentally killing a giant snake and thereby rescuing Koto, a mountain lemur. Koto thanks King Julien and tells him he is forever in his debt, claiming to be the last of his kind. He tours King Julien's kingdom, noting its weak defenses, before leaving.
Soon, King Julien's kingdom becomes overpopulated with refugees of various species, includinggiant rats,crocodiles, and aye-ayes. The refugees reveal that Koto is actually the dictator of a militant mountain lemurautocracy.
King Julien learns that mountain lemur Koto's army has been systematically conquering and enslaving all other kingdoms on the island, and the lemur kingdom is next.
Before he can coordinate a response, Koto's army invades, seizing power in an immediatecoup de main. With security chief Clover disempowered and his kingdom surrounded, Julien concedes to Koto's rule. As the new King, Kotodeposes Julien, schedules his and Maurice's public execution, then imprisons all surviving lemurs in aPOW camp. There, they engage inforced labor, and are euphemistically described as "unpaidinterns".
After busting out of his bamboo prison, Julien and Maurice escape onto an abandonedSoviet submarine, where they are joined by sleeper agent lemur Pancho and the amiable lemur Ted. They engage in a variety of adventuring, including nearly being sacrificed to a space tentacle on an island of femaleLotus-Eater-like lemurs; rescuing the Shark Lord from dolphins who intend to sell him as a pet to Russian oligarchs; and befriending an army ofcommunist space monkeys, marooned on an island after being abandoned by theformer USSR.
Loyal to Julien, Mort attempts to assassinate Koto viaharpoon guns, poisoned beverages, and traps, but only manages to injure and maim himself. Amused by Mort's slapstick failures, King Koto employs him as hiscourt jester. Meanwhile, the lemurs plan a clandestine uprising, employing Mort as their informant. All the while, Mort'sdissociative episodes become more frequent and more intense.
Meanwhile, after her escape, Clover ensues a quest to achieve enlightenment, joined by Sage Moondancer (the pacifist brother of Koto). Their quest is guided by the wisdom of mudskipper Jarsh-Jarsh, Sage's mentor.
Mort recruits Timo to reactivate hisStargate-likemultiverse portal, so they can enlist the army of MorticusKhan, an alternate-dimension version of Mort. Upon their arrival, however, Khan claims he has waited thousands of years to meet Mort. Khan reveals that, like himself, the main Mort is animmortal being, and his split personalities are various versions of himself whose "life essence" he has unwittingly consumed. Khan states his intention to consume Mort, thereby ruling over all Morts, then enter the portal and destroy everything he holds dear, starting with the feet of King Julien. After losing in physical combat, Mort defeats Morticus Khan by vomiting him into the air, then forcibly absorbing Khan's soul into his own body. However, in so doing, he explodes the portal back to King Julien's universe.
To repair the portal, Timo induces Mort to fall into a deephypnosis and withdraw Smart Mort (his genius monocled Britishalter ego, usually brought on by caffeine) from his own subconcious. While within his own mind, Mort battles Granny Mort and narrowly escapes revenge from all the other alter-egos he has absorbed.
With the help of his allies, including his evil Uncle King Julien XII and nemesis Karl, Julien successfully defeats Koto and regains his kingdom.
The fifth and final season takes place after Koto's demise; villains such as Karl and Uncle King Julien decide to give up their evil ways and start a new life. This all leads up to the arrival of Alex on Madagascar (setting the stage of thefirst film) just as Clover leaves with her husband, Sage Moondancer, on their honeymoon.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 10 | 5 | December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19) | |
| 5 | April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03) | |||
| 2 | 16 | October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) | ||
| 3 | 13 | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) | ||
| 4 | 13 | November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) | ||
| Exiled | 13 | May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) | ||
| 5 | 13 | December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01) | ||
All Hail King Julien: New Year's Eve Countdown is a three-minute computer-animated film about celebrating New Year onMadagascar.[14]
All Hail King Julien: Happy Birthday to You is a one-minute computer-animated special, which could be used for the birthday of Julien's fan.[15]
The series has garnered favorable reviews, receiving critical acclaim particularly for its cultural relevance. Additionally, Jacobs and the rest of the cast were praised for their voice acting in the series.[citation needed]
After the initial release of the first five episodes, Robert Lloyd ofLos Angeles Times wrote in his review that the series "succeeds on matters of style, script, timing and performance, not the number of individual hairs rendered in a patch of fur. AndJulien delivers on all the important accounts."[18]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2015 | Daytime Emmy Awards[19][20] | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson, Randy Dormans, Nicholas Filippi,Chris Neuhahn and Katie Ely | Won |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Danny Jacobs (as King Julien) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special | Ania O'Hare | Won — tied withTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Christo Stamboliev | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Original Song — Main Title and Promo | Will Fuller andAlex Geringas (for "Who's da King") | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Awards[21][22] | Outstanding Children's Animated Program | Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson, Randy Dormans,Chris Neuhahn and Katie Ely | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Danny Jacobs (as King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Mitch Watson, MichaelRyan, Sharon Flynn, Sonam Shekhawat and Elliott Owen | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Stephen Heneveld, Christo Stamboliev,James Wootton andCollette Sunderman | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation | Devon Bowman, Chris Gresham, Andrew Ing, DJ Lynch, Peter Munters, Lawrence Reyes, Ian Nyeste, Mishelle Fordham, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | Devon Bowman, Vicki Lemar, Aran Tanchum, Ian Nyeste and DJ Lynch | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Original Song | Frederik Wiedmann and Mitch Watson (for "True Bromance") | Won | ||
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Sound Mixing - Animation | D.J. Lynch, Ian Nyeste, Aran Tanchum, Jonathan Abelardo and Mark Mercado | Nominated |
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Mitch Watson, Sharon Flynn, Benjamin Lapides, Elliott Owen and Michael Ryan | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Andy Richter (as Mort, Smart Mort, Morticus Khan and Ted) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Danny Jacobs (as King Julien and Pancho) | Nominated | ||
| Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | King Julien Superstar! | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Daytime Emmy Awards[23][24] | Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Bret Haaland, Mitch Watson and Chris Belcher (All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Andy Richter (as Mort, Grammy Mort, and Smart Mort) (in All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Mitch Watson, Benjamin Lapides, Elliott Owen, Michael Ryan (All Hail King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation | Devon G. Bowman, Ian Nyeste, Alfredo Douglas, Chris Gresham, DJ Lynch, Lawrence Reyes, Jonathan Abelardo, Mark Mercado, Mishelle Fordham, Alfredo Douglas, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti (All Hail King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation | Devon G. Bowman, Ian Nyeste, Alfredo Douglas, Chris Gresham, DJ Lynch, Lawrence Reyes, Jonathan Abelardo, Mark Mercado, Mishelle Fordham, Alfredo Douglas, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti (All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | DJ Lynch, Ian Nyeste, Aran Tanchum, Mark Mercado, Jon Abelardo (All Hail King Julien) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | DJ Lynch, Ian Nyeste, Aran Tanchum, Mark Mercado, Jon Abelardo (All Hail King Julien: Exiled) | Won |
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