Monster High (TV series)

Monster High is an American animated teen monster fantasy comedy television series based on Mattel's fashion doll franchise of the same name which premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 6, 2022. Shea Fontana, who previously developed the 2018 reboot of Polly Pocket, is its showrunner.

Premise
The series follows Frankie Stein, Draculaura, and Clawdeen Wolf, the respective children of Frankenstein, Dracula and a Werewolf, as well as other children of famous mythical monsters as they navigate the hilarity of high school in the hallowed halls of Monster High.

Main

 * Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, a 15-year old Afro-Latina werewolf-human, who is the daughter of a human father Apollo and a werewolf mother Selena. Unlike the movie, she discovered Monster High herself instead of hearing of it beforehand. At the end of Season 1, she becomes the new were-ruler.
 * Courtney Lin as Draculaura, a Romanian-Taiwanese vampire and daughter of Dracula. She practices witchcraft, which is forbidden in the Monster World; unlike the movie where her magic was exposed and the students and staff accepted her.
 * Lin also voices Iris Clops, the daughter of the Cyclops.
 * Iris Menas as Frankie Stein, the child of mad scientists Dr. and Dr. Stein, created using "the best and brightest minds in monster history". Unlike previous iterations, Frankie is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.
 * menas also voices Goobert, the slime-monster.
 * Tony Revolori as Deuce Gorgon, the calm, cool son of Medusa Gorgon, and barista at the school's Coffin Bean.
 * Kausar Mohammed as Cleo de Nile, the daughter of the mummy, and the school's queen bee.
 * Valeria Rodriguez as Lagoona Blue, the Honduran daughter of a gill-man who knows little about the outside due to growing up in a sunken castillo.
 * Rodriguez also voices Spectra Vondergeist, the daughter of the Ghosts.
 * Alexa Kahn as Toralei Stripe, the English-Australian daughter of Catarina the Werecat. She was formerly antagonistic and manipulative, until learning the truth of Clawdeen's mother. At the end of Season 1, she helps the Boo Crew defeat her mother Catarina and free Selena, and now lives with the Wolf family. She is also a musician and lead singer in her band The Hissfits
 * Kahn also voices Mouscedes King, the daughter of the Rat King and the wererat.
 * Alexander Polinsky as Heath Burns, the son of Hades Burns and a female Fire Elemental.
 * Debra Wilson as Headless Headmistress Bloodgood, the African-American daughter of the Headless Horseman, who is in charge of the students at Monster High.
 * Wilson also voices Mary Stein, the goblin mother of Frankie and the wife of Dr. Victor Stein.

Students

 * Sekai Murashige as Kuma, an onikuma (a bear Yōkai).
 * Felicia Day as Ghoulia Yelps, the daughter of a Canadian zombie couple, who is a gamer, and skilled skateboarder.
 * Darius Johnson as Barkimedes, the son of a werewolf and member of the Werewolf Pack.
 * Johnson also voices Skunkrates, the son of wereskunk.
 * Scott Menville as Romulus, the son of a werewolf and leader of the Werewolf Pack.
 * Menville also voices Buddy, a human from the real world who is befriend of Barkimedes in human disguise.
 * Cole Massie as Finnegan Wake, a merman who is the son of a Mermaid who moves around land in a wheelchair.
 * Victoria T. Washington as Howleen Wolf, a werewolf who is member of the Werewolf Pack. Unlike her counterpart from the original Monster High, Howleen isn't related to Clawdeen or Clawd at all, due to being a full werewolf.
 * Jordan Coleman as Manny Taur, the son of the Minotaur and Draculaura's former rival now friend.
 * Jonathan Melo as Clawd Wolf, the long-lost older brother of Clawdeen.
 * Aishwarya Pillai as Abbey Bominable, the Nepalese daughter of a yeti from Mount Neverest.
 * Kayla Cromer as Twyla Boogeyman, the shy daughter of the Boogeyman. Unlike the original, Twyla is autistic.
 * Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci as Purrsephone and Meowlody respectively, the twin daughters of the Werecat, and Toralei's best friends and cousins.
 * Miles Brown as Gillington "Gil" Webber, the son of the fresh water monster, and Lagoona's crush.
 * Josh Pinkowski as Lochlan Ness, the Scottish son of the Loch Ness Monster and the cousin of Gill.
 * Jessica Darrow as Skelita Calaveras, the Latina skeleton and the daughter of Los Esqueletos.
 * Darrow also voices Abuela Calaveras, the skeleton grandmother of Skelita.
 * Anna Cathcart as Jinafire Long, the Chinese daughter of the Chinese Dragon.
 * Rutina Wesley as Venus McFlytrap, the African-American daughter of the Plant Monster from Boo York.
 * Amber Riley as Catty Noir, the African-American daughter of the black werecat and a pop star from Boo York.

School Staff

 * Salli Saffioti as Mrs. O'Shriek, the banshee teacher of Monster High. Salli has returned from the original Monster High and used to play Clawdeen and Cleo.
 * Saffioti also provides the voice of the school's Skulette P.A. System.
 * Sunil Malhotra as Mr. Mothmanson, the Mothman teacher of Monster High.
 * Malhotra also provides the voice of Dustin, the Night Terror into the Dust Bunny that becomes Twyla's pet.
 * Iris Bahr as Ms. Ziz, a mythical Jewish bird and faculty members at Monster High.
 * Phil LaMarr as Mr. Klopman, a golem who has protection powers and teacher and coach of Monster High.
 * LaMarr also voices of Bearon, the Werebear and the Baron of the Wereruler.
 * Tamara Podemski as Coach Thunderbird, the thunderbird teacher and coach of Monster High.
 * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Foxford, the Shapeshifter in disguise as the Werefox who is the Assistant to the Were-ruler.

Relatives

 * Ken Marino as Count Dracula, the father of Draculaura and the ex-husband of Wei Fang.
 * Lauren Gaw as Wei Fang, the Taiwanese vampire mother of Draculaura and the ex-wife of Count Dracula.
 * Delbert Hunt as Apollo Wolf, the African-American human father of Clawdeen and Clawd and the husband of Selena.
 * Kate del Castillo as Selena Wolf, the Latina werewolf mother of Clawdeen and Clawd and the wife of Apollo.
 * Devika Parikh as Ms. Tundra Bominable, the yeti mother of Abbey.
 * Rhea Seehorn as Medusa Gorgon, the mother of Deuce and the wife of Lyra.
 * Mary Jane Wells as Catarina Stripe, the werecat mother of Toralei & the former were ruler.
 * Jessie Hendricks as Lyra, the Harpy wife of Medusa and the stepmother of Deuce.
 * America Young and Debi Derryberry as Eurayle and Stheno Gorgon respectively, the twin sisters and the daughters of Medusa, stepdaughters of Lyra and the older sisters of Deuce. America and Debi have returned from the original Monster High and used to play Draculaura, Toralei, Purrsephone, Meowlody and Howleen, respectively.
 * Krystina Alabado as Nefera de Nile, the older sister of Cleo and a graduate from Monster High.
 * Vishesh Chachra as Baba de Nile, the Mummy father of Cleo and Nefera and the husband of Mummy de Nile.
 * Chachra also provides the voice of Dr. Victor Stein, the zombie father of Frankie and the husband of Mary Stein.
 * Artemis Pebdani as Mummy de Nile, the Mummy mother of Cleo and Nefera and the wife of Baba de Nile.

Guest

 * Trixie Mattel as Skelly Vonderbone, the skeleton famous singer and Monster High alumni.
 * Jenny Yokobori as Gakaiju, a Godzilla-resembling kaiju.
 * Andrew Kishino as Modirah, another Japanese kaiju.
 * Wayne Knight as Ralph, a human from the real world who is a monster researcher and the Wolf family's neighbor.
 * Michael Beattie as Mer-Dad, the Merman father of Finnegan and the husband of Mer-Mom.
 * Erin Anderson as Mer-Mom, the Mermaid Mother of Finnegan and the wife of Mer-Dad.
 * John O'Hurley as Hades Burns, the fire elemental and Heath Burns' father. He is President, CEO, and Lord of the Underworld.
 * Nisa Ward as Autumn Patch, the Pumpkin Monster and the DJ of Monster High for Monster Ball.
 * Cristina Pucelli as Superintendent Slugerson, the Slug monster superintendent of Monster High.
 * ViviAnn Yee as Yi-Ling, a human from the real world who befriended Draculaura at Witchcraft camp

Production
On February 23, 2021, Mattel, through its television division, announced the second return of the Monster High brand, promising new content and products for the following year, including an animated TV series of 26 episodes and a live-action musical film.

Shea Fontana, previously the showrunner of the 2018 reboot of Polly Pocket, was announced as the series' showrunner and co-executive producer.

On July 13, 2022, the cast was announced with Gabrielle Nevaeh Green as Clawdeen Wolf, Courtney Lin as Draculaura and iris menas as Frankie Stein.

On September 26, 2022, the series' premiere date was revealed as October 28, 2022, but began airing earlier than planned on October 6; it was branded as a sneak peek after Monster High: The Movie.

On November 17, 2022, Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 20-episode second season, which premiered on March 11, 2024.

Soundtrack
The series's soundtrack album was released on digital platforms on January 27, 2023 by Arts Music, which contains 8 songs.

Monster High: Animated Series Season 2 Soundtrack
Arts Music released the soundtrack album for the second season of Monster High on May 31, 2024 on digital platforms, which contains 10 original songs from the series.

Reception
Diondra Brown from Common Sense Media gave the series three-out-of-five stars, calling it "a funny and clever animated series, geared towards tween audiences."

Accolades
Monster High received a nomination for Outstanding Children's Programming at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards and for Favorite Animated Show at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards.