Hilda (TV series)

Hilda
Genre
Created byLuke Pearson
Based onHilda
by Luke Pearson
Developed by
  • Luke Pearson
  • Stephanie Simpson
  • Kurt Mueller
Directed by
  • Andy Coyle
  • Megan Ferguson (season 3)
Voices of
Theme music composerGrimes
Opening theme"Hilda (Main Title Theme)" performed by Grimes
Ending theme"Hilda's Theme" composed by Dan Mangan (most episodes)
"Annika" composed by Björn Olsson (season 1, episode 11)
"Tjörn" composed by Björn Olsson (season 1, episode 13)
"The Life of Hilda" performed by Bella Ramsey (season 2, episode 7)
"The End" performed by Greta Kline (season 2, episode 13)
"Another Road" performed by Ray Aggs ("Hilda and the Mountain King")
"freequent letdown" performed by Illuminati Hotties (season 3, episode 4)
"Oslo" performed by Seabear (season 3, episode 5)
"Big Car" performed by AV0-8 (season 3, episode 6)
"Uncrossed Path" performed by Frankie Cosmos (season 3, episode 8)
ComposersDan Mangan (season 1)
Ryan Carlson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Canada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes34 (+ 1 film)
Production
Executive producers
  • Kurt Mueller
  • Clint Eland
  • Bryan Korn (season 3)
Producers
  • Rachel Simon
  • Chantal Ling
  • Bryan Korn (season 2)
  • Emerald Wright-Collie (season 3)
  • Steve Jacobson (season 3)
EditorJohn McKinnon
Running time
  • 23–26 minutes
  • 32 minutes (season 2, episode 9)
  • 46 minutes (season 2 finale)
  • 29 minutes (season 3, episode 3)
  • 77 minutes (season 3 finale)
Production companiesAtomic Cartoons (season 1)
Mercury Filmworks
Nobrow Press (season 1)
Flying Eye Books (seasons 2–3)
Silvergate Media
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) 
December 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)

Hilda is an animated television series based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Luke Pearson. Produced by Silvergate Media and animated by Mercury Filmworks, the series follows the adventures of fearless Hilda, an 11-year-old blue-haired girl who, along with her mother Johanna and her deerfox Twig, moves to the fictional city of Trolberg after their old residency in the outskirts of a forest is destroyed by a giant. Though moving away from the wild and into a bustling city, Hilda still manages to befriend even the most dangerous of monsters.

The series debuted on Netflix on September 21, 2018. The first two episodes premiered earlier at the New York International Children's Film Festival on February 25, 2018. A second season premiered on December 14, 2020. A film titled Hilda and the Mountain King, which takes place between the second and third seasons, premiered on Netflix on December 30, 2021. A third and final season premiered on December 7, 2023.

The series received critical acclaim throughout its run. It won several Annie Awards, including for "Best Children's Series" for each year that it was eligible, as well as Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Main Title Sequence", "Outstanding Children's TV Series" and "Outstanding Editing in a Daytime Program", tying the latter award with Animaniacs.