Monster High (TV series)
Monster High is an American CGI-animated fantasy comedy children's 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 they navigate the hilarity of high school in the hallowed halls of Monster High. Cast

 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. Courtney Lin as Draculaura, a Taiwanese-American 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, 15-days old 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 castilo. Rodriguez also voices Spectra Vondergeist, the daughter of the Ghosts. Alexa Kahn as Toralei Stripe, the Australian-British daughter of Catarina the Werecat, who is antagonistic and manipulative. 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. Felicia Day as Ghoulia Yelps, the daughter of a Canadian zombie couple, who is a gamer, and skilled skateboarder. Ken Marino as Count Dracula, the father of Draculaura. Delbert Hunt as Apollo Wolf, the African-American human father of Clawdeen and Clawd and the husand of Selena. Kate del Castillo as Selena Wolf, the Latina werewolf mother of Clawdeen and Clawd and the wife of Apollo. 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. Cole Massie as Finnegan Wake, a merman who is the son of a Mermaid. 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 Indian-American daughter of a yeti from Mount Neverest. Devika Parikh as Ms. Tundra Bominable, the yeti mother of Abbey. Krystina Alabado as Nefera de Nile, the older sister of Cleo and a graduate from Monster High. Sekai Murashige as Kuma, the Japanese onikuma, which is a demon bear. 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. Kayla Cromer as Twyla Boogeyman, the shy autistic daughter of The Boogeyman. 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. Trixie Mattel as Skelly Vonderbone, the skeleton famous singer and Monster High alumni. 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 were ruler. Jessie Hendricks as Lyra, the Harpy wife of Medusa and the stepmother of Deuce. 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 to become Twyla's pet. Jenny Yokobori as Gakaiju, the Japanese kaiju. Andrew Kishino as Modirah, another Japanese Kaiju. Vishesh Chachra as Baba de Nile, the Mummy father of Cleo and Nefera and the Husand of Mummy de Nile. Artemis Pebdani as Mummy de Nile, the Mummy mother of Cleo and Nefera and the wife of Baba de Nile. Michael Beattie as Mer-Dad, the Merman father of Finnegan and the Husand of Mer-Mom. Erin Anderson as Mer-Mom, the Mermaid Mother of Finnegan and the Wife of Mer-Dad. 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. Tamara Podemski as Coach Thunderbird, the thunderbird teacher and coach of Monster High. Wayne Knight as Ralph, a human from the real world who is a monster researcher and Apollo, Clawdeen and Clawd's Neighbor. John O'Hurley as Hades Burns, the fire elemental and Heath Burns' father. He is President, CEO, and Lord of the Underworld. 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 has returned from the original Monster High and used to play Draculaura, Toralei, Purrsephone, Meowlody and Howleen. Josh Pinkowski as Lochlan Ness, the Scottish son of the Loch Ness Monster and the Cosuin 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. Nisa Ward as Autumn Patch, The Pumpkin Monster and the DJ of Monster High for Monster Ball. Episodes

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. Soundtrack 

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

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2020s American LGBT-related comedy television series
2020s American animated television series
2020s American high school television series
2020s Nickelodeon original programming
2022 American television series debuts
American children's animated comedy television series
American children's animated fantasy television series
American computer-animated television series
English-language television shows
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Television series by Mattel Television